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NewsTube upgrade 'saved by public takeover'
Mayor says London underground work back on track thanks to Tfl takeover of Tube Lines
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NewsHalf of Connaught compliance business snapped up
Purchase by private equity firm Better Capital is latest chapter in drawn out administration of failed social housing firm
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NewsGreen light for Staffordshire waste-to energy plant
£100m Four Ashes waste incinerator plant granted planning permission
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NewsDepartment for Transport tenders £300m framework
Sector-wide consultants’ framework will last up to three years but be subject to cost reduction drive
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NewsAukett turnover halves as Russia and Middle East slump
Architect expands into Brazil to increase workload after revenues dive in 2010
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NewsProfits almost treble at Zaha Hadid
Revenue also booms as Middle Eastern clients are drawn to practice’s international fame
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Skanska seals £30m school deal
Swedish giant reaches financial close on design and build academy contract
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CommentPublic sector job cuts and the housing market
The new wave of cuts will hit better off homeowners
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CommentJust cause and impediment
Your subcontractor just isn’t up to scratch, so you fire him and hire someone else – but in doing so you stand accused of repudiating the contract. So what are your options?
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CommentPromises, promises
Indemnities should oblige another party to take responsibility for your loss, but not if the wording gives them room to wriggle out of paying up
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FeaturesStandardised schools: Here’s one we made earlier
Thanks to a streamlined procurement and design process, councils can now choose a school from a brochure and get it delivered in just 13 months. Is this a revolution in the classroom
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FeaturesBattersea Power Station: The last chance
As the communities secretary stands poised to decide on the latest plan to restore Battersea Power Station, Emily Wright looks at why, this time, things have to be different
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NewsUK engineers venture into Sudan to improve infrastructure
There are opportunities in the oil-rich south but fears about the politically unstable north
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CommentHow planning can save you money
We can save costs by advanced organisation and getting those involved in a project to work together, says Greg Verhoef. But alas, we’re missing opportunities to get the best out of each other
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FeaturesJohn Drew: The new power house
For years, John Drew has been best known as the architect who advised on the masterplan for Battersea Power Station. Now he’s joined forces with Jack Pringle and has a possible £300m worth of schemes on the horizon. Emily Wright finds him in bullish mood
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Aedas to set up London interiors business after Asian success
Aedas try to replicate firm’s Asian success in London
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Mitie delays work; shares drop
Outsourcing company, Mitie, saw its share price drop after warning the City of delays in securing work before the end of the financial year.
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Image Styles goes into administration
West Midlands maintenance firm Image Styles has gone into administration, with the loss of 70 jobs. The firm suffered from public sector cutbacks and the lack of work available from local authorities.
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FeaturesWalthamstow stadium: A dog’s chance
The famous greyhound track has been mothballed for three years while housing association L&Q wrestles with local opposition to its plans to build 300 homes on the site. After a crunch meeting last week the two sides seem as far apart as ever. Is this a foretaste of the new ...