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Mace takes over from Mott at Museum of Liverpool
Mace has been appointed by National Museums Liverpool to project manage the £72m Museum of Liverpool project as it nears conclusion, taking over from Mott MacDonald
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NewsTaylor Wimpey boss: House prices will not drop again
Redfern upbeat as housebuilder announces pre-tax loss of £682m over first half of 2009
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Citywatch: The blame game
There was a fresh round of HBOS bashing this week as Lloyds Banking Group revealed a £13.4bn hit due to bad loans – 80% from HBOS
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Davis Langdon buys architect DEGW
Davis Langdon has bought space planner and architect DEGW for an undisclosed sum, amid continued efforts from top QSs to restyle themselves as broader consultants
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Turner & Townsend floats four-day week to staff
Consultant T&T is considering asking its staff to work a four-day week if market conditions deteriorate, Building has learned
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CommentHansom: Sporting life
Some unusual sports are cropping up across the industry, including in-office thought tennis, architectural gymnastics, extreme biking and Olympic-level prevarication. Go team!
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CommentAnyone for a free lunch?
Do clients want to dump frameworks so they can sit back and watch contractors desperate for work fight it out like dogs?
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CommentDesigner egotism: Delusions of adequacy
Architects who listen to their ‘inner voice’ and not the client produce bad buildings. It’s the deadly sin of designer egotism, says Robert Adam, and it makes us strangers in our homes
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NewsHBOS and the blame game
Bank bashing is the country's favourite sport but were greedy company bosses as much to blame for the bad loans?
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NewsCITBs' three-card trick
Training grants to employers go down, but the construction training levy stays level - somebody should resign!
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NewsCrouching tiger, hidden drop
Actually not such a hidden drop – a blatantly obvious three-storey drop – and not a tiger at all, but a rather reckless windowcleaner
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NewsTop five reader comments: 6 August
Is foul language keeping women out of construction? Plus, why greening historic buildings is pointless and the Americans can laugh at Boris
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NewsBouygues prepares to swoop for struggling Haymills
French construction giant in talks to agree final terms for £181m-turnover contractor
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NewsBellway reports trading ahead of expectations
Housebuilder's update shows 33% fall in sales over the year but debt is reduced beyond its target
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NewsJohn Sisk wins £30m contract to rebuild Weston pier
New pier will replace structure destroyed by fire last year
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NewsBellway raises £45m to buy land
Housebuilder takes advantage of strong recent share performance to raise cash in rights issue
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NewsOrders drop to lowest level since downturn hit
June figure of £2.13bn is 15% down on the £2.49bn recorded in May
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NewsTurnover up 12% at John Rowan as profit falls 14%
Consultant attributes profit drop to weak state of wider economy, but says social housing market will help company weather the storm