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NewsFormer MJP directors design cable car across the Thames
Fledgling practice Metropolitan Workshop makes its mark with plans for remarkable London tourist attraction
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FeaturesA long way to go
Now that London has beaten the odds and won the Olympic Games, the small matter of building £8bn worth of facilities is getting under way.
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NewsDrechsler completes Wates revamp with promotions
Four executives gain board status as contractor abandons traditional public–private structure
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Experian revises forecast after Olympic win
Research company Experian has amended its pessimistic forecasts for construction output in light of the last Wednesday’s announcement that London will host the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Savills sues Chelsfield
Property services company Savills is suing developer Chelsfield in a £100,000 legal battle over fees.
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Gleeson pushes ahead with building arm buyout
Gleeson says the management buyout of its building division will be completed on 1 August, subject to shareholder approval.
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NewsEngineers to advise Tube chiefs on anti-terror plans
Blast experts propose complete risk assessment of vulnerable lines after last week’s bomb attacks
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NewsPressure on to keep Olympic bid’s best practice promises
Industry urges government to make Games a showcase for best practice in procurement and sustainability
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Government offers cash to avert skills crisis
The government has announced that it will cover half of the cost of training for key skills qualifications in sectors such as construction. The move is intended to avert a skills crisis that could undermine the Olympic programme.
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RIBA lobbies for 2012 urban design body
The RIBA is lobbying the government to set up a body to champion urban design in the Olympic zone.
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Court battle adds to Jarvis’ woes
Jarvis, the heavily indebted support services company, received more bad news this week after it was ordered by the Technology and Construction Court to pay £800,000 to an Indian rail engineer
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Liverpool council rethinks demolition plan
Hundreds of houses facing demolition in Liverpool could escape the bulldozer after the council made concessions to local opposition.
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NewsReflected glory
This gleaming £29m hub for Liverpool University’s engineering department has been designed by Sheppard Robson.
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NewsEnglish Partnerships sets sights on infrastructure investment
Chair and chief executive herald a new chapter for regeneration agency, as income from land sales doubles
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CommentWonders & blunders
Just when you thought the tennis madness was over, Alan Mills serves two London landmarks, one by Wren, the other by Foster
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A cool summer
Despite predictions of some growth in the short term, Experian Business Strategies says the outlook is fairly dull for the construction industry – and sunnier times are not expected until 2007
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NewsAftermath of terrorist bombs
Several contractors, including Bovis, closed their sites, while consultant EC Harris turned itself into a first-aid centre
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Amec sacks construction boss
Support services group Amec has fired Steve Bowcott, managing director of its construction services business, for what the company described as “substantial breaches of business conduct”.
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CommentA close watch
More than 50 people killed and hundreds more injured, traumatised or grieving.
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Off-site manufacture
This week, we look at the startling way this bingo hall renovation was designed and how an off-site solution was found for an elegant cedar-framed family house in Oxford. Plus advice on specifying steel frames and all the latest products