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CommentThe Shard opening marks a new chapter for London's skyline
Renzo Piano’s breathtaking tower is sublime – but it could usher in an era of high-rise banality
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NewsAbu Dhabi International Airport: They have take-off
Joint venture signs £1.87bn contract for Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates-designed Midfield Terminal Building
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NewsReform or lose work, says Cabinet Office
New measures are part of government’s strategy to forge strong relationships along supply chains
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NewsCostain and Balfour Beatty win £250m nuclear framework
Contractors to work for nuclear rector site manager Magnox for the next ten years
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NewsTaylor Wimpey reports robust sales
Housebuilder maintains its “strong sales performance” during the first half
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NewsCarillion targets infrastructure in the UK
Firm secures £2.2bn of orders and maintains order book of £18bn
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NewsWhole life value guidance delayed a year
Government guidelines on how the industry should calculate the wider costs and value of a building to be published next year
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NewsGovernment expands lean procurement trials
Over £300m of government spending added to list of procurement trials
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NewsConstruction activity falls at fastest rate for 2.5 years
Markit/CIPS PMI index sinks to 48.2 in June from 54.4 in May
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NewsCALA pushes margins to 16%
Housebuilder increases profitability, average selling price and completions
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NewsRay O'Rourke: 'We need 35-hour weeks'
Boss of contractor Laing O’Rourke argues for shorter weeks to attract young people into the construction industry
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NewsPersimmon first half turnover up 13%
Housebuilder issues strong trading update ahead of results
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NewsGovernment PFI review just 'weeks away'
Infrastructure UK boss says result of government review of Private Finance Initiative should be published before summer recess
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NewsAtkins boss dismisses Olympic marketing complaints
David Tonkin tells firms there are many ways to promote their Olympic work other than using the media
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NewsLaing O'Rourke chief urges ministers to act on infrastructure
Laing O’Rourke’s European boss says firm will look overseas for work if infrastructure projects are not brought forward
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NewsBrookfield takes on landmark London Wall site
London Wall Place site dropped by Hammerson now taken on by Brookfield
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NewsPutnam to chair Green Construction Board
Skanska boss Mike Putnam replaces Dan Labbad as the co-chair of the Green Construction Board
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NewsFrancis Maude's speech to the Government Construction Summit
Cabinet Office minister’s speech in full
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NewsStandardised school design guidance to be published 'this summer'
Education Funding Agency capital boss dismisses fears standardised designs will lead to ‘identikit schools’