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Speedy acquisition
Speedy Hire has announced the proposed acquisition of Hewden Tools, the tool hire division of Hewden Stuart, for £115m.
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McDonough role
John McDonough, chief executive of construction company Carillion, has been appointed as a non-executive director of global engineering and manufacturing group Tomkins with immediate effect.
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Brick firm takeover
Austrian brickmaker Weinerberger is in control of Baggeridge Brick after winning over 50% of its shares and raising its offer price to 247p per share. Michelmersh has said it will not make its mooted rival bid.
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Chalcroft buy-out
Contractor Chalcroft Construction has undergone a buy-out led by operations directors Paul Morley, for King’s Lynn, Steve England, for telecommunications and renewable energy, and Scott Wilson for Pershore.
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Revamp beefs up tenants’ role
Social housing tenants could get the power to sack their landlords, Ruth Kelly, the communities secretary, told the Chartered Institute of Housing in Harrogate.
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Housebuilders urge councils to support pre-planning talks
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has hit out at councils that refuse to hold pre-planning talks with housebuilders.
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Bechtel man to head Olympic cost watchdog
The government has appointed a senior executive from Bechtel to lead the government body overseeing the 2012 Olympics.
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Kier closes on deal
Kier has reached financial close on a £37m project to renovate Middlesex Guildhall in central London by March 2009.
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Four PFI projects
Willmott Dixon has won four PFI leisure projects valued at £35m as part of a team selected by Rotherham council to design, build, operate and maintain the centres over 32 years.
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Hotel at the races
Gleeson Building has won a £7.5m contract to build a Holiday Inn Express in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
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Tube frameworks announced
London Underground is to establish up to nine supplier frameworks to support its programme of capital works.
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NewsTurner take two
David Chipperfield Architects has released images of its replacement for Snøhetta and Spence Associates’ scheme for the Turner Contemporary Art gallery, which will sit between the seafront and old town in Margate.
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NewsThe Dome reborn
A 23,000-seat arena and bar are two of the attractions at the O2 entertainment complex, which opens this weekend. It is the product of a £350m conversion of the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, south-east London.
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Two cheers for innovation
The construction sector is more innovative than has been generally thought, according to a report from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta).
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Constructionarium course proves to be a big success
The “Constructionarium” training module is now included in 25% of UK civil engineering courses.
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John Laing consortium ties up £361m PFI hospitals scheme
PFI specialist John Laing has reached financial close on a £361m hospitals scheme in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
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Mott lands deal in Abu Dhabi
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by the environment agency in Abu Dhabi to help develop green building guidelines.
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Construction cleans up at Buckingham Palace
Several prominent construction figures have figured in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
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Developer Dandara has submitted a planning application for this £150m 50-storey tower, part of the Arena Central scheme in Birmingham.