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    Sharewatch Going haywire

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The market was still unable to decide what to do with itself this week – perhaps not surprising ahead of results season.

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    Capita Symonds forms Crossrail joint venture

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Consultancy Capita Symonds is preparing to enter a joint venture to bid for work on the £16bn Crossrail project.

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    Vinci impresses the City

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    French construction company Vinci has reported a 17% jump in turnover to *30.4bn (£22.7bn) for the year ended 31 December.

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    Mities turnover

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Mitie has said it has secured 97% of its turnover for the year ended 31 March 2008.

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    Oakdene doldrums

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The price of Oakdene, a housebuilder in the South-east, has remained low since it fell from 99.5p to 66p after a profit warning last week.

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    2.3bn in orders

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Infrastructure consultant Mouchel is trading in line with expectations in 2008.

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    Consultant purchase

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Hurleypalmerflatt has bought sustainability consultant Factorten.

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    Travis Perkins grows

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Travis Perkins has opened 13 branches this year, which it hopes will add £24m to turnover in 2008.

  • Denise Chevin
    Comment

    Is Prince Charles right?

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Prince Charles’ speech on new buildings in old places last week was not the bombshell lobbed by his “monstrous carbuncle” diatribe of 1984, which precipitated a nationwide reaction by planning authorities against modern architecture.

  • News

    … but confidence takes a hit as growth in output slows

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Growth in the construction industry slowed to its lowest level for 16 months in January.

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    Buy-to-let ‘has added £14,000 to average house price’

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    House prices have been inflated by buy-to-let investors, according to a report by the government’s housing affordability advisers.

  • News

    EPs new division

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    English Partnerships has established a strategic land division.

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    Council serves CPO to start work on Colindale estate

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    First compulsory purchase order under 2004 planning legislation is served by Barnet Council

  • News

    KPMG appointment

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Rupert Robinson has been made director of regeneration at KPMG.

  • News

    More scrutiny

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Steven Douglas, chief executive of the Housing Corporation, said it would increase its scrutiny of board governance during its final year as regulator of registered social landlords.

  • News

    Pod cast

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    These are the latest construction images of Zaha Hadid Architects’ Bridge Pavilion in Zaragoza, Spain.

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    Stock market turmoil forces T&T to postpone flotation

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Turner & Townsend has shelved plans to float on the stock exchange after failing to achieve its £200m target valuation.

  • News

    Woking up

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    This scheme, designed by HLM Architects in Woking, Surrey, was given the go-ahead by the council this week.

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    Kings of King Street

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Grainger and Helical Bapr have been appointed to develop a mixed-use scheme in Hammersmith, west London.

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    Crossrail agrees to keep noise down with £2m rubber track

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Rubber “noise dimming” rail tracks will have to be installed on parts of the £16bn Crossrail scheme after businesses and residents on the route complained about noise.