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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
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CABE pans Blackpool supercasino
CABE has attacked Gensler’s design for a 160,000 m2 supercasino in Blackpool, the first of its kind to undergo a design review.
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Tax investigation at luxury developer
Luxury developer Candy & Candy is being investigated by HM Revenue & Customs.
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BAM chosen for £74m Solihull BSF project
BAM PPP has been selected as the preferred bidder for the £74m Building Schools for the Future project in Solihull in the Midlands.
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Lend Lease to build Northants schools
Lend Lease Projects has been appointed to develop three schools as part of Northamptonshire council’s £75m capital works programme.
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Fraud office inquiry into KBR scheme
American engineer KBR is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office over bribery allegations on a Nigerian gas plant project.
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Taywood records 5.6% fall in profit
Taylor Woodrow has recorded a 5.6% fall in interim pre-tax profit to £161m.
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NewsHeathrow and T5 on high security alert
Heathrow and all other UK airports put on critical security alert this morning