More news – Page 3770

  • David Higgins
    News

    Olympic authority lists requirements for delivery partner

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The Olympic Delivery Authority has outlined the areas to be covered the "delivery partner" that will project manage the construction of the Games' infrastructure.

  • Kings Cross
    News

    Argent secures planning at King's Cross

    2006-03-10T11:53:00Z

    The regeneration developer secured outline consent after a two day council meeting.

  • Sir Digby Jones
    News

    Bucknall Austin appoints Sir Digby Jones

    2006-03-10T07:00:00Z

    CBI director general to join consultant as non-executive director with an emphasis on productivity.

  • Comment

    Thai twiglets

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Our thanks to Mike Catterall of Adams Johns Kennard for this photo demonstrating precarious south-east Asian improvisation.

  • News

    Wembley parachutes in extra electrical firm

    2006-03-10T07:00:00Z

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

  • News

    Argent names three main contractors for King's Cross

    2006-03-10T07:00:00Z

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

  • Nicholas Jones
    News

    No time for dreaming

    2006-03-10T11:00:00Z

    Stuck in a traffic jam in the back of a taxi on the way to a Bangkok trade fair, our blogger ponders matters big and small, such as the growing political unrest in the Thai capital and the quality of teak benches in the Far East.

  • News

    T Clarke increases turnover after acquisitions

    2006-03-10T11:39:00Z

    Engineer and contractor's turnover it boosted by £27m to £194m.

  • Chris Hill
    News

    Allez, Christophe!

    2006-03-10T09:07:00Z

    Chris Hill and 14 other riders in waterproofs left London this morning on the first leg of the Tour de MIPIM. And even though the rain turned to sleet on reaching Calais spirits in the peloton remained high.

  • Comment

    Consider Horbury

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Politicians constantly scrutinise the cost of the public sector building programme - the biggest in our lifetime - but how closely do they examine design standards?

  • Among the pick of Brighton’s projects are Gehry’s King Alfred centre
    Features

    Why not work in… South Coast

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    With £2bn of work Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property on the abundant work and good wages to be had in the South Coast's honeypot

  • Robert Frear
    Features

    Appointments

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Movers and shakers this week...

  • Pupils at Springhill Catholic Primary School in Southampton swarm around their new classroom block, designed by architecture plb
    Features

    Cost model: School extensions

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    While Blair's shiny new city academies grab all the headlines, a host of smaller-scale improvements to existing schools is quietly being carried out. In the first of our series of mini-cost models, Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon reviews the key issues and costs involved in primary school extension projects

  • News

    Galliford reorganises after swallowing Morrison

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Galliford Try is to restructure its construction business in the wake of the £42m takeover of Morrison Construction.

  • News

    Energy prices force brick maker to stop using oil

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Small brick maker HG Matthews is to switch from oil to biofuel for brick production because of increasingly high energy prices.

  • News

    WSP shares rise 5% to 415p

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Shares in consultant WSP hit a four-year high on Monday after it revealed an impressive set of results.

  • News

    Rok named as one of Sunday Times' 100 best employers

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Twelve firms in the construction industry made it into a survey by The Sunday Times on the 100 best companies to work for (see table).

  • Hansom illustration
    Comment

    Hansom

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Our correspondent stalks the corridors and canteens and, indeed, toilets of power this week in his endless search for those things the government doesn't want you to see

  • I-Life solution: £65k homes for first-time buyers
    News

    David Wilson Homes to snub tariff areas

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    David Wilson Homes will not build its new range of homes for first-time buyers where councils operate planning tariffs or make steep demands for affordable housing contributions.

  • Tom Dacey: A 'strategic' decision
    News

    Transfer pull-out set to hit housebuilders

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilders could lose major estate regeneration work because one of the UK's biggest housing associations looks set to pull out of stock transfer schemes.