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NewsEC Harris wins role on £500m Welsh Water job
Consultant to deliver cost management for utility over part of its five-year investment programme
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NewsConstruction confidence hits seven-year high
Latest Markit/CIPS survey finds sector grew for eleventh successive month in March
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NewsIan Simpson Architects appoints former Aecom director
Architect appoints former Aecom director Richard Jackson to join the practice as commercial director
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NewsTen teams in the running for new rail designs
Architects and engineers picked for next round of design competition to improve the look of the UK’s overhead rail gantries
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NewsSweett launches second bribery probe
Consultant in “discussions” with UK and US authorities as it uncovers potential “material instances of deception”
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NewsEsh Group buys Border Construction
Northern construction firm Esh Group has acquired both Border Holdings and Border Construction
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CommentWonders and blunders with Carol Bailey
Carol Bailey plumps for two council estates which both tried to create a sense of community. One became a crime hotspot; the other a safe and desirable living environment
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CommentWasting a good crisis
The construction industry stands poised for growth but it will have to know how to respond to rising demand if it is not going to fritter away its opportunities
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CommentPayment applications: Good housekeeping
Challenges can be prevented or fought off by clearly marking payment applications and ensuring that all references in an adjudication submission are consistent and correct
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NewsBoris gives go-ahead to two Foster towers
Berkeley 1,000-home schemes wins planning after Mayor overturns Islington council’s refusal
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NewsPlans unveiled for Silvertown Quays
Scheme comprises 7 million sq ft, including a commercial quarter and 2,500 homes
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q4 2013
Data from Experian Economics shows that while construction activity levelled off in Q4 2013, for the year as a whole, activity was on the rise, with growth forecast in the private housing and infrastructure sectors
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NewsWates picks up £37m schools batch
Wates has won the £37m job to build a batch of schools in the north-west of England
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NewsBoris backs £1bn Convoys Wharf scheme
Mayor gives go-ahead to Farrells’ controversial £1bn Convoys Wharf scheme by the river at Deptford
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NewsFoster & Partners plots expansion
Architect opens office in San Francisco and doubles Shanghai team as economy picks up
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NewsZaha Hadid unveils sculptural hotel for Chinese casino resort
40-storey hotel in Macau features distinctive exoskeleton and voids
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NewsGreen Investment Bank puts £461m into wind farms
Bank takes construction risk for the first time on offshore wind projects
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NewsRevealed: Plan to turn London super-sewer into cycle 'super-highway'
Mayor’s office floats plan to use east-west Thames Tideway tunnel as bike route, when not in use as sewer
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NewsCaroline Murphy vows to continue to press employee-ownership plans
John Murphy’s daughter pledges to continue lobbying Murphy Group to become a workers’ co-operative
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NewsNetwork Rail outlines £38bn investment plan
Five-year plan will entail replacing 7,000km of track