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300m regeneration
UCS Civils has started work on the first phase of the £300m Chesterfield Waterside project, which aims to turn an industrial site into a mixed-use development in Derbyshire.
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Widnes masterplan
Taylor Young has been appointed to update the masterplan for southern Widnes in Cheshire.
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£1m hotel extension
Leisure contractor Multibuild has won a £1m contract to build a hotel extension in Merseyside
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Here’s an idea: No 16
A new internet-based company is supplying recycled boxes to homeowners and removal companies to make moving house greener.
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UK may get first PassivHaus school
Sustainability consultant Inbuilt Consulting and Sir Robert McAlpine are to work on the UK’s first school based on the German low-energy PassivHaus standard.
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New leaf: Richard Murphy Architects' Edinburgh hotel
Construction is shortly to begin on a five-star hotel in central Edinburgh designed by Richard Murphy Architects
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New health and safety president ‘will focus on construction’
The new president of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health has pledged to work with the construction industry to improve standards for SMEs and transient workers.
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Hard times
At the time of writing, the Royal Society for Arts was planning a debate on the question: “What kind of economy and society will emerge from the new age of austerity?”
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Kier house prices down 15%
Kier has reported that the average selling price for its homes has dropped 10-15% from its peak.
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Gallifords 50m writedown
Construction and housebuilding group Galliford Try is planning to make a further £50m writedown in the value of its land holdings as it warned profit for the coming financial year may be lower than expected.
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Bovis slashes build programme
Bovis Homes said it will build 39% fewer homes this year as it battles with the “worst trading environment for many years”.
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Permission to appeal
The CaseThis case concerns an application by the claimant, Majorboom, for permission to appeal under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 on several questions of law arising from an arbitrator's award.Majorboom developed a property in Manchester by converting it into flats. Following completion of the flats a company, Stonebridge ...
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Family ties
The CaseIn an earlier decision of Mr Justice Akenhead enforcing an adjudicator's decision, Mr Dawes was ordered to pay a total judgment debt of £1,239,310.12. This was paid into Treasure's bank account, and had in fact come from the account of Hayley Dawes, the daughter of Martin Dawes. The parties ...
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A blueprint for modern life
One Brighton, the first 'One Planet Living' development, promises to bring sustainable and family-friendly apartment living to the UK. It also points to how future Thames Gateway developments might look
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Largest developer in Gulf may cut jobs
Developer behind Burj Dubai admits it may cut staff as UAE turmoil worsens
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Why universities are not to be blamed for lack of women in construction
Don’t blame the universities for a lack of women in construction – get in there and get involved