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An £18m health centre in Hounslow, Middlesex, with Willmott Dixon Construction as design-and-build contractor, Penoyre & Prasad as architect and Caxton FM as facilities manager, is the first project of a local improvement finance trust (LIFT) company set up in west London.
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Diplomatic triumph
Rem Koolhaas’ Rotterdam practice, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, has won the top European architectural award for its Dutch embassy in Berlin, completed last year.
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Clients face wave of upfront payment demands
Specialists set to take action unless Construction Act review protects them against insolvent employers
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Scotland gains its own architectural watchdog
Scotland’s version of CABE, Architecture & Design Scotland, was launched this week, and will target the design of PPP projects.
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Jams cost small firms £181m
Poor transport infrastructure is costing small construction firms £181m a year in lost productivity and profits, according to research published this week.
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NewsRICS to host Olympic summit for project managers
Event at the Royal Albert Hall next week to show project managers have the ability to deliver 2012 games
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Tories promise to scrap Home Information Packs
Conservatives tell estate agents that sellers’ packs will be binned if they win the election.
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NewsWork begins on new Brunel Gateway building
Health and Social Care building to be complete within 15 months.
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Britains first seven-star hotel set for Southampton
Developers plan the ultimate in luxury and heritage preservation on the south coast.
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NewsCorus cuts nearly 100 Teesside jobs
Steel manufacturer slashes workforce at Lackenby in Teesside by almost 20%.
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Challenging rail market fails to derail Atkins
Atkins issues upbeat trading statement and announces the replacement of John Weight by Andrew Lazala at Metornet.
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Lezala leaves Jarvis for Metronet
Jarvis chief operating officer Andrew Lezala will join Metronet as chief executive officer in June 2005.
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NewsWork starts on Cambridge college for offsite construction
New £2.5m college designed by Annand & Mustoe will tackle housing skills shortage in Cambridge region.
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FairBriar on verge of MBO
Chairman Kevin McCabe and two shareholders are preparing an offer according to housebuilder.
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NewsMowlem vows to fight Bath decision
Mowlem accuses Bath council of being unprofessional and underhand after council boots contractor off troubled scheme.
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NewsPoor roads cost small construction firms £181m
Survey suggests that traffic congestion affects productivity and profits of small construction firms.
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Morgan Sindall upbeat about 2005 prospects
Chief executive John Morgan will tell shareholders that the contractor has made "a good start" to 2005.
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NewsConstruction growth fell to 3.5% in 2004
RICS figures reveal construction output rose in 2004, but growth is down on 2003.
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NewsLaing and Harron Homes enter profit growth top 10
Laing has the tenth fastest profit growth in the UK according to The Sunday Times Profit Track 100 survey.
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Willmott Dixon set to land 60m of healthcare contracts
Consortium including Willmott Dixon wins £18m LIFT contract and achieves preferred bidder stage on a further two.