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Hamish Lal: Bare realities
Hamish Lal The final part of our series on the nuclear decommissioning sector looks at the kind of risks the industry is grappling with today – including that the money will run out
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FeaturesJust add sand … Colegio de Las Mesas
No it’s not a mirage, but a dramatic and inventive addition to a college in eastern Spain
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Tribal Group on course to meet 2010 revenue targets
Public sector consultant Tribal Group, which owns architect Nightingale and social housing consultancy Hacas, has reported that secured income has risen since the start of the year
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Mitie turnover up
Outsourcing specialist Mitie has reported a strong increase in turnover, taking profits to £93m for the year ended 31 March 2010
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North Midland’s rise
Profit at contractor North Midland Construction rose by a third in the first quarter of 2010 to £600,000 on turnover of £38m
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AFR stops losses
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has revealed a 75% drop in half-year losses compared with last year
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Waterman takings dip
Engineering and environmental consultant Waterman Group expects end of year profits to be at the lower end of forecasts after revenue dipped in the third quarter of the financial year.
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Travis sales boost
Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins says turnover is up 2.2% in the four months since 31 December 2009
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Scott Wilson goes it alone on road to recovery
Chief executive Hugh Blackwood scotches sale rumours as he plans international strategy
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Seeing is believing
Hopkins Architects’ 15,400m2 Hackney Service Centre has opened to the public
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Museum piece: Rick Marher Architects' Virginia gallery
Rick Mather Architects has recently completed a major expansion and renovation of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and its 5.5ha campus in Richmond.
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NewsLatest construction appointments: 21 May 2010
Norman Yardley becomes managing director of luxury brand Manor Kingdom, while Craig Brown becomes director of operations for Gladedale Timber Systems.
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Jack Pringle: Before the knife goes in
The general election result has left construction at the mercy of a fragile political alliance, with cuts to public sector spending the only certainty. We have to fight our corner
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CommentBuilding buys a pint for... Alumet systems
“I’m thinking of going on holiday to Bangladesh,” remarks Dean as we get stuck into our first round of drinks
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Flipping ironic
Oh the irony, in the wake of the expenses scandal, of an MP commenting about consultants “creaming off cash” (14 May, ).
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Taken for Granted
I am concerned on behalf of the 400,000 homeless people in the UK, that the downgrading of this vital ministry from the Cabinet will result in little new action on behalf of the most vulnerable within our society (“Grant Shapps is housing minister”, 13 May, building.co.uk).
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And so the cuts begin
Well done Cameron – brilliant (“Billions of pounds of schools and health projects frozen,” 14 May, page 9).
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Building schools in the future
Building schools in the future Speculation about what is going to happen after the election is unhelpful (14 May, page 3).
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Nothing new
It’s interesting that the RICS has learned nothing from the past. I criticised the organisation years ago for not consulting its members or doing what was in the interests of its members (I resigned eventually after many attempts to influence failed) and it is still not doing what it should. ...
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CommentWhat’s going on?
The coalition has stated that it will review spending commitments made since January using its own value for money criteria, and it’s obvious that the £55bn earmarked for schools renewal is not going to survive this process unscathed