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NewsWSP buys Fitzwalter Group for £1.9m
Australian enivornmental project manager is the latest southern hemisphere business to be bought by WSP
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NewsRock Manual launched for coastal engineers
The latest edition of the coastal defence 'bible' includes updates on environmental and sustainability concerns
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NewsDavis Langdon merges with Mackenzie Partnership in Scotland
Rob Smith says enlarged business in Scotland could have a turnover of £18m by 2012
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NewsMoD pledges to cut building CO2 by 15%
Ministry of Defence action plan aims to cut carbon emissions from buildings by 15% by 2012
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NewsThe resilience of private equity
Private equity is still a force to be reckoned with despite the expected reduction in tax relief and current lending difficulties
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NewsGovernment sets strict BREEAM target for million-pound projects
One-fifth of all schemes over £1m must be rated "excellent" by 2008, according to Government and Industry Sustainable Construction Strategy
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NewsPaper round: Hips inspectors under the spotlight
In the papers, journalists target Hips inspectors and Foster designs a 'Darth Vader's helmet' mext to St Paul's
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NewsHips assessors defended following weekend investigation
Association claims discrepancies in energy performance certificate ratings are "unusual"
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Owens Corning buys Saint-Gobain business unit for £315m
The reinforcements and composites business being acquired had a turnover of £480.8m in 2006
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NewsSpeedy Hire snaps up Waterford Hire Services
Tool and equipment hire firm extends presence in Ireland with £4.4m acquisition
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NewsWill the QS visa victory lead to a drop in pay for the profession?
Our QS readership is split on the impact of the profession making it to a list of endangered professions. Some reckon it's going to burn a hole in their pockets while others see it as a short term fix for overworked staff.
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Comment
Third time unlucky
HG Construction Limited was engaged as contractor by Ashwell Homes (East Anglia) Limited for the development of new housing in Cambridgeshire. The contract was based on the JCT Standard Form of Building Contract With Contractor’s Design (1998 Edition). The contract provided for sectional completion. Disputes arose and there were four ...
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Put it in writing
The claimant, Mott MacDonald Ltd (MM), is a specialist construction engineering consultant. It undertook a variety of engineering services for the defendant, property developer London & Regional Properties Ltd (LRP) in relation to the phase 2 infrastructure works for a business park at Park Royal, London. These services, which included ...
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CommentSupreme indifference
The construction industry has largely ignored the JCT’s prime cost contract, largely because it doesn’t do prime cost procurement. But that may change in the near future …
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CommentHere’s the pitch
Our industry will never have the skills or resources to communicate to a mass audience in the way of a great film director like Sydney Pollack, but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn a trick or two ...
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NewsCapita Symonds to create UK’s fifth biggest architect
Capita Architecture to be formed out of three subsidiaries, with more purchases on the cards
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Government pledges £8bn for affordable housing
Green paper commits to building 70,000 social and shared ownership homes in next three years
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NewsCarillion goes to court over scrapped £1.2bn deal
Contractor sues Bradford council for £40m over contract – and others may follow suit if it wins