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NewsOpen sesame
Increasing density in our towns and cities is a more sustainable option than building new towns full of eco homes. But unlocking the funds that make this approach possible is not easy, says Jon Rouse
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NewsWates plans first acquisitions in 110 years
The Wates Group is planning to make its first major acquisitions in order to hit a £2bn turnover target by 2012, according to its chairman and chief executive, writes Tom Bill.
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Consultant offered £500,000 if eco-town bid succeeds
Developers desperate to win one of Gordon Brown’s 10 eco-towns are offering planning consultancies up to £500,000 in no-win, no-fee deals.
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Contractor Bullock sold for £100m
Bullock has been bought by Lloyds Development Capital for an estimated £100m
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NewsTwist House: A nightmare to wallpaper
Former member of Zaha Hadid Architects, AquiliAlberg reveals its preliminary designs
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NewsNetwork Rail names main contractors on Thameslink
Balfour Beatty, Laing O'Rourke, Costain and Skanska win contracts on three main London station upgrades
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NewsBA delays moving long-haul services to T5
Remaining operations will be moved to troubled Heathrow terminal by June, promises airline
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NewsWNSL chairman Mike Jeffries to step down
Jeffries lead the troubled £747m Wembley Stadium development on behalf of the FA
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NewsBarratt puts Wilson Bowden Developments up for sale
Housebuilder expects to make £195m from the sale of the business it bought last April
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NewsCarillion closes former Alfred McAlpine Scottish HQ
Firm makes announcement following £554m takeover although no job cuts confirmed
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NewsBalfour Beatty picks aquatics centre team
Main contractor for Olympic aquatics centre aims to keep much of the subcontracting in house
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NewsTate Modern extension may swap glass for brick
Herzog & de Meuron’s designs for the £130m gallery extension are being substantially revised
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NewsConstructionSkills fails to woo women and minorities
Training body’s £500,000 campaign to broaden recruitment base attracts 22% fewer applicants
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Bouygues signs Westminster BSF contract
Construction firm signs contract for £152m Building Schools for the Future scheme in London
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NewsEPCs are here, assessors are not
Not a single specialist energy assessor had qualified in time for the launch of EPCs
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Fresh blow to firms on £1.6bn college framework
Consultants expecting work until 2012 will only be offered projects for next three years
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NewsManchester's new Islington Millennium Community
Construction Excellence looks at the sustainable approach clients EP and Urban Splash has taken in East Manchester
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NewsKing’s Cross: Full steam ahead
Camden council approves first phase of Argent’s £2bn King’s Cross redevelopment scheme
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Housebuilders’ margins drop to 12.6% amid market turmoil
Housing tracker BDO forecasts sector average to fall to 10% over the next three-to-six months