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NewsMorgan Sindall poaches Balfour Beatty director
Project director on Terminal 2 job joins Morgan Sindall to head up its airports business
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NewsGoogle HQ faces 'at least' three-year delay
Boss of contractor appointed to build tech giant’s £650m HQ in Kings Cross says construction not expected to start until “at least 2017”, three years later than planned
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FeaturesCountry focus: France
The pace of recovery, both in construction and in the wider economy, remains stubbornly slow across the Channel. Charlotte Ho-Souto of Arcadis EC Harris and Barbra Carlisle of EC Harris examine the dynamics driving the French building sector
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CommentDoes B.O. really stink?
Biodiversity offsetting may be controversial, but we can all do our bit to improve the environment and natural habitats
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NewsWeston Homes secure backing for 3000-plus homes
Housebuilder Weston Homes has secured bank finance to build £1bn of new homes across London and the South-east
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NewsHeathrow and Gatwick make case for expansion
The bosses of Heathrow and Gatwick outline their plans for a new runways
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NewsCapita to revamp Marylebone underground station
Capita has been appointed to upgrade Marylebone station on the London Underground
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NewsProblem projects push CH2M Hill into the red
Firm reports loss over first quarter of the year after cost overruns on projects in US and Europe
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NewsBoris plans £30bn London tunnel ring road
The Mayor of London commissions Transport for London to work up plans for a 22-mile underground ring to ease congestion in the capital
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NewsLondon drywall firm goes under
All 49 staff at the firm lose their jobs as drywall firm goes into administration
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CommentJust because the market's heating up, there's no reason new homes should too
In his latest installment of his diary of a new house purchase, David Frise finds it hard to keep his cool
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NewsWaterman hires 145 in four months to meet jump in demand
Engineer on recruitment drive as workloads improve
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NewsNew York ditches Foster's $300m public libary revamp
Library authorities bow to critics’ pressure and abandon Foster Partners’ renovation programme for landmark building
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NewsSkanska enjoys strong start to year
Revenue up 15% in first quarter as impact of acquisition of Atkins Highways Services begins to be felt on its books
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NewsChina plots high speed rail link to USA
Ambitious project would entail tunnel under the Bering Strait
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NewsNetwork Rail awards £800m of track upgrade work
Client also decides to bring its high output track renewals work in-house
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NewsRevealed: Firms picked for £1bn defence contracts
The Ministry of Defence has finally selected the winner bidders for three long-delayed defence estates contracts worth more than £1bn
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CommentBIM and the city: The next frontier
We are starting to master using BIM on buildings - now let’s think bigger
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CommentAdverse possession: A possession of strength
Trespassers can acquire rights to vacant sites so developers need to be vigilant if they own land awaiting development, or are considering buying empty plots
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NewsContractors facing the squeeze as costs rise
Construction Products Association trade survey finds fourth consecutive quarter of growth, but firms experiencing rising materials and labour costs