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FeaturesFast build nation: Richard Ogden on offsite construction
Richard Ogden, the man who built a McDonald’s in two days, thinks the speed, efficiency and sustainability of offsite manufacture, and investment from major contractors such as Laing O’Rourke, will at last win over a sceptical industry
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Features
Sports flooring system
An innovative high-performance sports floor system, developed through a partnership between Gerflor and InstaCoustic, has been installed for the first time in the UK at the Moat House leisure and neighbourhood centre in Coventry
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Features
Textured floor covers
Altro has provided a complete floors and walls package for the Ennerdale leisure centre in Hull
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News
Laing O’Rourke overhauls board as finance chief quits
Commercial head Anna Stewart expands her power base as firm plots move into Brazil and Canada
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NewsJean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar revealed
Building will provide gallery space, an auditorium, studio, cafes, a restaurant and a museum shop
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NewsBrickonomics: Life after the Budget
The chancellor's big plans amount to little of substance for the construction industry
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NewsJarvis collapses as administrators move in
Banks pull plug on infrastructure firm despite recent railway contract win
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NewsInvestigation launched into civils 'overpricing'
High Speed 2 rail link costed at double price of equivalent projects on continent, Infrastructure UK claims
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NewsDubai promises to pay back Dubai World creditors
Five to eight-year timetable set for repayment as government offers to back firm with own money
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NewsTaylor Wimpey boss bags £800k bonus for rescue deal
Redfern rewarded despite £604m pre-tax loss; Persimmon’s Mike Farley takes home extra £400,000
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NewsDarling offers pre-election 'new deal' to housebuilders
Chancellor commits to slashing regulatory costs of housebuilding, but remains quiet on spending cuts
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News2012 polyclinic gets green light
Healthcare facility in athletes' village will provide services for community after the Games
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NewsGreenwich gives go-ahead for Olympic horses on royal park
Park will host equestrian events but gees up opposition
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NewsScottish universities get 1.2% funding increase
£15.3m rise stands in contrast to budget cuts in England
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NewsBalfour Beatty Hong Kong firm wins £407m rail contract
Gammon Construction to build 2.2km tunnel on West Island Line
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Comment
Budget figures confirm the urgent need for new sources of investment in construction
As if in compensation for all the anticipation before and excitement during the Budget announcement, we are left with the dull thud back to reality afterwards.Certainly, for construction the Budget itself changed little of substance.Alright the first-time buyer stamp duty holiday was an eye-catching cheeky move. But we all know ...
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NewsBudget 2010: Chancellor vows to continue spending and help SMEs
Budget speech: £2bn of equity for government infrastructure investment bank; tax allowance for SMEs; stamp duty holiday
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NewsStamp duty: how the £250,000 threshold affects housing
What it means for first time buyers, housebuilders and government coffers