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Davis Langdon appointed National Change Agent
Davis Langdon will help set up procurement consortia using £35m fund.
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Gleeson sells off building arm after big losses
Group will concentrate on low-risk activities after building division records six month loss of £16.6m.
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FeaturesOpen mike : A tale of two Englands
Many people have long suspected that the economic success of the South-east has been at the expense of the North. But are they right?
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Developers fined after death of toddler
Virendra Kotak and Stephen Patterson are fined £29,000 for not securing concrete slabs that crushed a two-year old.
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NewsKier reports sound growth
Housing sector only worry but construction group says post christmas sales indicate modest growth for 2005.
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NewsJohnstone acquisition hits Ennstone profits
Redundancy costs at Johnstone punch a hole in profits of aggregates group.
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Wolseley posts record interim results
Builders materials supplier boosts profit to £287.2m and increases UK turnover to £1.16bn thanks to strong RMI.
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Laing and Serco win 761m health PFI
Joint venture wins preferred bidder status for massive Leicester University Hospital NHS Trust project.
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Laing ORourke loses out on 500m Dubai airport deal
Contractor fails to win phase two of plum job in Gulf state but consoles itself with expansion into UK housing.
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The privileged few
Schering Corporation was the registered proprietor of a patent for a therapeutic product. Cipla Ltd planned to launch the product on the European market. Prior to the planned launch Cipla wrote to Schering and headed the letter “without prejudice”. In the letter Cipla stated it was aware Schering had registered ...
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SMC halts Aukett takeover talks
SMC terminates talks with Aukett a week after approaching fellow rchitect about a potential offer.
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NewsCouncil calls for Griffiths to resign over Bath Spa row
Furious Bath councillors write to construction minister’s boss Patricia Hewitt with claims of ‘improper’ action.
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London councils make fastest planning decisions
Government survey reveals that London local authorities make 80% of planning decisions within eight weeks.
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NewsODPM slashes CABE training budget 55%
ODPM reduces CABE's overall budget to around £11m after cutting training budget by £1.1m.
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Education
Essential information this week for all those specifying a school, college or university, including up-to-the-minute accessories and fittings, tips on whole-life costing, and how much those head-flushing, girls-weeping toilet cubicles are going to cost you. But first we have the coolest college atrium on the planet
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FeaturesPackage deal
The newest building on the estate is a 33-storey tower built at high speed by Canary Wharf Contractors. It was responsible for the whole thing from concrete cores to office chairs
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FeaturesSafety first…
… and last for CWC’s Chris Booker. He says the contractor takes a holistic approach to health and safety
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FeaturesMaths class
CWC’s integrated cost management software keeps its accounts in order. Commercial director Ian Ferguson explains how it works
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FeaturesThe engine room
Ever-expanding plant and squatting steel are among the challenges faced by CWC design managers John Crack and Paul Mutti. Luckily, they’ve been working for years to refine structural and electrical design