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  • Sir Didby Jones
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    Bucknall Austin appoints Sir Digby Jones

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Consultant Bucknall Austin has pulled off a coup by securing the services of Sir Digby Jones as a non-executive director.

  • The Hotel Intercontinental proved a tough task
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    Curzon's future in doubt after receivers called in

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Fit-out firm calls in Ernst & Young after series of setbacks including the £25m refurbishment of a Mayfair hotel

  • Chris Girling, Carillion finance director
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    Carillion cautions on Mowlem write-downs

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The Carillion board this week said that it could not guarantee it would not make further write-downs on Mowlem, on top of the £120m it has already wiped off the balance sheet.Carillion is now undertaking a thorough review of the Mowlem business, after it completed the £313m takeover two weeks ...

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    Bankrupt Schmidlin confident that buyer is imminent

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Bankrupt Swiss cladding maker Schmidlin is to reveal its new owner next week.

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    Asbestos legal challenge

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Thousands of construction workers could lose compensation for asbestos-related illness if the House of Lords decides in favour of the employers in the case of Barker vs Saint-Gobain.

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    BDP falls victim to PFI hospital cull

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Architect BDP has been stood down from the £761m PFI Pathway hospital development in Leicester while the government considers the future of PFI healthcare schemes.

  • Developer ISIS has taken the first step to regenerating the Glasgow branch of the Forth & Clyde Canal after winning planning permission for this mixed-use development.
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    Clyde goes Forth

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Developer ISIS has taken the first step to regenerating the Glasgow branch of the Forth & Clyde Canal after winning planning permission for this mixed-use development.

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    Top developers vie for Euston and Victoria refurbs

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Network Rail has lined up a shortlist of blue-chip developers for the refurbishment of Victoria and Euston mainline stations.

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    Nuclear option rejected

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    A sustainability watchdog has come out against a nuclear power station programme.

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    Foster and Partners moves back into profit

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Norman Foster has revealed that his practice has turned a £544,000 loss for the year ended 30 April 2004 into a £2.5m profit in the following 12 months.

  • Extra time: Penalties for late handover are estimated at £120,000 a day
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    Wembley parachutes in extra electrical firm

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Electrical fit-out work reorganised to speed up delivery of the stadium and minimise financial penalties

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    Argent names three main contractors for King's Cross

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Developer plans to work with Carillion, Kier and HBG on a design-and-build basis if project gets go-ahead

  • Cross purposes Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects and structural engineer Techniker have won a design competition for two pairs of bridges, each supported on a thicket of spindly poles.
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    Cross purposes

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Cross purposes Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects and structural engineer Techniker have won a design competition for two pairs of bridges, each supported on a thicket of spindly poles.

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    Urban Catalyst founder sets up investment body

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    REGENERATION specialist Ken Dytor is launching a vehicle to lever private sector investment into education and healthcare.The Urban Catalyst founder has begun talks over his latest project, Regeneration Investments, with a number of parties. Dytor says he wants to concentrate on regeneration consultancy and investment instead of development.The venture has ...

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    Redrow to expand in South

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Redrow chief executive Neil Fitzsimmons says the firm will focus on expanding its regional network and mixed-use regeneration workload.

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    NG Bailey to woo banks with specialist IT arm

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    M&E company NG Bailey is to launch an IT services division, making it the first building services firm to offer complete M&E fit-out to specialist financial institutions.

  • Keith Clarke
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    Construction group lobbies for untapped R&D cash

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Chief executive of consultant Atkins seeks to secure at least £36m from European Union and national pots

  • David Milliband
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    Miliband report marks shift in regeneration policy

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Minister proposes decentralisation of power to cities and city regions, and backs spending on public transport

  • Workplace illustration
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    Exploited youth

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    A number of leading architectural firms are not paying students to work up to 60-hour weeks yet are happy to let them draw up important competition entries, while graduates are being offered hard-work, low-pay deals just for the kudos of being employed by a major practice. Illustration by Scott Garrett

  • Hotel Intercontinental
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    Curzon's future in doubt after receivers called in

    2006-03-09T11:57:00Z

    Fit-out firm calls in Ernst & Young after series of setbacks including the £25m refurbishment of a Mayfair hotel.