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  • News

    Industry shares soar as decision is announced

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    The London 2012 victory has provided a much-needed economic boost to the construction industry, even though there are some concerns about capacity and the vast amount of capital required to deliver the games.

  • News

    Guy Hands in frame to buy Fairclough Homes

    2005-07-08T06:40:00Z

    Chief executive of private equity company Terra Firma set to put bid in for housebuilder.

  • Rogers: Sidelined in favour of new urbanism
    News

    Prescott to bring Rogers back into centre of policy debate

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    John Prescott to host dinner with Richard Rogers and his urban taskforce on eve of Core Cities conference

  • News

    Wembley to be Londons green exemplar

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    London mayor Ken Livingstone is to test his plans to make London the most sustainable city in the world in regeneration areas next to Wembley stadium and at Elephant & Castle.

  • News

    300 jobs face axe as Burnley engineer fails

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Civil engineer RC Group is forced into administration as work dries up for small civils firms in North-west

  • News

    HOK wins 75m Shell Centre job

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Architect HOK International has won a sought-after commission to design the £75m redevelopment of the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank.

  • A private school in the middle of Kibera, where the parents clubbed together to hire a teacher
    Features

    The bridge to Kibera

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    These Kenyan children may have a school to go to, but without clean water and sanitation they will soon have to leave. They are among 700,000 dwellers in Africa’s biggest slum, and they are desperate for the construction industry’s help. Paul Jowitt explains how it can be given

  • The Fred Longworth School in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester
    Features

    School project

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Mitie has just opened its first two construction skills centres for 14-16 year olds

  • Richard Munro
    Features

    Appointments

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Movers this week

  • Pedley: HBF to be given more priority
    News

    Pedley bows out as chief executive of Redrow

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Paul Pedley has stepped down as chief executive of quoted housebuilder Redrow to commit more time to the House Builders Federation.

  • News

    Kier has some good news and some bad news

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Greater profitability in the construction division at Kier will help to offset a slowdown in work at its housing arm, said the firm.

  • News

    Montpellier back in black

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Montpellier posted a small profit for the six months to 31 March this year after turning in a £6.9m loss for the year to 30 September 2004.

  • News

    Sharewatch

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Interest rate tensions

  • Johnston: MDA poised for difficult market
    News

    MDA chairman set to prove himself after 2002 buyout

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Despite controversy over his buyout and restructure of cost consultant, Charles Johnston is bullish about future

  • Comment

    An engineering solution

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    With a little bit of law and technology we can use standard electrical appliances to a) reduce carbon emissions by millions of tons and b) make money …

  • Hansom
    Comment

    Hansom

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    So farewell Neil Hadden and welcome back Paul Gandy. Hello again, Paris Moayedi and Roger Madelin. Ah, Mr Gidman, may we have a word?

  • Comment

    Game on

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    So David Beckham is to have the Olympics in his manor after all, to the delight of the country’s sports fans and the construction industry.

  • News

    Industry hails victory for the whole of the UK

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    All regions set to benefit from training facilities and base camps for more than 140 competing nations

  • Gary France
    News

    ‘Everybody is so happy, it’s euphoric’

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Minutes after the announcement of London’s victory was made, an emotional Gary France, a director at construction consultant Mace, spoke to Building from the restaurant in Singapore where the bid team had gathered to celebrate

  • News

    Olympic transport body gets go-ahead

    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    The government is set to establish an Olympic Transport Authority to oversee the development of transport links and infrastructure for the games.