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    Exodus of senior staff from SMC in the wake of review

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Eleven senior members of staff and directors have left architect SMC after a strategic review aimed at turning the business around.

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    WSP acquisition

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Consultant WSP has bought Australian environmental project management firm Fitzwalter Group for £1.9m, continuing its expansion in the southern hemisphere after acquisitions in Australia and South Africa.

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    Skanska turnover up

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Skanska UK has increased turnover 44% to £611m for the first half of 2007, compared with 2006.

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    Output strong

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Output strengthened during the second quarter, according to the Construction Products Association.

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    British Pavilion shortlist

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Here are two of six shortlisted schemes for the British Pavilion at the World Expo 2010, Shanghai.

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    Olympic organiser to restructure as planning phase ends

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is in the process of restructuring. A source close to the ODA said it was “tweaking roles and responsibilities” and that the changes are expected to be finalised in two months.

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    A sobering reality

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Last week’s statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which showed an increase in the number of deaths in construction last year were sobering.

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    Strategic Forum to set out ‘golden rules’ to reduce fatalities from tower cranes

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    In a double victory for Building’s Safer Skyline campaign senior ministers have backed the movement, while the Strategic Forum is to set out standards for the safe use of cranes on site.

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    RICS suspends Hips case as government agrees to review

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The RICS has suspended its judicial review of the Home Information Pack (Hip) initiative, which was introduced this week for four-bedroom houses.

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    Station’s revamp hits buffers

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Plans for the redevelopment of Birmingham New Street station have been sent back to the drawing board over cost fears.

  • Galway Tech
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    Galway Tech

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    British architect RMJM has revealed designs for a *60m (£40m) engineering building for the National University of Ireland in Galway.

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    Atkins' school scheme

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The Leeds branch of multidisciplinary consultant, Atkins and its subsidiary Faithful + Gould have secured planning consent for the £32m upgrade of Richmond school in Yorkshire.

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    McCathy's new man

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Retirement home specialist McCarthy & Stone has appointed Michael Ball chief financial officer, effective from 10 September.

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    Hackney housing

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Allenbuild has won a £15.5m contract to build social housing and retail space in Hackney, east London, for Metropolitan Housing Trust.

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    Castleoak's deals

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Castleoak, the Cardiff-based care home specialist, has won two contracts totalling £10m, one in Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire, and one in Thame, Oxfordshire.

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    Spanish revamp

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Spanish developer Alcaidesa Servicios, in which Costain has a 50% stake, has won consent to build a marina and retail facilities at La Línea de la Concepción, on the Gibraltar border.

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    Correction

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Last week we incorrectly stated that Michael Sullivan, an RICS official, was a partner at Rider Levett Bucknall.

  • Mann Island
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    Black beauty

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    HBG has been appointed as contractor on the £120m Mann Island scheme on Liverpool’s waterfront.

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    International standard to stamp out conflicting lifecycle costs

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    An international standard that will bring consistency to lifecycle costing for buildings is to be issued in the next few months.

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    Pardon me, boy

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    These are the first images of St Pancras station, which is en route to becoming London’s main Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminal.