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Bluestone on fire
Bluestone has won a £46m deal to construct a fire station and a police and fire headquarters in Poole in Dorset, and another fire station in Poundbury, also in Dorset.
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Eco action plan
Trade bodies including the Institution of Civil engineers have announced an action plan called the Sustainable Development Strategy to help meet sustainability targets.
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Derwent footbridge
Dean & Dyball Construction is to design and build a £3.3m footbridge over the River Derwent in Derby as part of a £3.8m scheme by Derby City Partnership.
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NewsThe Hanging Garden of Fenchurch Street
Planning permission has finally been granted for Land Securities’ Fenchurch Street Tower after being called in.
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Sheffield mall architects named
Hammerson has appointed five architects to its £500m New Retail Quarter project in Sheffield.
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ECB lets 500m job
The European Central Bank has called for tenders to build a £500m headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.
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VAT campaign
The Federation of Master Builders is in talks with the RICS, the RIBA and the National Home Improvement Council to launch a cross-industry campaign to reduce VAT on energy efficiency products and green technology.
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Kings Cross contract
Durkan Pudelek has won a £2m contract to renovate and redesign a listed Victorian warehouse in King’s Cross, central London.
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Australian courts quiz Multiplex on Wembley and mall scheme
Wembley stadium contractor Multiplex faced two legal battles in Australia this week.
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Gleeds’ £169m Edinburgh schools deal
Consultant Gleeds has been appointed by Axiom Education to oversee the biggest education PPP project in Scotland.
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NewsTheatre in motion
Willmott Dixon has been appointed main contractor on the £27m Aylesbury theatre in Buckinghamshire.
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Housing shares slump as interest rate rises take their toll
Share prices across the housing sector fell sharply this week as housebuilders sounded the first serious notes of caution over interest rate hikes.
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DTZ acquisition
Property adviser DTZ has acquired Donaldsons, a firm in the same sector, for £40m now and up to £8.8m later.
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Buoyant St Modwen
Developer St Modwen has reported pre-tax profit of £65m for the six months to 31 May, an increase of 48%.
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Ten better than one
Scottish contractor Robertson Group has reported a 93% rise in pre-tax profit to £14.1m for the year to 30 November 2006 after a restructuring into 10 subsidiaries.
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Substandard Life
Standard Life has cut the value of its £4.5bn property fund amid warnings of price falls in the UK commercial property sector.
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Costain statement
Costain has told the City it is trading in line with expectations, and its building division made “steady improvement” during the first half.
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Labour supplier Hennelly’s goes into adminstration
Labour supplier Hennelly’s, which was providing workers for Balfour Beatty at the King’s Cross regeneration scheme, has gone into administration.