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SEEDA appeal
The South East of England Development Agency has submitted a last-ditch bid to persuade planners to increase the rate of housebuilding in the region.
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NewsHSE warns of 15% rise in accidents this year
The head of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned of a possible 10-15% rise in fatal accidents in the construction industry this year.
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NewsNew neighbour at number 20
Skanska has won a £68m contract to design and build this office building for Hermes Real Estate in the City of London.
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Concrete advert censured
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has censured an advert by the British Association of Reinforcement for suggesting steel framework is unsafe.
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£130m Eurocentral scheme allowed
Architect Keppie Design and contractor Bowmer & Kirkland have been given the go ahead on the £130m Eurocentral scheme in Scotland after client Tritax secured funding for the project this week.
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NewsA mammoth award
BDP’s £35m New Century Project at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow is in the running for the annual Gulbenkian Award for museums.
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CommentMastering apprenticeships
The continuing troubles of construction apprenticeship training are depressingly familiar.
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Scanmoor collapses after over-expansion
The Scanmoor Group has dramatically collapsed after 12 years of rapid expansion.
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NewsPower living
Rafael Vinõly, the architect behind the Walkie-talkie Tower at 20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London, has been appointed by Real Estate Opportunities (REO) to masterplan its Battersea Power Station site.
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New rules to hit workers’ pay
Thousands of workers will have smaller pay packets this weekend after the new regulations for managed service companies (MSC) come into force.
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Training bodies insist there is no shortage of HIP assessors
Companies responsible for training home information packs (HIPs) assessors have hit back at claims that there will not be enough trained inspectors when the packs are introduced in June.
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Pretty appointment
David Pretty, the former Barratt chief executive, has been appointed as a non-executive director of retirement housing specialist McCarthy & Stone.
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Profit drop for SMC
SMC Group reported a 4% drop in pre-tax profit to £2.7m for the year ended 31 December 2006, following a profit warning in January.
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Geoff Flower dies
Geoff Flower, project director of the Manhattan Loft Company (MLC), has died suddenly aged 44.
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86m refurb for Kier
Kier has signed a five-year £86m contract to deliver repairs and maintenance of 10,000 properties for Hull council under the government’s Decent Homes programme.
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Chelsea Barracks
Project Blue, a consortium of CPC Group and Qatari Diar, is to develop the Ministry of Defence’s Chelsea Barracks in London.
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Wilson James deals
Specialist contractor Wilson James has won two deals in the City worth £2.4m: logistical support on the Willis Building for Structure Tone, and Bow Bells House for Bovis Lend Lease.
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NewsTube maintenance workers to strike
RMT plans three-day strike next week over Metronet plans to transfer staff to parent companies
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NewsScaffold soloist
Using the scaffold as a giant ladder is not the recommended method of moving around on site