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NewsPleased and prowed
Specialist glazing and cladding firm English Architectural Glazing has been appointed to work on the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital scheme in Brighton.
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Olympic threat to Thames
The viability of the Thames Gateway regeneration programme has been called into question following London’s Olympic success, according to one of the bid’s key ambassadors.
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Leeds supertram scheme faces the axe over £350m cost
The £350m Leeds supertram scheme looks set to be scrapped after the government told council leaders it did not believe the scheme was affordable.
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Contracts
Balfour picked for PFI hospitalContractor Balfour Beatty has been appointed preferred bidder for a £160m PFI hospital scheme in Glasgow for NHS Greater Glasgow. The contract was awarded through Balfour’s concession firm Canmore.GarsideLaycock’s £16m winMaintenance firm GarsideLaycock has been awarded a £16m four-year partnership deal for projects and maintenance on ...
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NewsPFI specialist plans for life without Jarvis
David Wylde Project Finance, the PFI specialist that bought back Jarvis’ 50% share in itself three months ago, could be floated on the stock market in five years.
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John Doyle’s pre-tax profit jumps 12.5%
Concrete contractor John Doyle Group this week said growth in its pre-tax profit and turnover for 2004 showed it had recovered from a difficult 2003.
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CABE and its public
Why on earth don’t people check their facts? The Evening Standard journalist Mira Bar-Hillel (Letters, 15 July, page 34) gets the wrong end of the stick on at least three counts when she comments on CABE’s recent open design review.
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Risky business
Melinda Parisotti’s idea for eliminating net contribution clauses (1 July, page 52) should, I suggest, be put in perspective.
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Wholly appreciated
May I congratulate you on the article on whole-life costing (24 June, page 66). Nothing is more important to the industry than an appreciation of its role in asset management for a business.
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Nous les avons aussi
I am writing in response to your international salary guide (24 June, page 40).
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A payee’s lot
The National Specialist Contractors Council has, in common with other interested parties, submitted a detailed response to the DTI consultation paper on amending the Construction Act to improve payment practices in the industry.
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Broadcasting House
How the team behind the remodelled Broadcasting House in central London married old with new - without a single programme interuption.
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House price inflation falls to nine-year low
Market continues to soften as repossession threat looms large.
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NewsScottish parliament nominated for Stirling prize
But Brighton's Jubilee Library is favourite for architects' top honour.
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Tube PPPs told they are not good enough
London Underground says private firms are slipping further behind schedule.
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Mouchel Parkman order book tops 1bn
Biggest single contract to date boosts group’s performance.
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Head of security jailed over Mont Blanc tunnel blaze
Involuntary manslaughter charges upheld for lapses in safety in Alpine road tunnel.
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Turnover increases 23% at John Doyle
Profit increases to £4.5m as chairman Stef Stefanou looks to the Olympics for improvement in South East.
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Pebble Mill makes way for science park
Demolition starts on Birmingham studios as regional development agency seeks occupants from healthcare and science sectors.