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FeaturesCutting skyscraper costs by 50%: Shape of things to come
A crack team has been thinking up ways of cutting the costs of London skyscrapers by a whopping 50%. Emily Wright, who has been given an exclusive preview of the research, looks at how the proposals stack up
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NewsNHS denies review of hospital procurement
Department of Health says Procure 21 + will remain but says in future focus will be on making use of existing buildings rather than building new ones
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NewsSenior director leaves Mace to set up own company
Ian Eggers led company’s early work on the Shard
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NewsEnglish Heritage tenders £15m Stonehenge work
Jobs include construction of roads, car parks and visitor centre
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NewsBalfour Beatty buys US water firm
Acquistion of Fru-Con will boost firm’s capabilities in the country
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Labour backs Morrell's plan to cut building costs 20%
Ian Lucas’ support comes as construction adviser outlines strategy at Building’s parliamentary reception
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NewsCollapsed Kinetics arms owe subbies ‘less than £1m’
Social housing contractor sheds 270 employees as it shuts northern business
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NewsSkanska completes first phase of £100m prison job
Facility at Belmarsh West completed seven week ahead of schedule
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NewsGovernment to adopt UKGBC plan to halve emissions
Details to be announced in next week’s government response to IGT report
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NewsRingway Jacobs JV lands £75m maintenance contract
Five year contract covers highways maintenance in Cheshire East
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NewsMcKean & Company placed into liquidation
Ernst & Young expected to begin liquidation process soon
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FeaturesFive interior trends: Sci-fi design
Silent kitchen appliances, hobs operated from an iPad and intuitive showers - all on display at kbb London, last month’s kitchen, bedroom and bathroom event. Grahame Morrison, editor of kbb News, highlights five interior trends
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FeaturesSt Modwen's £200m war chest: With open arms
Regeneration specialist St Modwen would like contractors across the UK to get in touch - over the next six months, it has some £200m of tendering to get done
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CommentWeighty matters
Construction costs, share prices and mergers are just some of the subjects tackled in this week’s round-up. Who says I can’t be serious?
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NewsHyder posts pre-tax profit of £18m on global revenue
This comes despite dip in business in the Middle East
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NewsSupermarkets lead the way in retail growth
High inflation and low wages are keeping customers out of the shops
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NewsBrian Green on ... orders and output
How worried should the industry be about the grim numbers from the ONS?