All articles by Will Hurst – Page 9
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NewsKier picked for £42m housing scheme
Kier Partnership Homes chosen by Walsall Housing Group for five site scheme in Walsall
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FeaturesLiving in a box: housing standards
The typical UK new-build home is about as roomy as a rabbit hutch, according to the RIBA. But housebuilders argue minimum space standards would put the brakes on construction. Now the government is re-examining the case
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NewsCouncils seek ‘whitelist’ to bar blacklist firms from contracts
GMB union asked to produce list of contractors who have not been implicated in industry scandal
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine lays out its blacklist defence
Contractor denies liability for damages caused by the use of blacklisting organisation and details involvement of other firms
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FeaturesInterview: Dave Smith, Blacklist Support Group
The blacklisted engineer on his fightback against the industry - and why he also has the unions in his sights
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NewsMuseum of Liverpool architect ordered to pay further £1.2m damages
Judge has now awarded museum more than £2m from Manchester-based AEW due to project’s major technical problems
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NewsWhistleblower claims police took part in blacklisting
Former undercover cop says information he gathered appeared in blacklisting organisation’s files
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NewsRydon picked for £50m council estate revamp
Contractor appointed by Camden council to build new Bacton Low Rise estate
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NewsArchitects' optimism rockets
RIBA says practices are now more positive about workloads than at any point since start of 2009
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NewsPlymouth football stadium set for £50m revamp
City council approves redevelopment of Plymouth Argyle’s stadium despite local objections
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FeaturesMy Olympic legacy
Six leading figures who worked on the London Olympics explain how the experience is shaping the work they do now
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CommentDays gone by
This August, we’re taking a trip back through summer months of the past and celebrating the industry’s heritage
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NewsBalfour Beatty WorkPlace sold for £190m
Group sells its facilities maintenance division to French energy group
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NewsRMJM old guard in anxious wait over asbestos claim
Firm’s former partners, both 89, to hear more this week on whether £1.25m compensation claim will go to court
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NewsLaing O’Rourke boss defends firm’s tax affairs
Exclusive: Chief executive Anna Stewart writes to Vince Cable following pressure over the firm’s offshore tax arrangements
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine names 34 rivals in blacklisting defence
Sir Robert McAlpine issues High Court defence adding nine major contractors as co-defendants along with a host of subsidiaries
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NewsUKCG chairman tells firms to ‘seize initiative’ on blacklisting
James Wates urges members to act over the fallout from industry blacklisting
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NewsCourt orders Liverpool museum architect to pay £1.1m
AEW Architects and contracting consortium including Galliford Try found liable for faults on £72m building
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NewsDevelopers handed £220m for affordable housing schemes
Government announces allocation of funding for 69 housing associations and developers to build 14,000 homes
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NewsBerkeley forms JV with Wellcome Trust
Partnership to be worth an initial £400m and focus on developing schemes in London and South of England