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Crest Nicholson sales increase by 30%
Decision to increase number of affordable homes pushs up total number of homes sold for year ending October 31.
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British firms sidelined in Europe
British firms are missing out on public procurement contracts in Europe because of favouritism for homes companies.
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NewsLondon team submits bid for 2012 Olympics
The bid proposals of the five candidates for the 2012 Olympics have been sent to the International Olympic Committee.
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shedkm wins design competition at New Islington
Architect shedkm and developer Taylor Woodrow will design and build scheme on 6,750m2 plot in East Manchester Millennium Community.
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NewsUK architect wins Shanghai design competition
Paul Davis & Partners Architect wins competition to design rban mixed-use scheme with two 31-storey towers.
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Vinci dropped by Jarvis as Hochtief enters the frame
Hochtief looks set to buy Jarvis’s PFI bidding operations after Vinci and Jarvis are dumped from Norfolk schools PFI.
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The defendant building contractor secured a contract to carry out works of improvement to a sewage treatment works owned and operated by the claimant water company that treated wastewater. The claimant’s engagement of the defendant was under the terms of a design and build contract which incorporated a specification that ...
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NewsPrison Service accelerates 3bn refurbishment plan
Authorities to name contractors for framework deal four months early as concern mounts over state of system.
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Childrens hospital is running more than six months late
£60m Evelina hospital in London, designed by Hopkins Architects, delayed by ‘complexities of the building’.
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HTA Architects trailblazes Prescotts Northern Way
Housing specialist and property firm appointed to pioneer regeneration plans for Tees and Don valleys.
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FeaturesA magical night
More than 700 guests attended the second Specialist Contractor Awards at London’s Park Lane Hilton, presented by magician Paul Zenon. Here’s some of the highlights …
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FeaturesAsk Edward
The government is eager to increase drug testing in ‘safety critical' workplaces such as building sites. But what does this mean for employees' rights and responsibilities?
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Shopfitting
In this specialist market overview, Russell O’Hare of Gardiner & Theobald’s Retail Group looks at the procurement, design challenges and costs for shopfitting works, and Bill Fraser of the Pel Group talks about trends in retail
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FeaturesThe party's over
The champagne has all been drunk, the cab’s been called and the headache is starting to set in … That, according to the Hays Montrose executive salary guide, is how the industry’s top brass is feeling in these straitened days.
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FeaturesThe re-education of Richard Feilden
Or what happened when the man whose ‘blood boiled’ at the mere sight of a PFI school decided to have a go at one himself. We write the end-of-project report, Richard Feilden‘s critical self-assessments provide the captions for the photographs
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It’s not me, it’s YOU
Framework deals are supposed to be a relationship for life, but many firms find the rings on their fingers are just a reminder of empty promises.
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The dream comes true
The RIBA has joined forces with the V&A to produced the UK’s first permanent architecture gallery and a library of its prize drawings collection
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Archigram legend talks about ‘reinvigorating’ HOK
One month into his new job, Peter Cook reveals his plans for the future – and how he’s coping with office life