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Urban summit to attract all-party support
MPs from opposition political parties have been invited to the urban summit, next month's two-day government conference to assess regeneration policy.
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Top clients to debate online procurement
Leading clients and industry experts are to debate the future of online tendering at a conference organised by Building next month.
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Tony Bevan dies aged 47
Tony Bevan, a partner in EC Harris and former managing director of Bucknall Group, died suddenly last week.
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NewsTopping design
Topping design: Aukett Tytherleigh, the interiors arm of Michael Aukett Architects, has designed a floating restaurant for Pizza Express at a site just south of Canary Wharf in London Docklands. The interior of the three-level structure will be almost completely visible from the outside. The architect will lodge a planning ...
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Firms in court after worker is killed by car
The Health and Safety Executive this week began prosecutions against materials group Lafarge Redland Aggregates and Pertemps Recruitment Partnership for alleged safety breaches.
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FeaturesPleased and Prowed
Cardiff may be bustling, and its bay may be the largest regeneration project in Europe, but critics have derided its architecture – partly because every building seems to think it's a boat. Local boy Peter Rees, head planner at the Corporation of London, returned to give his verdict.
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Galliford: construction dragged down profit
Galliford Try’s profit has risen 19% for the year to 30 June, despite being offset by a disappointing performance from the group’s construction division.
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Stop passing the buck
The industry is coming to realise that, by the end of next year, every site worker will have to be trained. Just don't leave the training to your competitors
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NewsKnowing the score
Housebuilding is becoming like the Premiership, with key players transferring more often than David Beckham changes hairstyle, and a superleague of huge firms starting to emerge. But amid all this game-playing, it's easy to lose sight of one vital question. Who's winning?
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Blame Prescott
The deputy prime minister has decided to deliver us from the housing crisis he did so much to bring about. So, er, why isn't he building more homes?
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Take them to the vets
The trouble with adjudication is that the referees often aren't up to much. We need a new system of choosing them and a better way to keep them on their toes
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Self-inflicted injuries
Two stories about contractors who got themselves into deep trouble because they failed to take some simple precautions before signing on the line
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Get on with it
The key to planning reform is not to wait around for top-down change, says Gareth Capner. It is the people on the ground who need to get the ball rolling
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FeaturesModule behaviour
Despite the tricky site, Raines Dairy in north London – Peabody Trust's follow-up to the acclaimed Murray Grove – is set to be the UK's largest ever prefabricated affordable housing scheme. Andy Pearson reports on the fully kitted-out modules and partnering contract that are all slotting together perfectly
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NewsTraffic stopper
Traffic stopper: The Rugby Football Union this week unveiled an £80m redevelopment of the south stand of Twickenham Stadium in south-west London. The scheme, designed by stadium expert Ward McHugh Associates, includes a 200-bed hotel and will increase the ground's capacity from 75,000 to 82,000. The project is due to ...
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Industry: cut VAT to dampen house prices
Treasury officials will be urged by the construction industry to cut VAT on domestic repair and maintenance work to help solve the problem of spiralling house prices.
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MDA under fire over deal
Shareholders at the former holding company of QS MDA have raised concerns over the restructuring of the firm, which led to the group being put into administrative receivership.
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Redrow boosts Tay’s margins
Redrow has raised margins at Tay Homes, which it bought in January, from 6% to 16%. Chief executive Paul Pedley said this had been achieved by reducing Tay’s cost base from £6m per year to £1m through redundancies and office closures.
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WSP: Falling shares rule out imminent purchase
WSP chief executive Chris Cole has ruled out an acquisition in the near future because of the group’s falling share price.