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Atkins hires Foley
Alex Foley has been appointed head of mechanical and electrical building services at multidisciplinary consultancy Atkins.
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Oakdenes profit rises
Oakdene Homes, which is listed on the alternative investment market, has reported a 61% increase in pre-tax profit to £8.2m for the year to 31 December 2006. Turnover rose 8% to £46m.
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NewsThe house that John built
John Smart, the architect-cum-contractor and developer, has completed his first project.
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Taywood to take on £200m mixed-use scheme in Preston
English Partnerships has selected Taylor Woodrow to build a £200m 600-unit mixed-use development in north-west England.
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CommentDark and dangerous work
Don’t worry. If life lacks excitement after the Wembley peace treaty, it’s a safe bet in our industry that a fresh outbreak of hostilities won’t be far off.
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Anger grows at planning reform
Environmentalists are mobilising walkers and bird lovers in England to campaign against the planning white paper.
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NewsNo carbon, no cars: Foster + Partners scheme in Abu Dhabi
Foster + Partners has revealed these images of what it claims will be the first zero-carbon, zero-waste city
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Changes to the Construction Act delayed until next year
The review of the Construction Act faces further delays, which will prevent it from becoming law until early next year.
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DTI extends construction review deadline two weeks
The deadline to submit written evidence to the DTI’s inquiry into construction has been extended for a fortnight to 18 May.
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Willmott’s college pathfinder
Willmott Dixon has won a £20m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) pathfinder contract for a community college in Surrey.
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NewsGrimshaw’s tanks head for Bedford
Nirah, the £400m Grimshaw-designed aquarium in Bedford, received a boost this week when it was offered £38m of first-stage funding on receipt of planning permission.
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UN says construction should play key role in cutting carbon
The building industry must play a central role in reducing global carbon emissions, says a UN report on climate change.
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ACE to investigate headhunters
The Association for Consultancy (ACE) and Engineering has launched a taskforce to investigate unethical behaviour among recruitment consultants.
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NewsTall, dark and sweet
DLA Architecture has won planning permission for The Chocolate Block, an 11,500ft2 office scheme in Finchley, north London. Coated in chocolate-coloured cement cladding, the chunky block contrasts with neighbouring brick buildings.
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Firm fined £75,000 over piling death
HSE issues warning on safe working environment after piling rig operator is killed on Chester construction site
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NewsWhy are we here again?
So, the Tories didn’t want to scrap the CDM regulations after all. Our health and safety reporter squeezed into the parliamentary debate and ended up wondering quite what he, and everybody else, was doing there.
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NewsLabour slam Tories on CDM debate
Politicians agree to let new CDM regulations stand after Labour expresses incredulity over Cameron's call for annulment