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CommentHansom BAA, humbug!
Is there really anything more to be said about last week’s fiasco at Heathrow’s T5? You bet there is. But it’s not all bad news and schadenfreude: we put on some light entertainment for you, too
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Features‘Contractors are going to be right there in the spotlight with us’
As chairman of the ODA, John Armitt is charged with the unenviable task of delivering the Olympic project on time and (ahem …) on budget. And while he doesn’t shirk his own responsibility, he has a clear message for contractors: united we stand, divided we’re lumbered …
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NewsSharewatch — Mogul moves in on Redrow and Taylor Wimpey
Hedge fund Toscafund boosted its stake in housebuilders Redrow (9.7% to 16.6%) and Taylor Wimpey (5% to 10%) this week. The firm is led by Martin Hughes, a City mogul worth £300m.
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Pre-tax profit at Anglo Holt Construction fell 4% to £340,000 in the year ended 30 April 2007.
The fall was owing to increased subcontractor, staff and materials costs.
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Mouchel results
Turnover at consultant Mouchel grew 50% from £206m to £308m in the six months to 31 January 2008.
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Caddicks report
Developer Caddick had a turnover of £49.3m in the year to 31 August 2007, up from £50.2m in 2006.
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BSS bullish
Distributor BSS said it is confident that revenue and earnings for the full year will be slightly ahead of market expectations, following a particularly strong quarter.
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Eatonfield up 71%
Housebuilder and commercial property group Eatonfield has posted a 71% jump in turnover to £5.8m for the second half of 2007.
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T Clarke’s profit rise
Electrical engineer and contractor T Clarke has posted a 24.2% rise in pre-tax profit to £8.2m for the year ended 31 December 2007.
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SMC optimistic
Architect SMC expects turnover in the second half of 2007 to be £23m, up 9% from £21.1m in the first half of the year, following a restructure of its management team.
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Housing Bill survives revolt by Labour backbenchers
A major backbench revolt by Labour MPs nearly succeeded in halting the progress of the Housing Bill to the Lords this week.
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Liverpool homes
Liverpool council has transferred more than 15,000 tenant homes to Liverpool Mutual Homes.
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Lovells in Leicester
Lovells is to build a £13.5m mixed-tenure housing development in Beaumont Leys, Leicester.
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£25m services deal
Raglan Housing Association has signed up property services contractor Ian Williams to a 15-year, £25m maintenance deal on homes in Bedford and Leicester.
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Regional strategies
Regional development agencies’ housing, planning and growth strategies will have to be signed off by a “forum” of the region’s council leaders, the government has said.
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Investing in the North
Martin Crookston, director of Urban Studio, is among the regeneration figures appointed to oversee a commission to encourage private investment in the North.
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Rogers slams Thames Gateway
Architect Lord Rogers has accused the government of overseeing the creation of “shoddy Toytown houses” on the banks of the river, with the Thames Gateway scheme.
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NewsWell fit: Foster + Partners’ Willis Building
StructureTone completes fit-out of architects sustainable timber building in the City