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NewsWhen in Romania …
UK practice YRM Architects is opening an eastern Europe office in Bucharest this week.
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CommentWhat’s worse …
… working at a nuclear bomb factory or for Metronet? Being mistaken for Harry Potter or likened to Robert Mugabe? Being stuck on a boat during the England game or finding a means of watching it?
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FeaturesTwo up, two down, plus one
PCKO has come up with a novel solution to the cramped, dingy terraced house – add an atrium
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Assessment of prolonged cruelty
To become a chartered surveyor you must undertake an assault course than can take years to complete. Success depends on guts, fighting instinct and the tough love of a good employer. In Building’s first APC survey, Katie Puckett finds out what help the top firms offer their raw recruits
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FeaturesThe decryptors
More than 800 people registered for Building’s online seminar on cracking the Code for Sustainable Homes, and between them they asked 125 questions. Here, our experts tackle some of the queries that there wasn’t time to address on the day.
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FeaturesWith knobs on: Barratt's energy-saving technologies measured
These houses have had all manner of wonderful energy-saving technologies fitted to them by housebuilder Barratt. But are they any good and are they worth spending money on? Barratt asked researchers at Manchester university to find out …
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Atkins buoyant after shedding weight of Metronet
Keith Clarke, the chief executive of Atkins, insisted that the Metronet debacle was behind it as the company posted a 46% rise in first half profit.
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Sharewatch Jarvis goes back into the dog house
There are few certainties in life perhaps, but along with death and taxes it may well be worth adding avoiding shares in Jarvis.
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Former National Express boss is appointed chairman of Kier
Phil White, a former National Express chief executive, has been appointed non-executive chairman of Kier, replacing Peter Warry who will step down at the end of this year.
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Jarvis loses another £3.3m
Rail contractor Jarvis has unveiled greater pre-tax losses than expected in its first half results, which it blamed mainly on uncertainty in its plant business.
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Costain promotion
David Allvey, the deputy chairman of Costain, will replace David Jefferies as chairman on 1 January.
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BSS profit hike
Plumbing supplier BSS has reported a 23.5% jump in interim pre-tax profit to £26.3m.
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Hyder profit 6m
Hyder Consulting made £6.1m operating profit for the six months to 30 September, a rise of 38% on the same period last year.
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Strong Mitie results
Support services firm Mitie has posted strong first-half results, with a pre-tax profit of £32.2m, up 22% on the same period last year.
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Amec speculation
Speculation is growing that Amec is planning a takeover bid for Wood Group in an attempt to create a £5bn energy company, although the companies said no talks had been held.
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Profit leaps 55% as Renew focuses on engineering
Renew, the contractor formerly known as Montpellier, reported a 55% jump in pre-tax profit to £7.2m after growth in its specialist engineering and building divisions.
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Cash crisis brings down KelSco
Fit-out and refurbishment contractor KelSco has gone into voluntary liquidation with an administrator appointed.
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NewsCountdown to zero
Crest Nicholson has been selected as preferred developer for the 600-home Rochester Riverside site in Kent, which will include dwellings built to level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes.