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Ridge takes on Nigerian High Commission
Consultant wins contract on £30m scheme for British High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria
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NewsGleeds’ project management arm to grow 150% by 2012
Consultant intends to double staff and boost division’s turnover to £40m
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NewsSheffield boss is frontrunner to lead homes super agency
Council chief executive Sir Robert Kerslake tipped to take over Housing and Communities Agency
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Housing fears hit land prices
Average value of greenfield plots rises just 0.8% in third quarter as concerns grow over market
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NewsGleeds’ project management arm to grow 150% by 2012
Consultant intends to double staff and boost division’s turnover to £40m
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Job cuts at contractor
One hundred and twenty employees have been made redundant from William Sapcote & Sons after the company failed to find a buyer.
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NewsAIM float values Cyril Sweett at £61m
The first QS to be listed on AIM says it has agreed the sale of 9m of the 23m shares available
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FeaturesBuilding in the fourth dimension
You‘ll know about intelligent 3D programs, but they’re old hat now. The leading firms are using software that can model an entire scheme from planning application to demolition. Stephen Kennett looks at how it works and, overleaf, how it has transformed a Foster + Partners office
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CommentLeave them judges alone
When a judge in a notorious Scottish murder trial dismissed the case, he was publicly criticised by the lord advocate, who was herself publicly criticised by the lord justice general. There’s a lesson for us all here …
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Making whoopie
Well, clients do want to get into partnering. Their hearts are in the right place. Trouble is, says Greg Verhoef, their hearts don’t always know what other parts of their body are up to
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NewsSMC still open for takeover
Stewart McColl remains in frame to take control of architectural group he founded
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NewsEP’s public land offerings will not satisfy housebuilders, experts warn
Only 12 sites on government’s surplus public land register are bigger than 2.5ha
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NewsBlow for McAlpine as shareholder ‘considers its options’
Five per cent shareholder Audley Capital holds discussions with Carillion over takeover Support from Audley could force McAlpine to open its books
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Calfordseaden appoints partner
Also: Tuffin Ferraby Taylor recruits new building surveyor for Kingston
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NewsBlow for McAlpine as shareholder ‘considers its options’
Support from Audley could force McAlpine to open its books
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NewsGovernment must build more than 3m homes
Target for new homes must increase to 270,000 homes a year says report
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NewsTwo left in 2012 media centre
Bouygues and Carillion battle it out to build the Olympic media centre as Balfour Beatty exists shortlist
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A power sharing deal
The signs are that the government is going to make it much easier to install wind turbines, and other microgenerators, by removing the requirement for planning permission
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NewsBullish Aukett looks to buy
After failed merger talks with SMC, architect looks to acquire another business