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NewsOver the fence
Fledgling London architect PPR has submitted a planning application for two eco homes in Tufnell Park, north London
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NewsQSs reveal RICS grievances
Most QSs think the profession is not fairly represented by the RICS, according to an online survey by building.co.uk
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Bullock Construction boss leaves after 38 years
The boss of West Midlands-based social housing group Bullock has left the company after 38 years
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NewsClassical building
Construction is gathering pace on Terry Pawson Architects’ Linz Musiktheater in Austria
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NewsBCO calls for ‘Facebook offices’
The incoming president of the British Council for Offices has warned the industry not to “navel gaze” during tough times and focus on innovative office design and construction
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LandSecs and CWG in Walkie-Talkie talks
Land Securities is in exclusive negotiations with Canary Wharf Group to build the Rafael Vinõly-designed Walkie-Talkie tower for £350m, it has emerged
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Latest construction appointments - 11 June 2010
Galliford Try has appointed Mark Wilson regeneration director for Galliford Try Partnerships in the north-east of England
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NewsRedundancies set to follow Morgan Sindall restructure
Managing director says back office staff will be cut down after two divisions merge
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Ex-Barratt man heads up £100m London residential venture
An ex-Barratt boss has been handed £100m to set up a new London housebuilder
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Costain merges two divisions
Costain is to merge its environment and communities divisions to focus on new business in highways, rail, airports, water and waste treatment
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Wernick transforms company into trust for employees
Structural engineer Jane Wernick has turned her eponymous company into a John Lewis-style trust run for the benefit of the employees
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CommentNow every penny counts
The new PM is putting all the skills he learned as a PR to work in preparing us for his deficit reduction measures
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Features
The tracker: On a more positive note
Construction activity expanded for the first time in two years reports Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesWorld (table football) Cup: Passion play
What is it about the World Cup? We staged our own finals in east London’s Bar Kick and it began to feel like the real thing. Sarah Richardson and Roxane McMeeken tell the story of plucky underdogs and amazing new talents
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NewsLean machine
A 160m-high tower in Abu Dhabi has recently been certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s “furthest leaning man-made tower”
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Cover pricing 'as common now as it was two years ago'
But OFT survey finds that two-thirds of firms now have systems in place to detect malpractice
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CIC names Gordon Masterton as new chair
Environment vice-president at engineer Jacobs takes over from Keith Clarke
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FeaturesHospital specifier: Feeling better now?
Not that lying in hospital is ever going to be any great shakes, but designers can do a lot to improve the patient experience
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Movers and makers - 11 June 2010
Latest news from the world of construction product manufacture