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NewsWalking on water in Dubai
Construction will begin this month on the headquarters of the Road & Transport Authority in Dubai, designed by Zwarts & Jansma Architecten.
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Profit leaps 122% at demolition firm
Demolition firm Keltbray has reported a 122% jump in pre-tax profit to £7.3m for the year ended 31 October 2007.
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Interserve boss bullish as turnover soars to £1.7bn
Support services and building hybrid Interserve has reported a 23% jump in turnover from £1.4bn to £1.7bn in the year ended 31 December 2007.
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Amec posts £150m profit
Amec has posted a pre-tax profit of £151.6m for the year to 31 December 2007.
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NewsSharewatch — Fluctuating fortune
Last week Sharewatch bought £100 of imaginary shares in construction-related companies to see which way the wind would be blowing this year.
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Clare tops bill at two-day forum
Mark Clare, chief executive at Barratt Developments, will top the bill at a two-day housing conference being put on by Building magazine in May.
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OFT industry survey delayed
Publication of an investigation into the housebuilding industry by the Office of Fair Trading is to be delayed until the autumn.
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Pinpointing London’s eyesore brownfield sites
A list of every brownfield development site in London is to be compiled to help developers and councils tackle eyesores across the capital.
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FeaturesSnug as a bug in rug
When the Natural History Museum decided it needed to house 20 million insect and plant specimens within one structure, building a giant shiny, ivory coloured cocoon seemed to make perfect sense. Thomas Lane buzzed over to find out more …
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The tracker: Cracks emerge
Responses to this month’s survey were more downbeat than usual, with uncertainty in the wider market starting to make its presence felt, says Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesMoney and mortality
How would you feel if you knew you had a one in seven chance of developing terminal lung cancer owing to your work, and the highest court in the land thought you deserved no compensation? Eleanor Goodman spoke to two men who do, and followed their campaign for government action
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CommentWeb watch — Move over Mipim
Online conferences allow you to learn about major issues and chat to fellow professionals from the comfort of your office chair – with no hangover the next day … Phil Clark stays at home
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Oh dear, oh dear
So far, Cabe’s school design review panel hasn’t been too impressed by the Building Schools for the Future programme. Martin Spring looks at what it said about the first batch of schemes and asks Ken Shuttleworth, the chairman of the panel, for tips on getting full marks
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FeaturesCountry focus: Italy
The Italian construction industry has played a central role in the growth of the economy in recent years. Although the global slowdown is now steadying the boom, new project finance rules and investment vehicles should help offset its effects. Roberto Talotta of EC Harris reports
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CommentBuilding buys cocktails … for McBains Cooper
“You stand in the same place, by the same door, see the same people and don’t talk to them.”
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NewsThe Gus Report: Welly garden city
In the first of a series of reviews of important housing developments, Gus Alexander looks at English Partnerships’ remarkable scheme in Upton, Northamptonshire, which is built on a bit of a marsh …
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CommentEgan updated
So Sir John Egan has finally been relieved of the burden of dragging the construction industry kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
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CommentThat’s the way the money goes
Paying for materials in order to reserve them is common practice when they are in short supply. Just make sure you follow a few guidelines when doing so to avoid trouble