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  • Daniel Rea
    Features

    A man on a mission

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Arup engineer Daniel Rea tells Lydia Stockdale how he followed a path trodden by Dr Livingstone and ended up at the Building Awards

  • Hansom
    Comment

    Rock on

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    More tales from the dark heart of construction, including information on Andrew McAlpine’s musical taste, some advice from Bill Bryson … and you’ll never guess who Rob Smith had breakfast with

  • Features

    BMW Welt: How’s this for a car showroom?

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Architect Coop Himmelb(l)au’s astonishing Munich creation is the latest blow in the battle between BMW and Mercedes-Benz

  • Queen Elizabeth
    Features

    Who owns this place?

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Some PFI consortiums have won leases on their hospital that run for almost a century after they finish their contract. Mark Leftly reveals the Department of Health’s risky gamble

  • News

    Manhattan Loft Corporation names new boss

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Developer Manhattan Loft Corporation (MLC) has appointed a managing director to spearhead its expansion drive.

  • News

    Sharewatch — Hanson is star turn in a buoyant market

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Hanson was the best performer in the City last week, amid a flurry of rises by construction and materials firms after a month of torpor.

  • News

    Planning applications: April 2007

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    London and the South-east still dominate as Islington, Birmingham and Midlothian councils join the client table

  • News

    Rok buys Midlands contractor for £19m

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Rok has continued its expansion drive with the £19m acquisition of Midlands contractor SOL Construction.

  • News

    Millers new offices

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Miller Construction has opened offices in Bristol and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, and is set to open a third in Cardiff.

  • News

    Pensions support

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Almost two-thirds of UK workers support the idea of automatic enrolment into pensions schemes, according to research carried out for construction pensions provider B&CE Benefit Schemes.

  • News

    Galliford Try rebrand

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Galliford Try has rebranded its housebuilding division as Galliford Try Homes, with four regional brands.

  • News

    Orders rise 4%

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Construction orders in the year to March 2007 rose 4% compared with the previous year, according to the DTI.

  • News

    Atkins hires Foley

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Alex Foley has been appointed head of mechanical and electrical building services at multidisciplinary consultancy Atkins.

  • News

    Oakdenes profit rises

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Oakdene Homes, which is listed on the alternative investment market, has reported a 61% increase in pre-tax profit to £8.2m for the year to 31 December 2006. Turnover rose 8% to £46m.

  • News

    The house that John built

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    John Smart, the architect-cum-contractor and developer, has completed his first project.

  • News

    Taywood to take on £200m mixed-use scheme in Preston

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    English Partnerships has selected Taylor Woodrow to build a £200m 600-unit mixed-use development in north-west England.

  • Denise Chevin
    Comment

    Dark and dangerous work

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Don’t worry. If life lacks excitement after the Wembley peace treaty, it’s a safe bet in our industry that a fresh outbreak of hostilities won’t be far off.

  • News

    Anger grows at planning reform

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Environmentalists are mobilising walkers and bird lovers in England to campaign against the planning white paper.

  • News

    No carbon, no cars: Foster + Partners scheme in Abu Dhabi

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Foster + Partners has revealed these images of what it claims will be the first zero-carbon, zero-waste city

  • News

    Contracts

    2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Full steam ahead