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Laing O’Rourke soars after £1.8bn Heathrow deal
Business barometer £1.8bn East Terminal coup raises contractor to overall number-two spot
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Eco-town bidders must notify councils or face disqualification
Prospective eco-town developers have been told they must notify relevant councils about their proposals if they want to win a place on one of the government’s 10 preferred sites.
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Housebuilders aim to muzzle community levy
Developers are demanding the government limit the scope of a proposed planning tax or risk jeopardising new development.
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Associations encouraged to buy cheap sites
The government is encouraging housing associations to buy cut-price developments from ailing housebuilders, in an indication that it is struggling to meet its annual development targets.
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Delay fears over cladding change at Museum of Liverpool
Architect is submitting a new planning application to change facade of landmark museum
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BAA picks nine contractors for £9.5bn framework
Work may include Heathrow and Stansted terminals Firms could recruit axed BAA staff
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How a quirk became a cause
A Russian shipping dispute about bribery may seem little more than an oddity, but the Lords’ ruling gives a clear indication of how far the courts will go to enforce arbitration clauses
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QS sector hungry for deals
Consolidation in the consultancy sector looked set to accelerate this week with the promise of more acquisitions by two prominent players.
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Balfour shrugs off Metronet debacle
Balfour Beatty has issued a bullish trading statement for 2007 that is at the “top end of current expectations”.
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Do the right thing
Pursuing the bottom line at any cost is a quick route to extinction in today’s business world. It’s time we all embraced the new era of corporate responsibility, says Richard Steer
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Features
The path to power
News analysis: The government has willed the creation of the first nuclear reactors since 1995, but to get them it needs to erect a new planning system, overcome opposition from a host of enemies – some within the construction industry – and work out a way to store toxic waste ...
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Ujima creditors back sale to London & Quadrant
Major creditors of collapsed housing association Ujima have agreed to transfer the business to a rival landlord.
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Sir Robert McAlpine axed from two major schemes
Developers try to reduce costs on £100m Oxford Street and £140m Newport projects
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Pakistan turmoil hits Mott MacDonald
Planning work on £245m Karachi Port Tower in Pakistan has been hit by political unrest
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Gary Neville mansion on 'injury' list
Construction problems identified on Man Utd star's home will take six months to fix
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Skanska scoops £53m prison contract
Extension to HMP Dovegate in Staffordshire will include two five-a-side pitches
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Wilkinson Eyre and Foster battle it out in St Petersburg
British architects make shortlist for masterplanning of market district in former Russian capital
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IChemE international contracts: international A chemical solution
Contract update — Cecily Davis guides us through the Institution of Chemical Engineers’ suite of contracts for international projects. Not only are they as clear and as simple as their domestic forms, but they also come in pretty colours
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Liverpool’s recruitment ‘failure’
The man chosen last week to head Liverpool’s regeneration and inward investment agency is likely to last only a year in the post, Building can reveal.
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Pakistan turmoil hits Mott MacDonald
Planning work on Mott MacDonald’s £245m Karachi Port Tower in Pakistan has been hit by political unrest in the country.