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London Underground sues tube upgrade lawyers for £141m
London Underground is suing lawyer for alleged negligence over PPP contract
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EC Harris to target acquisitions by end of year
Firm plans to scale up ahead of market flotation in 2014
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UKTFA alleges timber frame report is biased
The UKTFA is calling for the report by lobbying body RISCAuthority to be withdrawn
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Conservationists attack pro-development reforms
Groups vow to fight the planning shake-up, which they fear could lead to ’unchecked’ expansion
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Industry growth stalls in June
This followed two successive quarters of contraction in the industry
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Whatever happened to localism?
The draft National Planning Policy Framework may give the planning system the “teeth” developers have been looking for
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Morgan Sindall scoops £65m central London scheme
Redevelopment of six-storey offices in London’s Covent Garden
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Travis Perkins profits up 20.5% in six months
Strong interim results off the back of BSS acquistion
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Galliford Try confirms 700-home Gallions Quarter win
Consortium with United House and Durban appointed preferred bidder
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Turner and Townsend bags Sydney Rail Link contract
Consultant will provide cost planning services on 23km suburban line
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Planning Framework: the latest revolution
This week’s publication of the National Planning Policy Framework puts the ball back in the developers’ court
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UBM acquires Ecobuild
Building’s publisher buys world’s largest showcase of sustainable products
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Features
The first Olympic velodrome: Tour de force
The 2012 Olympics are fast approaching but in all the hype we musn’t forget sports venues of the past. Building visits the first Olympic velodrome as it undergoes a restoration to its former glory
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Investing in training: Forward thinking
It’s tempting to cut when times get hard, but investment in training and developing new talent is vital to the industry’s future. Here’s how three major firms are offering tomorrow’s leaders the chance to learn the skills they’ll need
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Profit slump forces WSP to focus on the private sector
Write-downs in Libya and restructuring costs contributed to the slump
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Hansom: burn, baby, burn
This week, two newly weds move in with each other (at last), DJ Johnny Inferno is told to put his dancing shoes away and landscape architects solve a potentially itchy problem at the Olympic park
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Beech wood floors for Olympics training camp
Junckers’ SylvaSport Premium beech flooring panels were chosen for the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff.
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Recycled decking
Condepols-Derprosa has launched a wood composite decking system made from recycled wood fibre and polymer composite.
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Fast drying screed
Ronacrete’s eight-day overlay admixture was used to speed up the drying time of a screed
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Natural stone colour
Cumbria-based stone specialist Burlington has launched a new natural stone colour, Brandy Crag Silver, to its range.