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NewsJerusalem-on-Thame
Metropolitan Housing Trust has won planning permission for a scheme that will provide accommodation for north London’s Orthodox Jewish community.
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FeaturesNot everyone’s cheering
At 3pm on 19 May, all the public outrage that accompanied the delay to Wembley stadium will dissolve in the heat of an FA Cup final. But many of the firms that built it will find it harder to forget, particularly those in administration.
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Skanska UK reports 45% rise in turnover
Skanska UK has reported a 45% rise in turnover in the first quarter of 2007.
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WSP growth plans
WSP is hoping to make international acquisitions in 2007, chairman David Turner said at the consultant’s annual meeting.
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Balfour buys Bignell
Balfour Beatty has acquired Bignell & Associates, a London-based project management and property development consultant, for an undisclosed sum.
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Sweett in Newcastle
Cyril Sweett’s expansion continues with the opening of a regional office in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Slough appointment
Property investment and development company Slough Estates Group has promoted Colin Young from commercial manager of construction to be head of its construction arm.
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Ennstone shares
Building group Ennstone has announced a share placing and open offer intended to raise £50.8m.
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NewsBack in the Black Country
Staffordshire developer Jessup has submitted plans for this £65m scheme to regenerate Walsall’s canal area.
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Northern Ireland fall
The number of planning applications for homes in Northern Ireland fell 61% in the first quarter of 2007, according to consultancy planningonline.co.uk. It blamed the drop on planning curbs on rural housing.
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Lovells 2.3m deal
Lovell has been selected to build a £2.3m scheme at Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, for housing association Derwent Living.
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33m Trident loan
Nationwide Commercial has provided a £33m loan to Trident, a housing association in the West Midlands.
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NewsWorld figures rally industry at Think
Former US vice president Al Gore, deputy prime minister John Prescott, 2012 chairman Lord Coe and the Prince of Wales were among the global figures who warned this week that the construction industry must act fast in the fight against climate change.
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Lords ruling on ‘withholding’ may put subcontractors at risk
Subcontractors face a greater risk of withheld payments in the wake of a House of Lords case that could overrule a key section of the Construction Act.
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Silvertown finally gets go ahead
The £1.5bn Silvertown Quays regeneration project has been given the green light by Newham council in east London after a wrangle over a Section 106 agreement that has lasted more than five years.
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CB Richard Ellis makes key international appointment
David Hitchcock, a director at property services company CB Richard Ellis, has been promoted to head of building consultancy across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).