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Turner & Townsend chosen for Midland Metro
Consultant will project manage extensions in Wolverhampton and Birmingham
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Galliford Try posts 17% rise in profit
Improved margin in housebuilding business and steady performance in construction helps firm to post profit of £74m
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JCT in non-UK markets: Going global
The JCT is launching a survey to find out about people’s experiences of using its contracts abroad. Our new columnist weighs up its chances of success in an international market
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Three firms shortlisted for £120m North-east schools
Contractors invited to bid for second batch of private finance schools to come to market through Priority School Building Programme
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Cities pose real challenges for a sustainable future
With more and more of the global population living in cities, Peter Head explores the practical steps necessary to ensure a sustainable future
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Chinese cladding firm wins first UK skyscraper job
Far East Facade will construct curtain wall for 37-storey London tower
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Historic reversal as Lib Dems back nuclear power
The Liberal Democrats have accepted the role of nuclear power in the UK’s energy mix for the first time in their history
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Clegg wins argument over economy
Update: Lib Dems back motion supporting deficit reduction strategy and support greater flexibilities for councils to borrow to build more homes
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Nikal wins planning for £70m Altrincham scheme
A £70m mixed-use development in Altrincham, Cheshire, has been approved by Trafford council
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Green light for Farringdon over-station project
Development at Farringdon Crossrail station receives planning permission
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Cut red tape, not green development
Scrapping the Code for Sustainable Homes risks throwing the baby out with the bathwater
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Green buildings are simply better for people
We spend more than 80% of our lives in buildings, so let’s make them good places to be
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The lack of specialist architects
Having more executive architect practices in the UK would create jobs for young people and avoid the problems that projects are running into
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Stop reporting, start doing
The time lapse between reports into the state of construction is quickening faster than Usain Bolt stretching his legs down the last 50 metres
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The tipping point in recovery
We need to watch out for rising supply chain prices turning projects into loss-makers
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Westinghouse boss bullish about UK nuclear opportunities
Chief executive of engineer thinks firm could fast track the development of a new nuclear power station if its reactor is selected by a nuclear developer
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Developer expects four month delay to Shell Centre revamp
Canary Wharf Group ‘disappointed’ at government’s decision to call in massive development on London’s South Bank
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Sappers repair critical bridge in Helmand
Sappers from Tidworth-based 22 Engineer Regiment have repaired a key bridge in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan
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Businesses gloomy about infrastructure prospects
Two thirds of businesses predict government policy will have negative or negligible impact on infrastructure