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    Shortlists released for London stations

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Network Rail has released a shortlist of developers for the upgrade of Euston and Victoria stations in London.

  • No photo finish required
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    No photo finish required

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    The 30,000-seat grandstand at Ascot Racecourse is to open for this year's royal meeting on 20 June.

  • Yvette Cooper
    News

    Housebuilders raise alarm over cost of sustainable code

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    House Builders Association tells planning minister Cooper of concerns that land supply will be undermined

  • News

    Government under fire over water in tough Lords report

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    The government faced fresh pressure this week to cut its housing growth plans in the South-east after the publication of a House of Lords report.

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    The Decent Estates standard

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    The government has announced that it is expanding its council house improvement programme to cover bigger estate regeneration projects.

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    EP at odds with council over Milton Keynes

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    The English Partnerships-backed quango overseeing the development of Milton Keynes has set itself at loggerheads with local politicians by backing proposals to demolish large swaths of council housing.

  • Norman Haste
    News

    Norman Haste joins Laing O'Rourke's Dubai team

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    High-profile engineer Norman Haste resigns from two key UK posts to pursue opportunities in the Middle East

  • News

    Alfred McAlpine chairman to retire next year

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Alfred McAlpine, the construction and support services group, said in a statement on Tuesday that Oliver Whitehead, its chairman and former chief executive, intended to retire next June at the age of 65.

  • Rich pickings: Amey is well placed to benefit from BAA’s £7bn order book, including work at Stansted airport
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    Amey in line for key role after Ferrovial's BAA deal

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Spanish contractor's support services subsidiary could project manage BAA's airport build programmes

  • Stratford strife: LCR has been paying consultants’ fees since March
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    LCR left to foot design bill for Stratford City

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    London & Continental Railways has been left to foot the bill for the Stratford City masterplan by the warring members of the Stratford City consortium.

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    Training levels rise, but inefficiency is slammed

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Employees are getting better training, but the UK construction industry is among the most inefficient in Europe, two surveys have revealed.

  • A futuristic image of London’s skyline with the free-for-all style of Dubai is one of the exhibits at the Airspace exhibition starting today at 350 Euston Road, London.
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    Dubai-on-Thames

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    A futuristic image of London's skyline with the free-for-all style of Dubai is one of the exhibits at the Airspace exhibition starting today at 350 Euston Road, London.

  • The Allianz Arena in Munich by Herzog & de Meuron will be the centre of the global attention today when it plays host to the inaugural match of the 2006 World Cup between Germany and Costa Rica.
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    Cradle of dreams

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    The Allianz Arena in Munich by Herzog & de Meuron will be the centre of the global attention today when it plays host to the inaugural match of the 2006 World Cup between Germany and Costa Rica.

  • Wembley stadium
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    Cleveland Bridge may face insolvency, says Multiplex

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    … but steel contractor denies allegations it will go out of business after losing Wembley High Court battle

  • The winner: Ashley Muldoon, Multiplex’s project director
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    Judge: Multiplex acted lawfully but conduct was ‘ruthless'

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Justice Jackson came down largely in favour of the main contractor in the Wembley stadium case but made a number of withering comments about its conduct

  • Sarah Richardson
    News

    Judge stumbles to his verdict

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Court sketch

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    Rudi Klein: Anarchy in the UK

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    The Cleveland Bridge and Multiplex litigation is a stark reminder of one of the worst periods of construction - the early 1990s. This was a time when adversarial anarchy reigned and construction became the primary consumer of the services offered by the High Court.

  • News

    Jane Ryland: What now?

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Cleveland Bridge has an uphill battle. It has to prove the value of its work and Multiplex can still abate the value for the cost of remedials and claim damages for the repudiatory breach of contract.

  • Martin Goss
    Features

    OSC Think tank - The challenge ahead

    2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Ten of the leading experts and exponents of off-site construction gathered in Birmingham last month to debate the 10 key issues facing the more widespread adoption of the techniques that can revolutionise the building industry. The topics debated were: cultural change, product innovation, globalisation, industry collaboration, mass customisation, capacity, education, ...

  • John Roberts
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    Multiplex founder John Roberts dies

    2006-06-08T11:17:00Z

    The founder of the Wembley contractor died last night after a long-term illness.