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Safety forum date
The industry health and safety forum organised by Peter Hain will take place on 17 September.
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Balfour acquisitions
Balfour Beatty has bought cost consultant NAP Partnership, highways engineer Chris Britton Consulting and Carillion’s Swedish rail contracting company for a total cost of £9m.
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OFT prosecutions
The OFT is unlikely to bring prosecutions in the construction cartel investigation until next year, said Brian Malone, who is leading the inquiry.
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Labour shortages
Four out of 10 specialists are unable to bid for work because of labour shortages, according to a report by the National Specialist Contractors Council.
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HBOS backs buyout of social housing firm
HBOS has continued its march into the housing sector by backing the £410m management buyout of social housing maintenance company Apollo.
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NewsStratford City is go
Stratford City has been given the go ahead by the Olympic Delivery Authority and Newham council.
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Rider Levitt Bucknall wins Olympic role
Rider Levitt Bucknall (RLB) has been appointed quantity surveyor by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (Locog).
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Kingspans off-site division
Kingspan is to launch an off-site division by merging its timber and steel arms.
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NewsSpinning round the Serpentine
This year’s temporary pavilion at London’s Serpentine Gallery has been topped out for completion at the end of this month.
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Eddie Shah sets up eco housebuilder
Eddy Shah, the former press tycoon, has set up a housebuilding firm aimed at delivering low-cost sustainable homes.
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NewsSheffield on show
Architect Carmody Groarke has won a RIBA design competition with these proposals for the Sheffield festival centre.
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SMC and Aukett Fitzroy Robinson set to merge
Troubled architect SMC is in talks to merge with fellow listed practice Aukett Fitzroy Robinson.
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… as seller completes transformation into energy business
Amec this week completed its exit from the built environment with the sale of its building and facilities services division for £117m, ending a divestment process that has been the company’s focus for the past year.
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Anglian set to sell Morrison
Utilities firm Anglian Water Group (AWG) is to sell Morrison, its social housing repair and utilities services business, in a deal that could fetch £300m.
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Tarmac up for sale
Anglo American has confirmed that it has put materials firm Tarmac up for sale.
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Parkman buys HBS
Mouchel Parkman has acquired consultant HBS, formerly known as Hyder Business Services, for £46.2m.
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£1.4bn acquisition
HeidelbergCement has sold its Maxit Group, the clay and mortar company, to building materials firm Saint-Gobain for *2.1bn (£1.4bn).
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Rider Levett Bucknall cost consultant on Anchor Trust contract
Consultant wins contract on £3m refurbishment of care home portfolio in the midlands and the north