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Union study attacks NHS' LIFT programme
The NHS' LIFT procurement scheme for local clinics and surgeries has been criticised in a study published last month, increasing concern over its workings.
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DTI sues Alstom for £1m
Engineering firm Alstom is being sued for £1m by the DTI in a row over payments dating back more than 10 years ago.
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Mott MacDonald in talks over army work in Iraq
Consultant Mott MacDonald is in discussions with the army over taking on military engineering work in Iraq when British troops pull out.
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News‘Boring' Foster academy reworked
Architect Foster and Partners' design for a city academy has been revamped by a team of designers because the client said it was "boring".
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NewsPartnerships for Schools loses two key directors
Agency in charge of Building Schools for the Future is overhauled as Blair faces critics over education proposals
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Morrison settles case for £10m
Sir Fraser Morrison has put an end to his £130m High Court battle with water giant AWG by paying an out-of-court settlement understood to be up to £10m.
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T&T set to take commercial sec
Cost consultant Turner & Townsend has unveiled ambitious plans to expand in the commercial sector and has picked up a raft of contracts.
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NewsA clear improvement
Work has begun on the first phase of the University of Bradford's £11m project to build an atrium and revamp its Richmond Building.
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Bradford baulks at Urban Splash mill conversion
Developer Urban Splash is locked in a battle with Bradford council over the design of luxury flats at its Lister's Mill development in Manningham.
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London Eye architect sheds light on plan for Thames
Marks Barfield seeks sponsors for Olympic project to illuminate the banks of the river in central London
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NewsA long wait at the station
Camden council has delayed until early March a decision on whether to grant planning permission for Argent's £1.5bn scheme to redevelop King's Cross Central.
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NewsTerrace with a twist
Planning permission has been granted for this Levitt Bernstein scheme to build 130 flats and maisonettes in Kilburn, north-west London.
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NewsUCATT gets green light for worker memorial statue
Tower Hamlets council grants planning permission for statue of unknown builder to commemorate site fatalities
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Bellway sales increase 1%
Housebuilder Bellway says its focus on the lower to middle housing market has helped to push sales up 1% in the first half of the financial year.
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SMC buys two architects, broadening client base
Quoted architect SMC has bought Ian Penrose Architects and Covell Matthews, taking its number of acquisitions to six.
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Brown calls in accountant to scrutinise planning costs
PriceWaterhouse Coopers widens inquiry into regulatory system as planners slam government efficiency drive
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New social housing obligations threaten small housebuilder
Many smaller housebuilders will be hit by the government's insistence that social housing be included on small estates, a seminar heard last week.
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Prescott muddies ODPM policy on land supply
Deputy Prime minister John Prescott has contradicted his own department's recently unveiled policy to free up housing land supply.
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NewsLandmark Kent art gallery scrapped
Kent County Council scrap ambitious scheme as costs rise by £20m to £50m.
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NewsInterest rates remain at 4.5%
Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee keep rates on hold as house prices rise 5.1%.