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NewsNetwork Rail picks boss for Australian consulting business
Network Rail Consulting has appointed Peter Koning as general manager of its newly-established Australia and New Zealand operation
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NewsBellway profit up by a third
Revenue also up 10% as housebuilder hails ‘significant improvement’ in housing market
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NewsConstruction firms bullish about prospects
KPMG survey finds UK firms expecting growth and are targeting the energy and powers sectors for expansion
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CommentIt’s about capacity, stupid!
We won’t be able to keep up with higher workloads unless we make construction appealing for young people again
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CommentBIM can help solve the UK’s housing crisis
Using BIM, we can build houses from standardised elements but with enough customisation to appeal to prospective buyers
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NewsUK cities bounce back with surge in developments
Survey finds an 80% increase in the number of new schemes starting construction in UK’s five main regional cities
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CommentThe ambition and optimism of the East
A lot can be learned from the Singaporean developers who are delivering huge new areas of city with speed, gusto and delight
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CommentBridging the performance gap
The industry is in denial, buildings should perform as expected all the time.
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NewsWilkinson Eyre and Alinea bag major City scheme
Property investor Mitsubishi Estate Company unveils project team for major new scheme in City of London
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NewsCostain clinches £30m Crossrail contract
Costain has won the £30m contract to construct a new rail and bus maintenance yard for Crossrail in Paddington
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NewsCameron considers penalties for firms that pay late
Prime minister sets out a range of options for consultation to tackle the problem of late payment
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NewsHinkley nuclear construction hit by further delays
Main construction on EDF’s Hinkley Point nuclear station is not now expected to start until mid-2015
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CommentCan good design win the day?
Well-designed housing won’t always convince those opposed to development, but we need to strive for higher standards
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NewsMet picks AHMM to design new Scotland Yard
Architect wins design competition to revamp the Curtis Green building that will be new home of the Met
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NewsLend Lease wins £13m BMW fit-out job
Lend Lease has won a £13m job to fit-out the British headquarters for BMW in Farnborough
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NewsPolice 'did collude with construction blacklist'
Police watchdog has told lawyers representing victims of construction blacklisting that police did provide information to the Consulting Association
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NewsChinese construction giant backs Manchester airport scheme
Beijing Construction Engineering Group agrees to invest in Manchester’s £800m airport city development
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CommentThe real measure of sustainability
The industry needs universally accepted measures of sustainability that are realistic about the true operational performance of buildings
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CommentSaudi Arabia: The big legal questions
Modernisation is being carried out against the background of a legal system fundamentally different not only from those of its neighbours but also from any Western concept
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NewsNearly 30 firms sign up to Balfour Beatty payment scheme
Contractor expects around 1,000 suppliers to take-up the scheme