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Kerslake becomes communities mandarin
Sir Bob Kerslake, chief executive of the Homes and Communities Agency, has been appointed permanent secretary at the communities department. He takes up the position on 1 November
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£5m crash pads
Demolition work has begun at the site of Lewis & Hickey Architects’ £5m, 100-unit student accommodation scheme in Liverpool for Westville Developments
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Aggregates firms comply with OFT probe
Aggregate producers have said they will co-operate with the Office of Fair Trading, which announced this week that it was to investigate the industry. It will examine its barriers to entry and assess whether it offers value for money.
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No public cash for tidal barrage
The government looks likely to rule out using public funds to construct the £20bn Severn Estuary tidal barrage
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Vinci's Crossrail success
Vinci has been shortlisted for two big tunnelling contracts on the £15.9bn Crossrail scheme
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House prices drop 0.9%
The latest housing data from the Nationwide building society showed that prices fell 0.9% in August, after a 0.5% drop in July
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Private sector 'won't save industry from double dip'
Executives issue warning as Construction Products Association forecasts 0.8% contraction in 2011
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Data: Residential projects at planning stage and housing approvals August 2010
Some megaprojects have received approval, showing there’s life in housebuilding yet
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RGB vs SGL: NEC3 contract in dispute
This type of contract rarely ends up in court, so this case is useful guidance for parties and adjudicators
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KPMG says Connaught will continue trading
Administrator hopes to keep firm running while novating contracts and transferring staff to other firms
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Ardmore in dispute over Olympic Village doors
Sig Manufacturing is suing for £140,00 over non-payment for doors that Ardmore says it rejected because of poor quality
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Capita helps design mountain bike trails
Consultant teams up with mountain bike designer Architrail for the specialist off-road cycling project
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Miller suffers £27m pre-tax loss
The Scottish housebuilder Miller experienced a £27m pre-tax loss as it continues trading under the burden of expensive debt
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Hills in legal spat with City of London Corporation
Hills Electrical and Mechanical has issued a High Court writ over work on the Barbican Centre
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Henning Larsen reveals aquarium in Georgia
Danish practice designs 2000 m2 aquarium on the Black Sea coast
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Hill appoints senior consultant
Halliday joins as senior consultant within the European operation of Hill’s Construction Claims group
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ISG records a £74m drop in turnover
ISG has seen a £74m drop in turnover as its construction division puts the brakes on recovery
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Lloyds agrees deal to sell Crest Nicholson stake
Disposal brings restructuring of housebuilder a step close
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LDA moves £50m energy efficiency fund forward
Scheme to cut London’s carbon emissions by 60% gets under way