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NewsPlaces for People forms pioneering developer
Social landlord joins forces with specialist Cofton to launch brownfield development firm
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Metronet faces High Court battle over delays
London Underground has launched a High Court battle against Metronet over the consortium’s failure to meet deadlines for station upgrades.
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NewsWilson Bowden reveals £220m profit
Barratt acquisition is in fine fettle as housing completions increase 9% and turnover hits £1.3bn
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HSE stops hiring as deaths pass last year’s total
Government funding cuts force health watchdog to halt recruitment in construction division despite rising death rate
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CommentLet’s work together
Peter Hibberd The industry has been crying out for a contract that enables teams to work collaboratively within a flexible and clear legal framework. The JCT contract is the answer
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NewsIT firm BIW breaks into the black for the first time
Construction software house declares losses of £350,000 – but has turned a profit since May
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FeaturesThanks a mullion
Technal’s structurally glazed curtain walling system has been used for the first time in the UK on the refurbishment of a sixties building at the University of Sunderland.
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NewsAlfred McAlpine launches inquiry into fraud claims
Company’s value plummets £140m in one day after revelations about slate business
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NewsCommunities England set to drop land purchase policy
Planned regeneration agency to switch from buying land to helping landowners develop sites
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CommentLet there be more darkness
Milestone though it was, the EU’s Sustainable Energy Week showed that we are still not doing simple things to cut carbon emissions – like turning lights off.
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NewsStocks and shares
COMPANY FOCUS — Watts’ chief executive Jo Stocks explains why going public was vital to growth
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Fire-resistant curtain walling
Aluminium cladding maker Kawneer has launched a fire-resistant version of its AA100 curtain walling system.
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NewsWembley M&E firm kept in dark over completion date
Honeywell wins court order allowing it access to deal reached between Multiplex and the FA
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NewsParliament legal battle looms
The construction team behind the £9m visitor reception centre at the House of Commons could face legal action after it emerged that the project was delayed and over budget.
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HSE stops hiring as deaths pass last year’s total
Government funding cuts force health watchdog to halt recruitment in construction division despite rising death rate
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Features‘But Zaha is in there – is that because she’s British?’
Making the news The founding partners of Herzog & de Meuron may not have made Building’s Hall of Fame but with a RIBA gold medal and two major projects their luck is changing in the UK
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Banner vs Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust
The trust is heading for a High Court showdown with builder Banner Holdings in a row over civil engineering works.
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Laing vs Aqua Mechanical Services
Laing is suing Aqua in a £150,000 dispute over work on a Travel Inn at Heathrow airport.
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East Sussex Landscapes vs Kajima Construction
East Sussex Landscapes is suing Kajima for more than £146,000 in a row over works on projects in Ealing, west London.
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Park Way (Contractors) vs Asra
Park Way is suing Asra Greater London Housing Association for £201,184 plus interest.