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NewsShoebury chic
These four residential buildings are part of a development in Shoeburyness, at the mouth of the Thames Estuary in Essex. Architect HawkinsBrown was appointed by client Gladedale Homes to work up the designs for the homes in the former army town near Southend. The ex-garrison land is now part of ...
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NewsHochtief poaches Equion director to run UK PFI work
John Cann joins Hochtief PPP Solutions, but precise role remains unclear
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Carillion to sell PFI stakes worth £70m
Construction group Carillion is understood to have invited bids from investors for part of its PFI equity portfolio.
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Persimmon sued by ex-boss
Persimmon, the FTSE 100 housebuilder, has entered into a legal battle with John Bennett, the former finance director of Westbury.
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SIPP makes its debut at Ipswich waterfront scheme
The first self-invested personal pension residential development fund, or SIPP, has been used to finance a waterfront scheme in Ipswich.
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Public sector work hits trough
Growth in the public sector commercial development sector in July was at its lowest level for the year, according to research by property services firm Savills.
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NewsMorgan cautious after profit rise
John Morgan, the executive chairman of Morgan Sindall, said this week that the group’s construction division still had “a long way to go” despite posting an interim profit.
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McInerney buys British
Irish residential developer McInerney Holdings has bought Bowey Homes, of north-east England, for £23.6m. Bowey has 13 sites in development with five more in the pipeline.
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Morrison joins asbestos firm
Gordon Morrison, a former board member of contractor Morrison and its one-time parent AWG, has been appointed non-executive director of Silverdell, an asbestos remediation firm listed on the alternative investment market.
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Robertson appointment
Scottish group Robertson has appointed Angus MacInnes as managing director of its construction arm, which includes five regional businesses. MacInnes previously worked for contractors Carillion and Skanska.
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Ennstone buys concrete firm
Materials group Ennstone has bought Jackson Precast, an east Midlands concrete firm, for £6.2m. Jackson Precast’s turnover last year was £3.7m.
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Drainage firm acquired
Marshalls, the landscape specialist, has bought Decathlon Drainage for an undisclosed sum from Hodkin & Jones, a mouldings firm. The purchase will extend its range of linear drainage systems.
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West Midlands asked to build 50% more houses each year
Whitehall leans on regional assembly to sanction the construction of an extra 23,000 homes
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CommentA suitable case for treatment
There is growing evidence that the industry requires help in managing the welfare of its workforce. Constructing Better Health, a pilot scheme carried out in Leicester over the past 18 months, screened more than 2000 workers.
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NewsPrince of the Mersey
RMJM has submitted this design for a mixed-use development at Princes Dock in Liverpool.
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Taylor Woodrow rules out Olympic stadium bid
Taylor Woodrow has ruled itself out of the race to build the Olympic stadium.
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Davis Langdon global review shows healthy figures
Consultant Davis Langdon has disclosed its global business figures in a performance review.
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CommentMint issue
Most of us are leaving cyberspace and heading for the beach, briefly fretting about the dogs, cats and mint plants that we leave behind. Yes, that’s right, mint plants.
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Housing stats Top housing planning applications: July 2006
In this new monthly focus, Manchester council emerges as the biggest housing client