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NewsIndustry misses chance to avoid congestion charge
City chiefs shocked by lack of lobbying to win concessions, and Peter Rogers warns of anger and confusion.
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Egan bodies set to cut numbers by merging
Rethinking Construction, the umbrella body overseeing the implementation of the Egan agenda, is considering a merger with one of its subsidiary organisations.
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DL&E to get new boss
Rob Smith is taking over the reins from Paul Morrell as senior partner at quantity surveyor Davis Langdon & Everest.
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Guggenheim drops plans for New York HQ
American architect Frank Gehry's plans for a £613m follow-up to the Guggenheim art gallery in New York have been abandoned because of the client's financial problems.
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Amec snaps up Mowlem’s construction boss
Steve Bowcott makes ‘amicable’ departure to take over troubled contractor’s infrastructure division.
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Ex-Skanska boss set to take over Galliford Try
Construction arm MD Andy Sturgess slated as next Galliford Try chief executive.
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Cardiff stadium could create 1500 jobs
Holder Mathias Architects has submitted plans for a football stadium for Cardiff City FC to Cardiff council.It is estimated that the ground, which forms part of a £100m development masterplanned by Holder Mathias, could create 1500 jobs and 150 homes.Arup, Davis Langdon & Everest and planning and environment consultant RPS ...
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Key appointment at QS Davis Langdon & Everest
Rob Smith is taking over the reins from Paul Morrell as senior partner at quantity surveyor Davis Langdon & Everest.Smith’s appointment, effective on 1 May, was announced to DL&E staff this week. Smith’s role will be to oversee the firm’s UK, European and Middle Eastern activities.Smith said Morrell, who will ...
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Mustn't grumble
Tony Blair invited comparisons with Fraser of Dad's Army when he delivered a doom-laden new year's message, dominated by Iraq, al-Qaeda and the faltering global economy. He might also have mentioned gun crime, rail chaos, and hikes in council tax and national insurance – the latter courtesy of, er, Tony ...
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NewsPianissimo
Pianissimo: The Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s £45m basilica at San Giovanni Rotondo in southern Italy, which began construction in 1995, is expected to finish this summer. The 900 m2 Padre Pio pilgrimage church is a large, low-lying dome that is expected to accommodate up to 37,000 visitors to the home ...
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HSE: Fall in site deaths is not yet a ‘trend’
The Health and Safety Executive told the government this week that a trend towards fewer fatalities and major non-fatal injuries on site has not been established.
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Battle McCarthy expands into the USA
Consulting engineer Battle McCarthy will open its first overseas office in New York this spring as part of a US expansion.
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Housebuilders' fury over flood levy
Housebuilders have reacted angrily to a government proposal to introduce a levy for flood defences on new homes on brownfield sites.
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Triple bill
Triple bill: Chetwood Associates has received the go-ahead for three regeneration projects, including this £90m development for J Sainsbury in Maidenhead, Berkshire. It includes 8400 m2 of office space, more than 100 residential units, IT training accommodation and public transport facilities, built around a piazza. The other two projects involve ...
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NewsRogers' £150m Paddington office is put on ice
Market jitters stall £150m Grand Union scheme, and half-built £50m FA centre runs out of money.
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Three in race for Roche's £60m Welwyn HQ
Three construction managers are understood to be competing for the contract to build a £60m headquarters for pharmaceutical firm Roche in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
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NewsFate of collapsed Brighton pier hangs in the balance
Owner warns that if latest reconstruction plans are not approved soon, West Pier may have to be demolished.
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London developers team up
Developers Hammerson and Pillar Property are planning to to link their projects on neighbouring sites in north-west London.
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Cardiff stadium could create 1500 jobs
Holder Mathias Architects has submitted plans for a football stadium for Cardiff City FC to Cardiff council.
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NewsCrane awarded CBE in honours list
Rethinking Construction chief Alan Crane headed the list of construction professionals rewarded in the New Year's Honours List