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G&T’s global alliance crumbles
International consultancies Rider Hunt and Levett & Bailey are in talks to find a UK partner after it emerged that its global alliance with Gardiner & Theobald is on the brink of collapse.
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Steel firms join forces to fend off pay claim
Major steelwork contractors in London this week joined forces over pay, amid fears of a union push for increases at sites across the capital.
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NewsBlair pushes forward hover train proposal
Tony Blair has personally intervened to push forward the scrutiny of proposals for a high-speed hovering train link between Glasgow and London, giving the first clear signal that the government is seriously considering the plans, write Sarah Richardson and David Rogers.
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ODPM takes up challenge from Rogers over communities
A senior civil servant at the ODPM has hinted that the sustainable communities plan could change after criticism from Richard Rogers’ Urban Task Force.
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NewsWater glass
Barber Casanovas Ruffles Architects have released this image of the Cambridge Water Company headquarters.
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NewsPFI funders may take money abroad, Treasury warned …
Investors tell government that it could be cheaper and less risky to work on Continent as PFI markets open up
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… and PFI designs get too little time, says Balls
Gordon Brown’s chief confidant has argued that more time must be given to the design of PFI projects.
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Ex-Dome man sets up law firm
Former Millennium Dome project director David Trench has set up a legal business with the founder of leading construction law firm Winward Fearon.
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Urban Splash picks Feilden Clegg Bradley
Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley has been picked by the Urban Splash–Southern Housing Group consortium to pitch for the revamp of the Packington Estate in north London.
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NewsGlazed over
Davis Duncan Architects collaborated with international artist Richard Wright to create this mixed-use project in Glasgow. The £9m residential and commercial development has windows 2.5 m high that span the full height of each storey on the south side. The developer on the scheme was Abbey Projects, contractor was AWG ...
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‘Critical’ skills shortage set to hit New Orleans recovery
Consultant Davis Langdon predicts bid costs rises of 20% because of inflated salaries and lack of contractors
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London mayor launches bid to control skills body
London mayor Ken Livingstone has launched an attempt to take control of the Learning Skills Council in a move that would allow him to combat skills shortages in the run up to the Olympics.
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Pearce Construction sues engineer WSP for £2.5m
Contractor brings High Court writ saying WSP failed to identify electrical defects in luxury London apartments
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NewsHLM back in black after being saved from collapse
In its first full year after being rescued by a management buyout, architect makes £240,000 post-profit share
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Multiplex hands chief executive 47% pay rise
Australian developer Multiplex was in the spotlight again this week as it emerged that chief executive Andrew Roberts received a 47% pay rise in the last financial year, despite the firm’s poor financial performance.
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PFI under the knife
PFI is in need of drastic surgery, according to the people who are struggling to work with it. In this procurement special, Angela Monaghan talks to contractors about high bid costs and strained capacity and asks if the government is ready to respond to calls for reform. Plus ...
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NewsCapita Symonds reveals catalogue of problems at Spa
Consultant needs £1.3m to remedy defects inherited from Mowlem at troubled Bath Spa.
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NewsMPs slam government’s handling of Dome sale
Public Accounts Committee says ministers failed to secure best deal.