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NewsMultiplex shock at Paddington
australian contractor Multiplex has made a dramatic late entrance as a bidder for the £150m Grand Union office building in Paddington, west London.
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Eight vie to redesign crime ridden Portsmouth district
Alsop, Broadway Malyan, PRP, Fluid and Llewelyn-Davies head shortlist for 4300-home regeneration scheme.
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NewsRace for £200m BBC makeover goes to wire
The BBC is due to decide next week which of two construction managers will oversee the £200m redevelopment of its Broadcasting House headquarters in central London.
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Desperately seeking Susans
The case of Louise Barton, the latest City high-flyer to sue her employer for discrimination, is a reminder of construction's perennial prejudices. With a booming industry fretting over labour shortages, the debate has centred on whether to assimilate foreign labour or retrain over-25s – mostly men, one suspects. Yet women, ...
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Bovis Lend Lease denies sale rumours
Contractor Bovis Lend Lease has dismissed speculation over its future, after reports in Australia that its parent company was for sale.
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NewsOh what a lovely war museum
Oh what a lovely war museum: Daniel Libeskind's acclaimed Imperial War Museum North opens in Manchester today. The £30m museum has been described in Building as "quite simply the most sculptural landmark building to be seen in Britain in modern times". Project manager was Gardiner & Theobald, structural engineer was ...
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Foreign Office signs 15 framework deals
The Foreign Office this week signed 15 framework agreements with 13 consultants for its £1bn property portfolio.
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Three share £450m Tube refurb contract
Three teams have been selected to carry out £450m worth of modernising and refurbishment work at 97 London Underground stations.
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NewsRouse: Crack down on nimby councils
The chief executive of architectural watchdog CABE has called on the government to punish councils that refuse planning permission to well-designed housing schemes.
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NewsStately pleasure dome
Stately pleasure dome: Southampton-based contractor Trant has handed over this £5m interactive exhibition centre at Mornhill, Winchester, to client Hampshire Technology Centre Trust. The centre, due to open next month, will include more than 100 interactive exhibitions and displays within the pyramid-shaped building and a 200-seat lecture theatre within the ...
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Research funding under review
The funding system for building and architectural research in universities was put under the spotlight this week over accusations of unfairness.
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'Cowboy builder' fined over site death
A businessman and construction boss were fined a total of £199,000 last week after the death of a worker on a building site in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
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NewsRunners and riders
Runners and riders: Ascot has submitted plans for a £180m redevelopment of the racecourse. The plans, designed by HOK Sport, include a stand incorporating an internal galleria and hotel and a parade ring. The racecourse has spent five years preparing plans, which were submitted to Windsor and Maidenhead council last ...
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Contracts
Balfour wins £120m water dealContractor Balfour Beatty has won a £120m, three-year contract to upgrade Yorkshire Water's clean water distribution network.Mansell's £2.1m hat trickMansell's office in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear has won three contracts with Home Housing Association worth £2.1m. They include a £1.2m housing scheme in Bradford.£2.5m college job ...
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NewsJack the Dipper
Jack the Dipper: This stairwell was joint winner of the Hot Dip Galvanizing Awards for 2002, as judged by the Galvanizers Association. Designed by Plasma Studio, the Silversmith's Workshop refurbishment in London was praised for its creation of a translucent spiral landscape. Contractor was Arco Grating, steel contractor was Advanced ...
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RICS: Surveyors to take on accounting work
Chartered surveyors are likely to take on more work traditionally handled by accountants, according to research published by the RICS.
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Laing changes PFI rules
Laing revealed this week that its pre-tax profit will be £2m lower than the £47m predicted, as a result of changes in the way the group accounts for PFI bid costs.
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Crest construction arm plunges into red
Crest Nicholson's construction division Pearce, put up for sale this year, has posted a £1.4m loss for the six months to 30 April.