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  • News

    33 make longlist for 60,000 home competition

    2005-06-06T16:28:00Z

    Group will be whittled down further in second stage of the government's Design for Manufacture competition.

  • News

    Peter Commins appointed chairman of CC

    2005-06-06T14:26:00Z

    The managing director of Pettifer Construction succeeds Roy Wakeman as chairman of the Construction Confederation.

  • Landsec St Pauls
    News

    St Pauls set for new neighbour

    2005-06-06T12:04:00Z

    Land Securities want to build a £200m shopping mall and office complex by Jean Nouvel next to St Paul’s Cathedral.

  • News

    Attack of the clone towns

    2005-06-06T14:48:00Z

    Think tank calls on ODPM to force developers to include independents shops in their developments.

  • News

    BAA taxiing for T6

    2005-06-06T14:16:00Z

    BAA plans to build sixth terminal at Heathrow, which could result in demolition of 700 homes.

  • Hyder Dubai ski
    News

    Profit jumps 81% at Hyder

    2005-06-06T08:03:00Z

    Increase in work in Austrlia and Middle East offsets slowdown in UK water sector caused by regulator’s review.

  • Wembley
    News

    Wembley subcontractors seek 20m from Multiplex

    2005-06-03T08:56:00Z

    National stadium team issues claims to cover the cost of disruption caused by Cleveland Bridge dispute.

  • Comment

    Domestic dispute

    2005-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Mr Cartwright was an adjudicator in respect of a dispute between Miss Lydia Fay and Colonial Preservation & Construction Ltd regarding a JCT Building Contract. He had been appointed by the RICS and had issued his terms and conditions to the parties. He apportioned his fee on a 50/50 ...

  • News

    Arcadis to acquire AYH

    2005-06-03T14:54:00Z

    International consultancy Arcadis is set to snap up UK QS and project manager for £16m.

  • News

    Dubai projects threatened by rising material costs

    2005-06-03T09:00:00Z

    Report by consultant Davis Langdon suggests excessive demand means prices are set to continue to increase.

  • News

    Research blames employers attitudes for poor health

    2005-06-03T09:03:00Z

    Survey reveals employer complacency on occupational health as HSE figures show no progress since summit.

  • News

    Housebuilders lobby for year’s delay to Part L tests

    2005-06-03T09:05:00Z

    Home Builders Federation seeks time to develop simplified method for meeting air-tightness requirements.

  • John Montague
    Features

    Just the job

    2005-06-03T00:00:00Z

    John Montague exchanged life at a billion-pound turnover contractor for a career in charitably funded ‘social enterprise’.

  • Features

    Appointments

    2005-06-03T00:00:00Z

    ContractorGeoffrey Osborne has appointed Rod Peck operations manager for its South Midlands homes division.HousebuildersAffordable housing provider Lovell has recruited Siân Byrne as business development manager for Wales.Warren O’Callaghan has been appointed part exchange manager at Fairclough Homes’ northern home counties division based at St Albans, Hertfordshire.Gary Belcher has joined Northampton-based ...

  • Simms: heading the panel that has until April to develop a sustainable procurement plan
    News

    Tougher sustainability regime on the way

    2005-06-03T00:00:00Z

    A panel of 28 high-profile executives met for the first time last Thursday to thrash out a sustainable procurement plan,

  • News

    Sharewatch

    2005-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Sunny with odd showers

  • Pycroft: Aims to hit target of £200m turnover this year, while expanding into the USA, China and India
    News

    Pycroft sets out Mace’s five-year expansion plan

    2005-06-03T00:00:00Z

    One hundred days into the job, Mace’s chief executive aims for £400m turnover by 2010 and targets USA

  • Comment

    Some strings attached

    2005-06-03T00:00:00Z

    As the plan to build sustainable communities on public land begins to take shape, we should make social inclusion a condition for funding and planning permission

  • Hansom
    Comment

    Hansom

    2005-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Lessons on how to lure visitors to the great cities of the world: build dry ski slopes in 40°C heat and tempt Sonia into a long-awaited comeback

  • Williams: A ‘step in the right direction’
    News

    Regeneration expert to advise Miliband

    2005-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Communities and local government minister David Miliband has appointed a regeneration and local government expert as his first special adviser at the ODPM