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Asda seeks contractors for £130m expansion
Supermarket chain Asda is searching for up to eight contractors and two quantity surveyors for a £130m store building programme.
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NewsMayor plans pay rise for Olympic workers
Ken Livingstone considers raising minimum wage for 2012 construction workers
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EC Harris wins five years in court
Consultant EC Harris has been appointed on a five-year deal to provide construction services to the Royal Courts of Justice, the UK's main civil court.
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Spanish firm eyes Plymouth PFI
Spanish construction giant FCC is set to follow Ferrovial into the UK market with a bid for a £200m PFI hospital scheme in Plymouth.
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NewsRiviera regeneration
Architect Building Design Partnership has completed this waterside park in La Seyne sur Mer, near Toulon in the south of France.
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Allies finishes Barking plan
Olympic Park masterplanners EDAW and Allies and Morrison have drawn up plans for the future of Barking town centre in Essex.
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RICS launches training in asbestos, fire and energy
The RICS has unveiled plans for five accreditation schemes to be introduced in the next year.
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Foreign Office Architects' profit breaks £1m barrier
Profit trebles to £1.1m at the husband-and-wife practice that is working on the London Olympic stadium
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NewsVictoria beckons
Architect Benoy has secured planning permission for this £500m mixed-use regeneration scheme at Victoria Harbour in Hartlepool.
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NewsSupersheds
Shed giant Gazeley has unveiled its vision for the future of distribution sheds with these designs for a carbon-neutral warehouse.
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NewsSt Modwen nabs Land Secs director and wins £100m job
Birmingham developer celebrates as it poaches Tim Seddon from Land Securities and lands Jaguar business park
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Kier in the frame as buyer for Barr Holdings
Kier Group was this week understood to be the frontrunner in the race to buy Scottish construction group Barr Holdings.
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Jarvis' fortunes set to turn as FM contracts sale begins
Interested parties to receive documents detailing the work up for grabs, including Wirral and Liverpool schools
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NewsMiliband seeks to allay fears over planning gain tax
As deadline for consultation into planning gain supplement approaches, a Building special report reveals united opposition from industry, councils, academics - and former housing minister Nick Raynsford
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Projects update: Project management
Our regular round-up of tools to help you work smarter looks at an innovation from the oil industry and a software program to maximise profit from mixed-use schemes
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Lead times
The latest lead times may not look like much has altered, but the current increase in order books will change all that, says Paul Dalton of Mace.
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FeaturesSpotlight on sprinklers
Lead times have remained constant at eight weeks during 2003, 2004 and 2005. This consistency reflects the steady level of work in the market and the sector’s ability to supply the demand.
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FeaturesA cracking Christmas
Activity was up across the board in December, according to the Experian Business Strategies survey - which also offers a short-term forecast, a regional breakdown and a quarterly look at work in hand
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Off-site manufacturing
Off-site construction is usually sold as the answer to all the industrys problems. The promise is better quality and faster project delivery. Sites are also safer, partly because there are fewer people around to get injured. But for the teams delivering these projects, it can be a different matter. The ...
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NewsBovis admits £15m loss on BBC and Leeds projects
Developer admits difficulties on Bridgewater Place scheme in Leeds and its BBC Broadcasting House scheme in London.