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Labour is misleading public on rail, says CIC
Public expectations over transport are too high because people have been misled by the government, claims an industry report.
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Prescott drums up trade in China
Deputy prime minister John Prescott will lobby top Chinese officials in Beijing next week in an attempt to help British companies win contracts for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Arup questions fire protection after 9/11
A taskforce set up by Arup after the 11 September terrorist attacks, has questioned whether building techniques have taken account of the lessons learned from the World Trade Centre collapse.
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NewsGiven the green light
Given the green light: Chetwood Associates has received planning permission from Islington council in north London for an environment-friendly hotel for the Urban Hotel Group. The hotel, which has yet to be named, is in Clerkenwell's conservation area. It will use recycled materials and have natural lighting and ventilation. The ...
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NewsGoing swimmingly
Going swimmingly: Work has started on this £4m swimming centre for Norwich council. Designed by London practice Charter, the Riverside Swimming Centre will have a six-lane, 25 m competition pool, a gym and a dance studio. The contractor on the project is RG Carter, services consultant is Silcock Dawson & ...
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Ken enters Bishopsgate row with 65-storey tower plan
London mayor Ken Livingstone has joined the fray over the Bishopsgate Goods Yard, calling for a skyscraper to be built on the site.
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Contracts
Bluestone scores £3m dealMorgan Sindall arm Bluestone has won a contract to build a £3m centre for the Greater Manchester fire service in Leigh.Allenbuild lands hotel contractAllenbuild has been picked to build the first phase of a £2.75m extension to the Yew Lodge hotel in Kegworth, in the East Midlands, ...
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Industry told to get its R&D priorities straight
Construction research should concentrate on prefabrication, 3D modelling and whole-life costs, a newly formed industry ginger group has said.
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Balfour boss moves into shipbuilding
The managing director of Balfour Beatty’s building division, Paul Lester, has resigned to become chief executive of Vosper Thorneycroft, one of the UK’s largest shipbuilders.
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Building tops bribes league
Construction is the most corrupt industry in the world, according to a survey released this week.
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NewsMoon river
Moon river: A planning decision is expected this month on this £17.5m second phase of the Riverquay residential development by the River Medlock in Manchester. Designed by Ian Simpson Architects for developer Pathfinder Properties, the building will comprise 191 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The residential block sits on pilotis raising ...
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Construction profits going up, says report
The total profits of the UK’s largest construction and civil engineering firms grew 10% each year between 1998 and 2001, according to new report.
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Shepherd’s profit falls
Privately owned contractor Shepherd’s pre-tax profit for last year was hit by the poor performance of its manufacturing division, which lost £5.5m.
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Country & Met in new merger mystery
Shares in Country & Metropolitan were suspended last week after the company revealed that it was in merger talks with another housebuilder.
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Contracting pays dividends for Fitzpatrick – again
Turnover and profit continue to grow as contractor concentrates on expanding building division.
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Interserve plans to split top jobs
Support services group Interserve is to split the roles of chairman and chief executive.Mike Bottjer has been Interserve's chairman for six years and chief executive for eight. He said a chief executive would be appointed by the end of the year, adding that the group would appoint more independent non-executive ...
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Holzmann is broken up
Heijmans has bought the Dutch arm of collapsed German contractor Philipp Holzmann.
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Comment
Top notch it ain't
Now that green-belt policy looks set to get some slack, we should ask how much longer rural developers can go on building such wretchedly ugly houses