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Amec chairman Sir Peter Mason to retire
Sir Peter Mason is to retire from Amec at the age of 60 after 10 years at the helm of the company.
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Pensions strike imminent
About 70,000 construction workers employed by councils are set to strike this month in a row over pensions.
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Costain boss plans to reduce operating sectors
Andrew Wyllie, the chief executive of Costain who was appointed last September, has completed a strategic review of the business and plans to slash the sectors in which the company operates from 15 to 10.
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Davis Langdon to open Philippines skills centre
Davis Langdon is to open an engineering academy in the Philippines to counter a worldwide skills shortage.
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Iconic buildings planned for Lake District
A series of iconic buildings are to be built in the Lake District national park.
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Moscow's mammoth tower
Plans for a tall tapering spire over Moscow were unveiled by Lord Foster at this week's MIPIM exhibition in Cannes.
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Ken in Cannes
The mayor of London revealed at this year's MIPIM property fair that he has called in architects PRP and Dunster Associates to advise the GLA on how to make new developments zero carbon …
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Curzon receiver makes 86 employees redundant
Ernst & Young sheds staff at fit-out firm while negotiating buyout deal with management of furniture subsidiary
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Miller bucks downward trend with 40% rise in profit
Keith Miller, chief executive of Miller Group, was in a bullish mood this week after the firm reported a rise in pre-tax profit for 2005 of 40%, taking it to £76m.
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Family housing a priority in London, says Cooper
Housing minister Yvette Cooper has announced steps to make developers provide more family housing in London.
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Prescott faces fresh attack on housing market renewals
Critics seize on statistics that predict higher than expected demand in the North to oppose demolitions
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Ships into houses
Crest Nicholson has been picked by the South East England Development Agency to regenerate Southampton's former Vospers shipyard.
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Industrial terrorism
When Montpellier abandoned its contract to build an animal testing laboratory for Oxford University 18 months ago, it was seen as an isolated incident.
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Structures
This foray into the world of building structures begins with this startling, earthquake-proof house suspended over a New Zealand cliff-face. Plus overleaf we report on the vexed subject of new European standards, look at the costs of concrete repair and offer guides to products and suppliers
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CTRL UK goes to High Court
The secretary of state for transport has joined forces with CTRL (UK) to sue Esso Petroleum Co and Roadchef Motorways.
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Network Rail sues over gas leak
Network Rail Infrastructure has launched a legal battle for compensation a row over a fractured gas pipe in Nottingham.
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Bovis and Capita Symonds set to make joint Olympic bid
New team would vie with Balfour Beatty/Amec and Bechtel to win London Olympics delivery contract.
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John Callcutt named as English Partnerships boss
Former Crest Nicholson chief executive to be unveiled later today.
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Government announces details of April energy regulations
The final version of Part L of the Building Regulations is published after months of delay.