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Design watchdog Cabe has praised architect Kohn Pedersen Fox’s design for the Pinnacle, the 300m City of London skyscraper that is also known as the Helter Skelter and, formerly, the DIFA Tower. Cabe said: “This proposal has the potential to be a high-quality addition to the emerging cluster of ...
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WYG beefs up energy strategy
White Young Green’s energy division, which was launched this week, is investigating the possibility of producing energy from dead cows.
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MPs vote for HIPs as RICS initiates judicial review
The government has won its battle to go ahead with the implementation of Home Information Packs (HIPs) next month.
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T&T sets up nuclear power team
Turner & Townsend has anticipated the contents of the upcoming energy white paper by establishing a nuclear working party.
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A second terrace of 14 houses has been completed in Manchester’s Millennium Community, New Islington, by architect de Metz Forbes Knight.
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Plans for a £1bn redevelopment scheme in Watford have been revealed this week.
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Construction bosses optimistic about growth
Chief executives in construction are more confident about revenue growth than their counterparts in other sectors, according to research by Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
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Sharewatch — Construction share prices drop with interest rate rise
The Bank of England’s interest rate rise last week to 5.5% took a toll on the share prices of contractors and housebuilders.
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Make at Monument
Make architects is working on an office redevelopment next to Monument column in London.
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New man at PFI unit
Gordon McKechnie, from Deloitte & Touche, is set to be the head of the Treasury’s private finance unit.
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St John Wilson dies
Sir Colin St John Wilson, the designer of the British Library, has died aged 85.
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Willmott Dixon deal
Willmott Dixon has won a £21m contract to redevelop Cowley Language School in Merseyside.
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Gleeson schools win
Gleeson Building has been awarded a £26m schools contract in the Cramlington area of Northumberland.
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Devonport deal
Babcock has agreed to buy the Devonport naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, from KBR, Weir Group and Balfour Beatty for £350m.
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CPC acquisition
Project management and business consultancy firm CPC has acquired public sector consultancy Professional Partnership Services Group.
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Apollo extends reach
Property services group Apollo has extended its regional coverage by opening an office in Peterborough.
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£13.5m purchase
Building products company Alumasc has acquired solar shading systems specialist Levolux for £13.5m.