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NewsWork starts on Cambridge college for offsite construction
New £2.5m college designed by Annand & Mustoe will tackle housing skills shortage in Cambridge region.
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FairBriar on verge of MBO
Chairman Kevin McCabe and two shareholders are preparing an offer according to housebuilder.
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NewsMowlem vows to fight Bath decision
Mowlem accuses Bath council of being unprofessional and underhand after council boots contractor off troubled scheme.
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NewsPoor roads cost small construction firms £181m
Survey suggests that traffic congestion affects productivity and profits of small construction firms.
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Morgan Sindall upbeat about 2005 prospects
Chief executive John Morgan will tell shareholders that the contractor has made "a good start" to 2005.
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NewsConstruction growth fell to 3.5% in 2004
RICS figures reveal construction output rose in 2004, but growth is down on 2003.
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NewsLaing and Harron Homes enter profit growth top 10
Laing has the tenth fastest profit growth in the UK according to The Sunday Times Profit Track 100 survey.
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Willmott Dixon set to land 60m of healthcare contracts
Consortium including Willmott Dixon wins £18m LIFT contract and achieves preferred bidder stage on a further two.
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NewsNew 44-storey building for Manchester
Ian Simpson's latest vision for Manchester awaits planning permission.
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NewsMultiplex plans to crack open concrete sector
Contractor to sign framework-style deal with major concrete supplier and increase capacity of a smaller firm.
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NewsMowlem thrown off Bath Spa
Bath and North East Somerset Council claims that Mowlem refused to replace floor in steam room.
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RICS to crackdown on incompetent QSs
Quantity surveyors who are found guilty of incompetence will face tough penalties as part of a review of the RICS’ regulatory functions.
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Atkins tries to poach rivals high-profile architects
Engineering consultant aims to become the UK’s second largest design practice, overtaking Foster and Partners.
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FeaturesJust the job
Surveyor Gemma Petrie on raising the profile of Midlands women in the construction industry
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NewsIbex expands after collapse of fit-out rivals
Ibex Interiors, the interior fit-out subsidiary of the John Doyle Group, has increased its sales in the wake of the collapse of several competitors in the sector
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Willmott makes debut in The Sunday Times Rich List
Richard Willmott, who runs contractor Willmott Dixon, has made his first appearance in The Sunday Times Rich List supplement for 2005. Willmott is placed at 458th, thanks to his family’s fortune of £100m. The Willmotts have a 65% stake in the company. The uplift in his assets is the ...
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Precept appoints director as part of growth drive
Programme management specialist Precept has appointed Michael Stokes director of its project advisory services group.
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NewsTyler reveals Balfour Beatty’s American dream
Contractor’s new chief executive plans to grow US construction business – despite last year’s heavy losses
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CommentRe-integrating the team
The National Audit Office has called for integrated construction teams. But why is it so hard to recreate what earlier generations took for granted?