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Laing sheds housing arm in £16m buyout
Laing has disposed one of its remaining housing interests, selling urban regeneration specialist John Laing Partnership to a management team for £16.4m.
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Pressing on with the PFI
The tiresome ideological struggle over the PFI resurfaced at the Labour conference (see news).
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NewsSimon Murray switches sides
Simon Murray, the former major projects director at Railtrack, is to take over as chairman at regional contractor Geoffrey Osborne
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Steel door handles set to become illegal
Architects who specify stainless steel door handles risk being sued under the new Disability Discrimination Act.
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NewsA little hotel for Dubai
Architect RTKL has released this artist's impression of its design for the Capital Towers hotel in Dubai. The 35-storey structure, for Capital Investments, has been billed as the most sophisticated design in the city, owing to its distinctive blue glass skin.A structural engineer has not yet been appointed, but consultant ...
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NewsHolding the curve: McLaren unveils its sleek Foster HQ
Racing car manufacturer's 60,000 m2 centre boasts cutting-edge technology and bends to rival Silverstone.
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FeaturesThe hanging offices of rotterdam
Where do you build if you don't want to use up your valuable land? In mid-air, of course … We found out how it was done at the latest wonder of the construction world – the gravity-defying De Brug office block in Holland
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CommentRubber chicken: Bournemouth uncut
Forget political debate, the Labour Party conference is really just a backdrop to the construction minister's very own fly-on-the-wall documentary
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Spend shift: where has all the money gone?
The construction industry may be fuelling growth in GDP, but the government's spending plans are still behind schedule.
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FeaturesThe ideal architect
His years in the wilderness preaching weird hippie stuff like "sustainability" turned Richard Feilden into a bit of a prophet. All very well, but how does that fit with running an ever more successful commercial practice? We found out.
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Who's holding back?
Using adjudication to recover outstanding retentions is likely to lead to a positive result. So it's odd that so few of these disputes end up in the adjudicator's hands
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Ten years' hard labour
Britain's decrepit prisons are about to get a £3bn, decade-long revamp. The architects are facing a tough enough task to bring Victorian buildings to an acceptable standard – but what about the contractors who'll have to work behind bars?
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Housebuilders face 'wealth tax' on high-value schemes
Treasury-sponsored housing review looks at replacing section 106 agreement with tax on developments.
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NewsLend Lease hires telecoms man to run European arm
Chief executive Greg Clarke brings in former Cable & Wireless colleague to replace John Spanswick.
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NewsInterior takes stock after being hit by fit-out fallout
Chairman of facilities management firm reveals new direction after collapse of office fit-out sector.
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CommentA few hiccups …
Imagine you are in a tribunal and one of the panel is either asleep, intoxicated or both. Surely you'd be able to ask for a retrial if it found against you?
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Housebuilders disclose land assets to disprove claims of price fixing
Companies submit their landbanks to Treasury's housing review as proof they are not hoarding land to keep prices high.
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Hyder puts 20 target firms on shopping list
Consultant engineer Hyder has drawn up a list of 20 smaller rivals that it regards as potential acquisitions.