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Sloane Square halted
Kensington and Chelsea council has shelved plans for a crossroads scheme in Sloane Square, west London after a public consultation. The two proposals were by Atkins and the Sloane Square Improvement Group, and Stanton Williams Architects.
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Gleeson’s win
Gleeson Building has been appointed by developer St Modwen on a £5m contract to design and build five two-storey office blocks on the site of a former military base in Cranfield, Bedfordshire. The project is part of a technology park.
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Salary boost for consultants
Demand for young staff is forcing up wages in the consultancy sector, according to the annual salary survey from recruitment firm Hays Construction and Property.
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Tesco removes Kier from main contractor framework
Source close to supermarket chain cites performance issues Contractor ‘working to regain its position’
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Director leaves over £56m Alfred McAlpine fraud
The finance director of Alfred McAlpine resigned this week after the announcement of a three-year fraud in the slate division, which cost the group £56m before tax.
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Argent agreement
Argent, has reached a agreement with objectors to the £2bn King’s Cross redevelopment in north London after compromising on changes to the listed Stanley Building North.
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Foster’s luxury flats
Foster + Partners is to convert the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington, west London, into luxury flats. Chelsfield Partners bought the site from Ilchester Estate.
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Carbon conference
The first Low Carbon World conference, founded by Adrian Wyatt, chief executive of Quintain, the developer, has taken place. A charitable foundation will unite bodies across sectors.
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Livingstone says Metronet may ‘opt for insolvency’
Ken Livingstone, the London mayor, said this week that Metronet, the London Underground infrastructure company, could collapse because of its financial troubles.
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Davis Langdon in Manchester
Consultant Davis Langdon has been appointed procurement adviser to the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive on a £350m project to improve the city’s Metrolink network.
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Barratt concludes £2.2bn deal for Wilson Bowden
Barratt Homes has finally concluded its £2.2bn acquisition of Wilson Bowden.
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NewsThe beautiful ground
Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled these images of a 36,000-seat football stadium in Portsmouth.
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NewsTimber design for Serpentine Pavilion
Kjetil Thorsen and Olafur Eliasson reveal design for temporary pavilion at Serpentine Gallery
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NewsImages: HOK's towers of Songdo City
HOK is designing seven buildings in the new business district of Incheon, South Korea
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NewsKier preferred bidder on £125m Harrow Council contract
Five-year repair and maintenance contract covers 6000 council houses, schools and other buildings
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NewsThe end of the line for old school toilets?
Urinals would be replaced by unisex toilets under government proposals for new BSF secondary schools