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Morgan: We can live with cuts
John Morgan, the executive chairman of Morgan Sindall, has said the percentage of public sector work on its order book will fall below 50% as a result of the coalition cuts
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Pidgley's pay packet
Berkeley chairman Tony Pidgley received a £1.5m bonus in 2009, according to the firm’s report and accounts
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Interserve profit falls
Pre-tax profit at outsourcing company Interserve fell by a third in the first six months of the year, from £40m to £27.3m
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House prices slip back
The RICS has reported much weaker demand among home buyers in its monthly update
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NewsLeeds arena: Centre stage
Populous has released the first images of a £55m, 13,500-seat “theatre style” arena in Leeds city centre, designed so that spectators will never be more than 70m from the centre of the action
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Connaught chair loses £500k
Sir Roy Gardner, chairman of Connaught, has made a paper loss of more than £500,000 since being appointed in May
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Rok suspends finance chief after ‘serious failings’
Rok has suspended finance director Ashley Martin after a profit warning and revelations of “serious failings” in the financial controls of its plumbing business
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NewsLibya media HQ: Did you see ...?
London-based Architecture & Urbanism Studio has designed the new headquarters for Libya’s national television broadcaster, LJBC
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NewsCyril Sweett postpones bonus scheme as targets are missed
Cyril Sweett dropped plans to reintroduce an executive bonus scheme in 2010 after bosses failed to meet profit-related performance targets
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O’Rourke to refight marina battle
Laing O’Rourke’s development arm is preparing to go back into battle with Brighton council to win permission for a £450m marina scheme, despite spending millions on an unsuccessful attempt
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Balfour retrenches despite £141m profit
Balfour Beatty is striving for £30m in “cost savings” over the next year after recording a £141m half-year profit
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NewsKent sport centre: Super delivery
A £6m Centre for Sporting Excellence in Folkestone, Kent, has gained planning permission
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NewsLatest construction appointments: 13 August 2010
Repair and maintenance company Morrison has appointed Andy Cornaby central region managing director, and Gordon Brockington business development director
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CommentDavis Langdon takeover: Making painful progress
So the industry’s worst-kept secret is out: Aecom is taking over Davis Langdon
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Don't trust Shapps
How surprised are we in the architectural profession that another government promise has been broken (Shapps delays definition of zero carbon, 30 July, building.co.uk)?
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Don't trust Gove
Perhaps if Michael Gove identifies where the funding was coming from for both the capital and the revenue, the Academies Bill might be more believable (Gove defends “rushed” Academies Bill, 20 July, building.co.uk)
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Right tool for the job
Your article, Government’s carbon compliance tool ’inadequate’ (2 July, building.co.uk) raises an important question: why is the government continuing to spend money expanding the capabilities of SAP, when other alternative tools are already available in the form of SBEM and DSM?
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Smaller fish are endangered
Aecom’s deal to buy Davis Langdon for £204m will further reduce the opportunity for smaller consultancies to win major projects (5 August, building.co.uk)
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With a little understanding
The “big society” is working well, then (Prescott ’growth areas’ pull plans for thousands of homes, 6 August, building.co.uk)
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CommentBSF collapse: Acrimony, angst and anger
The collapse of Building Schools for the Future has left a lot of bad feeling, but in some ways the programme deserved to die - and we now have the chance to do it better