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Barratt to build 1500 homes on hospital sites
Housebuilder Barratt is to build 1500 homes on eight former hospital sites in London and the South-east.
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FeaturesTowering innuendo
Foster and Partner's 'erotic gherkin' tower is rising fast in the City of London
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Jarvis halts bonuses pending crash inquiry
Jarvis says it will not pay bonuses to board members until the cause of the Potters Bar rail crash is known.
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F+A chairman steps down
Martin Bishop, chairman of QS Franklin + Andrews, is to retire from the firm at the end of the month.
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NewsWrekin back in the black after restructure
Privately-owned contractor Wrekin has returned to profitability after a restructure cut overheads by £1m.
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A leading question
Nobody doubts that if the industry is to undergo the necessary culture change, clients must take charge. What everybody wants to know is how
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First stop, the city
Regeneration: The government won't be able to deliver its public service promises, says Chris Brown, unless it puts urban regeneration at the heart of its agenda
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What's the damage?
Assessing what damages are owed on a QS's negligent cost underestimation can be tricky enough to warrant getting the calculator out …
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FeaturesCutting through the Bull
The Brummies are getting their city centre back. The infamous concrete mess that was Birmingham's Bullring, is no more. In its place, an accessible, pedestrian-friendly shoppers' paradise is emerging – and not a subway in sight.
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Tender price forecast: Back on track
Despite a dip in orders at the end of last year, the sector is back on track with new workload spurred by generous infrastructure spending, reports Davis Langdon & Everest – but resourcing problems may undermine the sector’s attempts to sustain current levels of output
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Talent scout
John Allen, chairman of engineer John Allen Consulting, talks about the imaginative ideas his firm is employing to attract young people into the industry
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FeaturesAppointments
ContractorsSchools and colleges specialist Bernard Ward has appointed Stuart Johnstone construction manager for the Cambridge area. Charlie Lacy Scott has rejoined the company as business development executive.Social housing contractor Frank Haslam Milan has appointed Stephen McCoy and Stephen Francis commercial manager and estimating manager respectively. HousebuildersAntler Homes has appointed Rob ...
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Jarvis gets tough on agency
tax-avoidance schemesSupport services group calls on subcontractors to employ direct labour and avoid use of 'composite companies'.
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Mansell to close troubled maintenance arm
Contractor Mansell is closing its loss-making maintenance arm as part of a plan to float on the stock exchange.This decision will mean the closure of four offices in Glasgow, Warrington, Cheshire, Reading, Berkshire and Leeds. The £492m group has yet to finalise details of redundancies at the division, which employs ...
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Shennan in talks over key post at Bluestone
Former Kier National boss Graham Shennan could soon join Morgan Sindall's loss-making regional contracting business Bluestone.Building understands that Shennan, who left Kier in May, has been offered a specially created role on the board of directors at Bluestone in an attempt to turn the division around.John Morgan, executive chairman of ...
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NewsCurrie & Brown to cost World Trade Centre redevelopment
Quantity surveyor to work with partner Ernst & Young on feasibility study for client the Port Authority.
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NewsLaing O'Rourke set to enter contracting big league
Chairman Ray O'Rourke predicts turnover will top £1.2bn as group's maiden results reveal profit of £44m.
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FeaturesWhen Wimpey met Wayne
Last year, fashion guru Wayne Hemingway launched a very public attack on volume housing. So housebuilder Wimpey offered him a job. Marcus Fairs found out what happened next …