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Taylor appoints popular non-exec chairman
Housebuilder and contractor Taylor Woodrow has appointed Norman Askew non-executive chairman and a non-executive director.
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NewsUnions give Laing O'Rourke six days to strike T5 deal
T&G, UCATT and GMB unite over pay demands – but are split over whether to ballot on industrial action.
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NewsForever blowing bubbles
A team including Arup has won a competition to design the swimming venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The design, which was inspired by cells and soap bubbles, will be clad in ETFE foil cushions. The Water Cube is energy efficient: 90% of the solar energy falling on in is ...
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NewsDockside dreams
Southwark council has chosen British Land/Canada Quays as its preferred developer for a 16 ha masterplan development at Canada Water in east London. Proposals include the development of community facilities around the Canada Water dock, with a library and community resource centre, an aquatic centre, a department store and public ...
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Amec hauled before Privy Council over Belize dam
Amec was accused of committing an "environmental injustice" at a special hearing of the Privy Council in Downing Street on Wednesday, writes Matthew Richards.
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CABE warns of 'soulless estates' in Thames Gateway
Cabe has urged John Prescott to avoid the creation of "soulless housing estates" in his planned development of the Thames Gateway.
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NewsTony Fitzpatrick dies in Californian cycle accident
Industry mourns 'sad, sad loss' after chairman of Arup's Americas division is hit by a lorry in San Francisco.
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NewsGrimshaw blocks Bath Spa
Architect Grimshaw last week refused to certify practical completion of the £23m Bath Spa project as client Bath & North East Somerset council had hoped
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NewsBankside tower fight goes another round
Developer London Town is facing another bitter legal dispute over its plans to build a 20-storey mixed-use tower next to the Tate Modern in central London.
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NewsLocal firm set to take centre stage at Hackney Empire
Contractor Jerram Falkus in talks to take over restoration of historic theatre following failure of Sunley Turriff.
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Six teams in race to win Olympics masterplan
The race to win a £1m Olympic Games masterplan is hotting up, with a decision on the successful candidate expected from the London Development Agency today.
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Better deal for pedestrians
Highway engineers should relinquish their stranglehold over the design of public streets and spaces, allowing multidisciplinary teams to make them more pedestrian friendly, according to a report by a parliamentary select committee.
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Council backs £1.8bn Canning Town regeneration plan
A masterplan for the £1.8bn regeneration of Canning Town in east London was approved by Newham council last week.
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Fears grow of surge in site deaths
The number of construction workers killed on site in the first quarter of 2003/4 has raised fears of an increase in the total figure for the year
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Five-year review gives thumbs-up to CITB
The Construction Industry Training Board has been given a clean bill of health after the first stage of its five-yearly review.
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NewsBeating the whistle
QS and project manager Northcroft is playing a crucial role in ensuring the stadiums for the Euro 2004 championships in Portugal will be ready in time. The firm is working on the Benfica Stadium of Light (pictured), the 65,000-seater venue designed by HOK, which will host the tournament's final. It ...
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NewsA different slant
Engineer Whitbybird has won a competition to build a bridge crossing the River Lea.
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Alsop joins orient express with Beijing and Shanghai schemes
Architect plans office developments in two cities as Western firms scramble to cash in on Olympic spending.
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CPA: Include us out of new congestion charge
The Construction Products Association has written to the Greater London Authority to call for construction industry vehicles to be exempt from any expansion of the congestion charge.
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Comment
Not much to look forward to
Last year a Building/Hays Montrose survey found that more than half of the magazine's readers were worried about their pensions. And they were right to be concerned.