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John Laing sold to US equity firm in £2bn deal
Deal will see UK-listed investor taken private after six years on the stock exchange
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Features
In Business: Where McAlpine sees its future
Firm plans to re-establish itself in civils and infrastructure work, chief executive Paul Hamer tells Building
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Jenrick will meet backbench rebels to win support for planning reforms
Communities secretary insists plans will help small housebuilders
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Balfour Beatty shareholders rebel over lack of board diversity
More than a fifth of shareholders opposed the reappointment of Philip Aiken as a director
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Costain Skanska team picked up £100m from Crossrail last year
Late-running scheme handed firms £450m in nine-month period, new figures show
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In pictures: Stage set for theatre scheme at O’Rourke’s huge Olympia redevelopment
Haworth Tompkins to design venue as contractor begins £600m main construction works after year of enabling works
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Carter Jonas lands deal to let out HS2 properties
Firm will manage 1,500 buildings on first phase of route
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Glencar opens Manchester office as demand for warehouse space soars
New regional director expects “rapid and significant” growth in response to booming online sales
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World’s tallest modular tower officially launched
HTA Design says Croydon tower built from ready-built pods sets new standards for high rise housing
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Comment
What can construction learn from M&S, John Lewis and the Co-op?
Retailers are taking their customers’ concerns about the climate crisis to heart, but Richard Steer is not sure the building industry can say the same
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Landsec says covid has put question mark over £195m London office set to be built by O’Rourke
Developer mulls Timber Square decision as it assesses impact of pandemic on demand for space in capital
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Comment
We need a construction payments act
Rudi Klein argues that, 25 years after the Construction Act passed into law, it’s time for a new one to finally straighten out payment
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Arcadis tells clients to start jobs now or risk seeing costs escalate
Firm says tender price hikes will be greatest in infrastructure
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Wates raids Morgan Sindall for new partnerships boss
Andrew Savege will head up firm’s work with local authorities and housing associations
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Another developer group slams permitted development rights
Reforms could stop other forms of development from happening in city centres, London Property Alliance warns
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Ballymore to spend £20m on fire safety repairs
Developer will not confirm if amount will cover all remediation costs
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Local MP launches objection to £800m Greenwich scheme, saying it is too tall
OMA-designed development would include four towers up to 36-storeys in height
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Architect proposes ‘live’ material passports to reduce construction waste
Orms initiative would allow data on materials within existing buildings to be scanned with phones
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Watkins Jones eyes recovering market as interim numbers hold up
Firm says it expects to fix cladding issues by next September
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