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NewsTurning over five new leaves
This is Atkins’ design for a five-star resort hotel in Lingang, near Shanghai, China.
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Skanska plans use of prefabricated houses in Olympic village
Swedish contractor Skanska is in talks about using its new prefabricated house as a key element of London’s Olympic village.
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Fewer homes for South-east
A government report has dealt a blow to housing plans in the South-east, recommending that 6,000 fewer homes a year should be built than previously proposed.
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Tower wins approval
Proposals for a 144m tower on London’s South Bank, designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, have been given the go-ahead by planners.
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F+Gs Derby schools
Faithful+Gould has been appointed technical adviser to Derby council on its £150m Building Schools for the Future programme.
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Leadbitter contracts
Leadbitter has won two leisure contracts worth £46m in Uxbridge, west London, and Harlow, Essex.
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Gabem wins back right to provide tax services for workers
One of the biggest players in the labour agency field has won a key tax battle that will safeguard the operation of the agency system in the UK.
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Proposed EU law set to relax curbs on European architects
European architects may soon be able to work in the UK without formal registration.
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OFT’s housebuilding inquiry moves on to second phase
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has completed the first part of its inquiry into competition and consumer issues in housebuilding.
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Bucknall wins wildlife project
Rider Levett Bucknall has won contracts on two conservation and regeneration projects valued at more than £67m.
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High noon in electricians’ pay dispute
Employers will find out late next month whether electrical workers are likely to strike over pay.
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NewsACLA closes Window deal
Hyder Consulting’s Hong Kong division ACLA has been chosen to develop a masterplan for this scheme in Beijing.
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NewsFormer Westbury staff plot rapid expansion at new firm
Lioncourt launches five-year programme to become one of UK’s largest private housebuilders
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CRH on the rise
Materials group CRH reported a 27% rise in pre-tax profit to *670m (£454m) for the six months to 30 June, from *526m (£357m) last year.
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Kingspans purchase
Kingspan has bought a Bangor solar heating manufacturer out of administration for an undisclosed sum.
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DTZ in Sweden
Property adviser DTZ has bought Stockholm firm Fastighetsplanering AB for £400,000, with further payments of up to £160,000 over the next three years.
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Avenco in £16m sale
Building products supplier Heywood Williams has acquired the Avenco group for £15.6m.
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Boot buoyant
Henry Boot reported a 62% rise in pre-tax profit to £21.9m for the six months to 30 June.
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SEGRO results
SEGRO, the former Slough Estates Group, reported a rise of 4.6% in adjusted net asset value per share to 811p for the six months to 30 June.