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Tories accuse Prescott of damaging green belt
Suburban MP seethes at prospect of travellers’ camps in his back yard.
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Balfour Beatty spends 18m on two companies
Contractor pays £8m on ground engineering firm Pennine Group and £9.7m on signalling contractor SBB.
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Crossrail appoints acting chief executive
Deputy chief executive Keith Berryman steps into the breach - permanent CEO to be appointed at a later date.
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Skanska wins 25m Czech railway project
Contractor to rebuild 6 km stretch of line between Prague and Decin as part of overhaul of northern Czech network.
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Stage 2 winners
Stage 2 of the Design for Manufacture Competition asked shortlisted bidders to submit proposals for a development using their designs for homes which can be built with a construction cost of £60,000, or equivalent cost efficiency.
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Shortlist announced for ODPM's 60,000 house
English Partnerships narrows field to nine companies for third stage of competition.
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CPA warns of 'lacklustre' output growth
Construction Products Association reports weak second-quarter growth and dependency on government work.
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Biggest shareholder sues Rok Property Solutions
Mark Kay, who owns about 12% of the company's shares, starts legal proceedings, claiming he is owed more than £5m in bonuses.
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Michael rallies industry to back Construction Week
Construction minister urges employers to get behind youth recruitment intitiative.
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Morgan Sindall reports 39% profit rise
Pre-tax profit hike rises from £13.1m to £18.2m, thanks to strong performances from affordable housing and fit-out divisions.
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House-price rise at lowest level for nine years
Hopes pinned on interest rate cut as market gets closer to stagnating.
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Councillor calls for third crossing over the Severn
Campaign to link Gloucestershire and the Forest of Dean launched by ambitious councillor.
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Your notice is in the post
The parties contracted on a JCT with Contractor’s Design 1988 Edition. Clause 39A provided that disputes could be referred to adjudication. Application No. 20 on 28 October 2004 was for the gross sum of £748,447.64. No payment was made and a withholding notice was not issued. The claimant notified the ...
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FeaturesCrime and punishment
The thing about collusion in construction is that it’s so easy, so natural. Some firms do it just out of politeness. It is also the subject of draconian penalties, including criminal prosecution – as 22 firms in the Midlands have just found out.
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NewsBucknall Austin ahead of its own game
Consultant Bucknall Austin is 20% ahead of its growth plans just two years after being rescued from administration.
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Pathfinders ordered to cut spending by up to 15%
Officials furious after being told to scale back schemes because of overbudgeting in three years to April 2006
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NewsMidlands mecca
Hammerson and Hermes, joint owners and developers of Leicester’s £350m retail quarter, have released images of this 22,000 m2 John Lewis store, designed by Foreign Office Architects. The practice is one of five (including Glenn Howells, Chapman Taylor, Gollifer Langston and rg+p Leicester). which will work on the designs of ...
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NewsLivingstone demands T5-style deal for Olympics
Mayor in talks with T&G and UCATT over plan to force Olympics firms to offer generous pay and conditions.
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Farrell team furious as Weymouth bid is rejected
Council opts for rival bid for £90m waterfront scheme, despite initially backing Urban Catalyst–Terry Farrell team.