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300 jobs face axe as Burnley engineer fails
Civil engineer RC Group is forced into administration as work dries up for small civils firms in North-west
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HOK wins 75m Shell Centre job
Architect HOK International has won a sought-after commission to design the £75m redevelopment of the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank.
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FeaturesThe bridge to Kibera
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
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FeaturesSchool project
Mitie has just opened its first two construction skills centres for 14-16 year olds
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NewsPedley bows out as chief executive of Redrow
Paul Pedley has stepped down as chief executive of quoted housebuilder Redrow to commit more time to the House Builders Federation.
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Kier has some good news and some bad news
Greater profitability in the construction division at Kier will help to offset a slowdown in work at its housing arm, said the firm.
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Montpellier back in black
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.
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NewsMDA chairman set to prove himself after 2002 buyout
Despite controversy over his buyout and restructure of cost consultant, Charles Johnston is bullish about future
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An engineering solution
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 …
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Industry hails victory for the whole of the UK
All regions set to benefit from training facilities and base camps for more than 140 competing nations
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News‘Everybody is so happy, it’s euphoric’
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
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Olympic transport body gets go-ahead
The government is set to establish an Olympic Transport Authority to oversee the development of transport links and infrastructure for the games.
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Guy Hands in frame to buy Fairclough Homes
Entrepreneur Guy Hands is understood to be preparing to put in a bid for Fairclough Homes, the housebuilder put up for sale for £250m by its US parent Centex. Hands is chief executive of private equity company Terra Firma.
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NewsA view of the bridge
Contractor Alfred McAlpine has begun work to prepare the site of this £4.9m foot and cycle bridge in Newport, south Wales. The Usk bridge, designed by Grimshaw and Atkins, is 67 m tall and 145 m long. The structure has four crane-like masts, standing in pairs, which support the bridge ...
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Costs double as Plymouth hospital PFI ditches sole bid
The Plymouth Hospitals PFI scheme has nearly doubled in cost to £600m after the NHS confirmed last week it had rejected the sole bidder for the project.
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Mowlem urges Network Rail to reconsider ban
Mowlem chief executive Simon Vivian has been in talks this week with Network Rail over getting the company reinstated on the track renewal programme.