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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).
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Cutting carbon? The solution is alimentary ...
Human waste could soon be used to power London’s buildings.
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NewsRogers' 60,000 answer
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, formerly Richard Rogers Partnership, has completed the first phase of a housing scheme in Milton Keynes, Buckinhamshire, as part of the government’s £60,000 House competition.
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Online CO2 tool revealed
The British Property Federation (BPF) launched an online tool at Think 07 that calculates carbon dioxide emissions from landlord-provided services in buildings.
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Colindale gateway
Barnet council has awarded an £8m contract to Norwest Holst, a subsidiary of French firm Vinci, for a “gateway” into the Colindale development area in north London.
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Arup clarification
Last week, Building reported that a $100m damages claim made against Arup by construction group Mirant had been reduced to $1.4m.
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Emirates lounge
McBains Cooper has completed a £2.4m business lounge for Emirates Airlines at Heathrow Terminal 3.