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Let the good times roll
This month’s survey reveals an optimistic mood among UK contractors, who are more willing to take on workers, particularly in the civil engineering sector
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Cappuccinos in Huddersfield
DLG Architects has gained planning consent for the £175m Waterfront Quarter development in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
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NewsDavid Pretty reveals plans for life after Barratt
The outgoing chief executive of Barratt will not be opting for pipe and slippers when he steps down at the end of the year.
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Rochester Riverside finally gets off launchpad
Medway council in Kent is marketing the first phase of the 34ha Rochester Riverside site to developers, ending years of delay.
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Cyril Sweett acquires Altonwood Project Services
Consultant Cyril Sweett has purchased a project management and consulting service in north London for £500,000.
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Farrell signs up for Tories
Lord Heseltine has asked Sir Terry Farrell to join the Conservative party’s taskforce to regenerate UK cities.
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NewsStart of the Pier show
Work has started on an Atkins-designed 40-storey residential development in Dubai.
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Inland Revenue exonerated in landmark CIS tax ruling
A builder who sued HM Revenue & Customs after claiming that administrative delays on the Construction Industry Scheme forced his firm out of business has lost his case.
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NewsFrench Frank
Frank Gehry has unveiled his design for a Paris museum of contemporary art. It consists of a series of enclosed galleries with glass-covered roof terraces.
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Pilot study into viability of sustainable refurbishment
Consultant Tuffin Ferraby Taylor (TFT) is teaming up with Slough Estates to introduce a pilot study into the viability of a sustainability programme for refurbishment.
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NewsNew Manchester takes shape
Allied London has won planning consent for the latest building in its Spinningfields development in Manchester.
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Goldsmith attacks Labour’s sustainability record
Zac Goldsmith, Tory adviser on the environment, has criticised the government for not forcing a change towards more sustainable construction methods in health projects.
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RMJM designs £200m Cambridge laboratory
Architect RMJM is designing a £200m medical research laboratory in Cambridge, Building understands.
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NewsYoung Vic rejuvenated
Architect Haworth Tompkins has completed the renovation of the Young Vic theatre, originally designed by Bill Howell in the 1960s.
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Is this a wind-up?
A subcontractor, SCC Construction Ltd, raised a number of invoices against the head contractor, Medlock Projects Ltd. The invoices were not paid and SCC presented a winding-up petition against Medlock to the court. Medlock Projects applied to restrain advertisement of the winding up petition. The unpaid invoices were for £51,642 ...
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FeaturesA light topping
Kicking off this week’s Specifier, Sonia Soltani found out why the intricate larch structure has been shortlisted for a Wood award
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FeaturesWhat to specify: roofing
Specifiers hunting for roofing solutions that offer decorative window effects, energy-efficient solar power, tiles with lower pitches,or delightfully different colours to natural slates, need look no further
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Roofs
Roofs are those things that keep the rain off us when we’re watching TV, aren’t they? Well, yes, but properly specified they have all sorts of other uses. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg looks at the options