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NewsEuropean champions
Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture will kick off tomorrow with a ceremony at the newly completed £115m Liverpool Arena, built by Bovis Lend Lease.
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NewsInteresting times ahead
… but despite the chilly climate, a strong order book should carry the industry through
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NewsMoney in the Bankside
Developers Native Land and Grosvenor have secured £170m of funding for Project Bankside, their residential scheme on London’s South Bank.
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School procurement review delayed until February
The findings of a wide-ranging review into the procurement of the government’s school building programme will not be revealed until next month at the earliest.
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Red tape cut for housing schemes
Large housing schemes may no longer face the risk of being called in for public inquiry by the government unless there are significant objections against them.
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Warning over shortage of nuclear engineering graduates
Experts have warned of an increasing skills gap in the nuclear engineering sector that needs to be tackled if government plans for more stations go ahead.
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New twist in Helter Skelter court case
The team behind the £500m Helter Skelter tower in the City is to be accused of breaking a High Court injunction.
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NewsBig school
Willmott Dixon has been given the go-ahead to build the biggest school in London to be funded by Building Schools for the Future.
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NewsColleges for the Colonel
Building Design Partnership has been appointed to design seven universities in Libya.
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Liz Peace and Graham Watts recognised in New Year honours
Liz Peace, chief executive of the British Property Federation, and Graham Watts, chief executive of the Construction Industry Council, were among industry figures named by the Queen in the New Year’s Honours List.
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Carillion sets February date for Alfred McAlpine takeover
Alfred McAlpine will officially become part of Carillion on 12 February if the £572m takeover proceeds as planned.
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Fusion strengthens position in UK market
Irish steel frame building group Fusion Building Systems has bought Framing Solutions to create a new £30m-turnover company.
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NewsOcon boss aims to double turnover to £195m
Ocon Construction, a Manchester contractor, has appointed a managing director to more than double turnover at the group over the next five years.
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NewsMore Manchester
A regeneration scheme, claimed to be Manchester’s largest ever, has got the green light.
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Scottish framework
Nine building projects for Scotland have been identified in the national planning framework, by the Scottish Executive, including the 2014 Commonwealth Games infrastructure.
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Longbridge revamp
Birmingham council has unveiled plans for the regeneration of the former Rover car plant at Longbridge.
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Hips slammed
A communities department committee of MPs has lambasted the government for the implementation of home information packs, calling it a “failure of delivery”.
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Green funding
The government has granted £25m to micro-renewables projects over the past two years, helping 4,600 homes and 739 businesses and schools generate green energy.
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2.4bn to councils
The government has pledged £2.4bn to set up the final arm’s length management organisations, to improve social housing.