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Aukett turnover rises
Architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson boosted turnover by 14% from £19.7m to £22.6m in the year to 30 September 2008.
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Sweett appointment
Cyril Sweett has appointed Chris Goscomb, its present treasurer, finance director.
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Services firm bought
Hurley Palmer Flatt has bought Glasgow engineering services group Atco Consulting for an undisclosed sum.
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The tracker: A very slight improvement
The good news is that the industry’s activity index grew by two points in November. The bad news is that this only took it to 35. Experian Business Strategies reports on continued industrial decline
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NewsLevel best
A planned development of 34 homes in south London could be among the first large schemes to reach level five of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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Cowboy agents should be publicly shamed, says report
Rogue property companies should be named and shamed, a report commissioned by the government says
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Gosport regeneration
A £140m regeneration programme for the Rowner estate in Gosport, Hampshire, has been submitted for planning permission.
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Local labour boost
Councils should make better use of planning agreements to secure jobs for local people, MPs have said.
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HCA appointment
The former chairman of Lend Lease Europe has been appointed to the government’s new housing agency
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NewsCitywatch: Strange but true …
… last month Barratt and Taylor Wimpey both outperformed the FTSE 100. Some may argue that when your share price is so low, any slight movement will produce a big percentage swing
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CommentGet the mechanics right
The delays to the Learning and Skills Council’s £5bn programme to upgrade further education colleges is a stark reminder of the reality gap between the government’s desire to accelerate public programmes and its ability to actually make this happen
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NewsThe bright lights of Norfolk
Great Yarmouth council has given the green light to a £35m leisure complex, designed by architect ColladoCollins.
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Passivhaus shows up sustainable code failings
The world’s leading energy-efficient house design fails to measure up to minimum Code for Sustainable Homes standards, a sustainability consultant has alleged.
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...as it sues clinic for 4m
Developer Bovis Lend Lease is suing the London Clinic after the hospital failed to return £4m in delay charges to the contracto
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Vinci snaps up Pettifer bosses
Chris Pape, Pettifer Construction’s former managing director, has joined Vinci to run two of its regional contracting operations
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NewsSlide show: Suffolk sliding house by dRMM
Architect dRMM has created this unique Sliding House in Suffolk
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NewsTesco demands 20% fee cuts from architects
Tesco has asked the architects of its stores and property developments to reduce their fees by as much as 20%.
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Manchester council may share framework
Manchester council is in talks about extending its £140m building framework to other local authorities around the region.
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NewsWaterworld
Architects at Bovis Lend Lease have released designs for a sustainable floating house they hope to market as a solution to global warming.