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FeaturesHere be dragons: Construction Dragon Boat Challenge
Who says the age of heroes is over? At the construction industry’s annual charity boat race, Alex Smith watched wannabe dragonslayers vie to see who was the strongest, fastest (and silliest)
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FeaturesCasci on life after Hamiltons: Small beast
Architecture was in shock earlier this year when Hamiltons, the UK’s 16th biggest practice, decided to split up. Former director Craig Casci talks to Emily Wright about the break-up, and about making sure his new company stays a manageable size
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Lead times - April to June 2010
An increase in reported enquiries in many trades has not yet been converted to orders, but lead times are already creeping up in four areas compared with only one last quarter
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FeaturesConsultants: The best way to beef up
As US giant URS subsumes Scott Wilson, Aecom closes in on Davis Langdon, and EC Harris prepares for a flotation, Tom Bill examines what the best options are for businesses looking to scale up
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Defence Estates spells out plan to save £50m
Defence Estates, the property and construction arm of the Ministry of Defence, may be forced to mothball some of its buildings to deliver £50m of savings on its regional prime contracts this year
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Grontmij buys French engineer
Dutch consultancy Grontmij has bought a controlling share in French engineer Ginger, making it the fourth largest engineering consultancy in Europe
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Gleeds snaps up consultant in bid to diversify away from BSF
Gleeds has bought an education consultancy, Cocentra, for an undisclosed sum in a bid to survive the cuts to the Building Schools for the Future programme
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Enter the Sitelife competition
The developer Urban Splash has joined forces with Property Week, Building and Building Design to launch a competition to find a temporary use for a site in Manchester’s Ancoats district
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NewsNo excuse for late returns
A residential block designed by Studio Egret West was one of seven projects to win a Housing Design Award this week
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NewsIndustry shocked by 233% price hike for Scott Wilson
URS bought British firm for 290p a share, up from price of 87p at start of June
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Raynsford hits out at HSE policy
Former construction minister Nick Raynsford has condemned the Health and Safety Executive’s blast-zone policy after it scuppered a £300m residential development in south London
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NewsLegal brief
ISG has won a fit-out contract for the new headquarters of law firm Pinsent Masons in the City of London
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Grimshaw and Carillion paid out £7m on Bath spa
Bath council’s accounts have revealed that Grimshaw Architects and Carillion paid out £7m in compensation for the city’s disastrous spa project
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Latest Construction appointments - 9 July 2010
John Vincent, currently leader of Aecom’s Europe transportation practice, is to take up a new role as the firm’s strategic planning and advisory service for its global
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Councils given power to decide on housebuilding targets
Local authorities have been given permission to plan for as many homes as they see fit in their districts, after the coalition government abolished Labour’s regional spatial strategies
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NewsRed dragon
The 10th temporary Serpentine pavilion in London’s Hyde Park opens to the public this weekend
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Arup boss: Brace yourself for a tough year and more takeovers
Philip Dilley, the chairman of Arup, has forecast further takeovers and a “tougher” year as consultants are hit by cuts in public sector spending.Dilley, who took over at Arup in April 2009, said the recent spate of takeovers of British consultants by US firms, such as URS’ takeover of Scott ...
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Insolvencies drop 19% in Q2
Construction insolvencies fell 19% in the second quarter of 2010 compared with the previous quarter.The number of insolvencies in the second quarter was 555, down from 686 in the first quarter, according to figures from Pricewaterhouse Coopers.Insolvencies were 24% down on the second quarter of last year.Jonathan Hook, construction and ...
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Travis Perkins buys plumbing firm BSS for £558m
Builders merchant Travis Perkins has agreed to buy plumbing and heating firm BSS Group for £558m
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NewsCoinford says view from the ground is better
Company profile Work is picking up for groundworks firm, but profit is an ’ancient word’