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Costain and O'Rourke win Procure 21 deals
Contractors Costain and Laing O'Rourke have won three deals as part of the health Procure 21 framework agreement.
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NewsFlight fantastic
Flight fantastic: British architect Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners and engineer Arup have designed a sustainable terminal at Zurich airport, along with two local design practices, Itten & Brechbühl and Ernst Basler & Partner. The 50,000 m2 Airside Centre, now under construction, will make use of solar gain and natural ...
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York plan revised after density row
Revised plans for the £100m redevelopment of the Hungate site near central York are to be submitted to the council this month.
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Rutland picks architect for aerodrome site
Architect GHM Rock Townsend has been selected as masterplanner for a 220 ha aerodrome site near Guildford, Surrey.
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Contracts
Balfour Beatty wins MoD jobBalfour Beatty has been picked as preferred bidder on a £37m prime contract with Defence Estates. The firm will provide 384 beds at three barracks in Hampshire.Pearce lands £5.6m contractBristol-based contractor CH Pearce has won a £5.6m contract to create a leisure centre in the Derry’s ...
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Government spend is off target, says CPA
The government is failing to deliver on its comprehensive spending review commitment, especially in the health and social housing sectors, according to an industry report.
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Firm fined for boy’s death
Essex contractor Galliford Hodgson has been fined £40,000 after the death of a 12-year-old boy.
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MoD unveils plans for London estate
Defence minister Dr Lewis Moonie this week announced an investment and restructuring programme for London's defence estate.
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NewsBattery powered
Battery powered: This 70 m long pedestrian bridge near ground zero in New York was the work of consulting engineer Buro Happold and SHoP Architects. The bridge is designed to carry up to 4000 people an hour and links Battery Park City with the World Financial Centre. It was funded ...
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FeaturesLiquid sky
This raised, glass-bottomed lake is the centrepiece of a city park in Japan, and will cast a flickering light to soothe visiting nine-to-fivers below
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UK consultants set to take the PFI to America
Firms suggest the USA could use private finance to fund defence and health jobs in the next two years.
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Bouygues appoints European chief
French contractor Bouygues has appointed Philippe Bonnave head of its European division.
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FeaturesDangerous visions
Three years ago, Amey reinvented itself as a support services firm. This was hailed as a visionary move, and many in the industry scrambled to follow suit. Now that it is in desperate straits, the question arises: was the idea flawed, or just the way Amey went about it?
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Stay out of it
By getting involved in Wembley the government ended up flat on its face. If only it would stick to what it's good at and leave construction projects to others
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Don't hold back, now
The archaic practice of retention is senseless, unfair and damaging to all parties – and there are much more agreeable alternatives. Let's stop it once and for all
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FeaturesGreen Haus
The headquarters of the Norddeutsche Landesbank in Hanover is a startling building in a boring city. But, says Marcus Fairs, the one thing it isn't shouting about – its green technology – is its most impressive feature.
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Cry freedom
Just how can a contract administrator be expected to be impartial when they answer to the client? Exempting them from liability would set them free
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A hit or miss affair
PFI contracts often include incentives and penalties to ensure good performance on services. But if they are not well targeted, they'll miss the point