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NewsCrossrail appoints a new programme controls director
Steve Elliot is to join Crossrail in newly created role
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NewsSkanska-Laing consortium in line for 25 year lighting project
Consortium announced as preferred bidder for Croydon and Lewisham PFI project
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FeaturesSchools special: Where the money's going
A full breakdown of current schools funding and the outlook for the next five years
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NewsGreat Portland swaps property lease
Great Portland Estates said today it has swapped its lease on a property on Oxford Street from freehold to leasehold
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NewsNetwork Rail overhaul revealed
Network Rail will split into nine regional units in a big shake up announced today
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NewsContract cuts to continue under new MoD framework
But £1.5bn housing contract to be awarded in 2012 will go ahead
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NewsOlympic park set to miss green target after Games
ODA to look into alternative ways to reduce carbon emissions after failing to hit 20% renewables aim
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FeaturesCan subbies survive on less?
Government and private sector clients are pressurising contractors to make big savings on projects. Often that means just pushing the pain down the supply chain. Can specialists get by on smaller and smaller rations?
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NewsGove blunder over schools procurement
Education secretary tells MPs trial fast-track procurement process took half the time it actually did
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NewsLabbad: Lend Lease positioning for smaller construction jobs
Shift comes as Australian parent confirms Bovis name will be dropped
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CommentValue discount payments are counterproductive
Passing pain down the supply chain is harming the whole industry
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FeaturesHome truths: Localism and development
The government maintains that localism will boost development, but the latest planning figures show the exact opposite. Just how scared should developers be by this new political reality?
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NewsAcademies: £800m to be phased over two years
Timeframe for spend revealed as court ruling gives £1bn of other BSF schemes hope
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Avanti Architects on education specification
With a smaller pool of projects and severe pressure on fees, winning work in the education sector is about to get even tougher. Building asks Amir Ramezani, a director at London architecture practice Avanti Architects, to assess the market
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NewsGross mortgage lending down in January
Figures still represent first year-on-year rise since August
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NewsTarmac and Lafarge merge to create giant materials firm
Deal is expected to deliver £60m in savings and sales in the region of £1.8bn
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FeaturesGreg Clark: Local hero
Greg Clark pretty much invented localism as a political idea, and now he’s the minister implementing it as a policy. But he’s adamant that he is genuinely pro-development and not the nimby champion we all fear
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Money wasted on PPP projects as risks overstated
Faulty risk ratings increase finance costs for PPP projects, according to fresh research
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Tesco’s plans for solar panels put on hold
Decision comes after government’s review of feed-in tarrifs