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Atkins academy goes international
Atkins plans to roll out its nuclear training academy internationally.
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FeaturesThe breaking of Rok
Commentators who remained unmoved by Rok’s dizzying rise must now be feeling vindicated, says Joey Gardiner. But was the contractor a victim of its own management strategy, or brought down by market jitters?
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CommentInnovation in blockwork: The Wi Beam
In an industry notoriously cautious of innovation, it’s quite something to meet a brickwork contractor who’s not only inventive but also prepared to see his inventions through
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FeaturesTop Specialists 2010
Britain’s top subcontractors are having to adapt to survive - and faster than the first crustaceans. David Rogers looks at the strategies they’re adopting (going backwards isn’t one of them), while Martin Hewes ranks them by turnover and specialisation
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CommentPhilosopher’s dog dilemma
The odds are stacking up against development, with a lack of private funding, planning in chaos and a shift in power towards the nimbys, says Pascale Scheurer
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NewsAghobili Hotel by Henning Larsen: On a high
Aghobili Hotel in Abastumani, Georgia, is designed by Henning Larsen Architects.Engineer Buro Happold and Danish architect Henning Larsen have won an international design competition for a new 200-room, 22,000m2 luxury hotel in Georgia, eastern Europe. The new Aghobili Hotel will be situated in the Meskheti mountain range near the spa ...
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NewsDerwent planning five new central London schemes
Developer ready to develop 1,000,000ft2 of property as capital’s office market improves
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NewsGovernment U-turn on planning levy
Coalition pledges to stick with Labour planning tariff after all
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NewsDavis Langdon director Richard Baldwin joins Derwent
Baldwin will start as Derwent’s head of development in January 2011
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Future of education looks prefab
Local authorities were due to find out this week how much they will have available to spend on schools. Labour’s £55bn Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has been abolished and the coalition has pledged to spend £15.8bn improving the school estate.
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NewsMansell wins £24m contract to build Hackney school
Contractor will consolidate Cardinal Pole Catholic School’s facilities onto one site
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NewsLife after death for Cabe arm as housing rating tool revived
Design watchdog to set up Community Interest Company to take on Building for Life business
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CommentHouse building recovery stalls and a further fall can’t be ruled out
Housing completions in England are down 12% year-on-year
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NewsCrossrail station visuals go on display
The latest designs for Crossrail stations are on show at the Building Centre
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Jobs scene a little brighter today, but what does the future hold?
Rate of construction redundancies returns to pre-recession levels.
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NewsConstruction redundancies fall again
Latest ONS figures show redundancy rate fell from 21,000 to 18,000 over the quarter to September
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NewsOctober mortgage lending lowest since 2000
At £12.4bn monthly lending was down 9% on October 2009
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Hill consultant on Berlin skyscraper
Consultant will help manage construction of Zoofenster skyscraper