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NewsA special night
At this year’s Specialist Contractor Awards at London’s Hilton Hotel, the industry celebrated the achievements of all 54 finalists and handed out 14 trophies to some of the best in the business – making it an evening to remember for all 500 guests. Photographs by Dean O’Brien
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Unions use Olympics to push for increased pay
Trade unions are to call for a special pay rate for construction workers in the capital.
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NewsThey’re lovely, Darling
Architect Darling Associates has submitted this £37m proposal for a pair of towers in the south London suburb of Sutton.
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Building journalist awarded
Building news editor George Hay was highly commended in the new business news journalist category at the Periodical Training Council’s Young Journalist of the Year awards, held at the Millennium Mayfair hotel in central London last Friday.
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Support services group faces £1m Barclays writ
Barclays Bank has launched a £1m High Court legal battle against support services group Inspace Property Services.
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HBF chairman Stewart Baseley steps into the breach
Stewart Baseley, the chairman of the Home Builders Federation, is acting as chief executive after this week’s announcement that Robert Ashmead is leaving the organisation.
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Public sector procurement has ‘doubled in efficiency’
Public sector construction procurement has almost doubled in efficiency over the past five years, according to figures released by the Office of Government Commerce this week.
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BAA technical director leaves airport operator
Richard Petrie is set to leave airport operator BAA after a reshuffle of the company’s top executives.
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Merchants Quarter favourite
Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine is set to win the £250m contract to build the Merchants Quarter development in Bristol.
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Government report calls for tougher regs enforcement
A government climate change review has called for the tougher enforcement of Building Regulations, saying it could help reduce carbon emissions 100,000 tonnes a year.
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NewsWood works
Oaklands Court, a high-density £7.4m social housing scheme in White City, west London, opens this week.
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NewsElektric dreams
Halpern Architects has won planning permission for this residential project in London Docklands.
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Pilkington takeover talks
Analysts this week predicted that Japanese company Nippon Sheet Glass would increase its initial offer for UK glass-maker Pilkington from 150p a share to about 162p, valuing the company at about £2.1bn.
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Carillion continues MoD wins with £690m contract
A joint venture led by contractor Carillion has won a contract worth £690m to upgrade and maintain Ministry of Defence family accommodation.
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Persimmon set for FTSE 100 after Westbury approach
Housebuilder’s share price rises 10% after stock exchange announcement, fuelling speculation of a FTSE first
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Laing O’Rourke tops league of London housing contractors
Laing O'Rourke is the most active residential contractor in the capital, with projects totalling more than 2500 units.
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CommentA peach of a deal
Another week, another round of corporate activity. But the one that stands out is Persimmon’s £640m offer for Westbury Homes.
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Sustainability
This week Specifier looks at all things sustainable, including the cost of solar hot water systems and some great green products. We kick off with Freiburgs eco-community, including the new Sonnenschiff development that could teach the UK housebuilding sector a thing or two
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CPA slams Scottish Executive on public services
Construction Products Association report, Achievable Targets 2005 Scotland, highlights concern for Scotland’s hospitals, schools, housing, transport and water infrastructure.