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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in February 2007
Sales rose but registrations and completions were down on last year, while the South-east finished most projects
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Persimmon plans Taywood bid
Housebuilder Persimmon is understood to be considering a rights issue to raise £1bn for a takeover of Taylor Woodrow.
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Miller appointed
Miller Construction has been appointed by Hammerson as the main contractor on an £82m project to build a retail and leisure development at Union Square, Aberdeen. Completion is expected in 2009.
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£331m contract
Infrastructure services group Morgan Est has won a £331m contract to upgrade Frankley water treatment works near Birmingham.
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Lords vote reopens dispute between supercasino bidders
The shock defeat of the Gambling Order in the House of Lords has reopened the dispute between Manchester and Blackpool over the location of the supercasino.
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NewsCroydon transformed
Sheppard Robson has submitted this design for an office and retail development to Croydon council for planning permission.
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Rival surveyors in talks over defection of director
Chartered surveyor Doherty Baines is in negotiations with a rival over the release of a director whom it poached in March.
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Amec wins Blackpool renewal
Amec Developments has been chosen to deliver the £285m redevelopment of the Talbot Gateway area of Blackpool.
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Purcell names heritage hotel chief
Architect Purcell Miller Tritton has appointed Jeremy Blake principal of its hotels and sustainability division.
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NewsGorillas view of the world
A female gorilla surveys London zoo’s latest attraction, the £5.3m Gorilla Kingdom, built by Crispin & Borst, which will open to the public this weekend.
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NewsSilvertown is here!
A Section 106 agreement is expected to be signed today on Silvertown Quays, the long-awaited £1.5bn mixed-use scheme in east London, close to the Olympic site.
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NewsFire up the Cannon
Foggo Associates has designed this mixed-use development to regenerate Cannon Street railway station in central London.
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ODA and unions clash over agency staff
Tensions between the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and trade unions deepened this week, appearing to jeopardise the 2012 construction commitments on industry best practice.
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Foster to offer staff shares
Lord Foster is considering widening staff ownership of shares in Foster + Partners.
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Sir Derek Higgs to retire from Partnerships UK
Sir Derek Higgs, chairman of Partnerships UK (PUK), has announced his retirement from the infrastructure partnerships body after seven years.
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CommentTaxing times for all
You’ve had a year of respite, but now the excuses must stop. From tomorrow, the government’s shake-up of the construction industry tax scheme (CIS) comes into force – after much heated debate, a few tears and a whole lot of confusion.
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Waste-reducing partition system
An addition to British Gypsum’s range of GypWall metal stud partition systems could reduce plasterboard waste around door openings by half.
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Acrylic door handles
Turnstyle Designs’ new range of door handles uses fabrics, wallpapers or other materials encapsulated in clear acrylic.