Spurs let off the hook on affordable homes
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:44 GMT
Council report wipes £16m in payments from Tottenham and deletes requirement to provide affordable homes as part of stadium redevelopment
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Shepherd Construction chief executive walks out
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:09 GMT
Richard Vining third boss of £250m turnover business to depart since 2008
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ISG wins £100m Santander job
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:50 GMT
Contractor to build state-of-the art data centre in Leicester
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BIM adoption rocketing, survey finds
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:40 GMT
NBS industry survey shows almost a third of professionals now using BIM
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Higgins waives £340k bonus
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:52 GMT
AGM postponed as Network Rail chief executive pledges money to level crossing safety fund
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Work to secure Olympic park green legacy complete
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:01 GMT
Environment Agency hails completion of its work with the Olympic Delivery Authority to create new urban park
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Green light for £60m Glasgow business development
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:59 GMT
Bowmer & Kirkland to build 170,000ft2 office block
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RCA appoints two heads to School of Architecture
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:23 GMT
Charles Walker and Ab Rogers join Alex de Rijke as part of the London college’s expansion plans
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Escalating delays hit £2bn school building programme
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
Launch of contracts likely to be put back after scheme is swamped with high volume of bids for funding
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Profits soar at Foster + Partners
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:07 GMT
Architect sees profit rise from £1.6m to £10.9m with most work stemming from Far East
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Glasgow council approves Games village pension fund plan
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:55 GMT
Council to act as guarantor under plan by a private-sector consortium to make up £35m funding gap
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Green light for Sheppard Robson's £750m Fitzrovia scheme
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:25 GMT
Developer offers council extra £2m for affordable housing
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Mace favourite to win Design Museum job
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
Contractor is already advising on £80m scheme
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Laing O'Rourke's head of UK south moved to HR
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
The change means two top jobs in Laing O’Rourke UK combined into one
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Energy secretary Chris Huhne resigns
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:26 GMT
Liberal Democrat business minister Ed Davey to replace Huhne
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Berkeley and DSDHA housing scheme approved
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:00 GMT
Luxury £60m residential scheme in Westminster is architect’s biggest ever project
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Atkins locks in Alcatraz job
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:10 GMT
Engineer will oversee structural reinforcement to the famous prison
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Lawyers warn of illegal retention clauses
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
Subcontractors are still receiving contracts with illegal payment retention provisions
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UK’s first light-weight solar panels open up markets
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
Carillion becomes first in UK to install lighter form of solar panels that could be used for a wide range of roofs
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Council pension fund invests £25m in housing
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
Manchester council hopes to put in place a pipeline of institutional investment
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New finance model to attract £250m into affordable homes
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
Private company will raise money from investors for affordable homes
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Libya 'too unstable' for work
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
Construction firms told timetable for work is uncertain
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Major work on King's Cross station completed
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
John McAslan + Partners’ lattice-work roof incorporates 1,000 tonnes of steel
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Willetts backs construction internship campaign
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
Universities minister supports industry initiative the Pledge
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Part L changes will fail to boost Green Deal
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:20 GMT
Industry says loopholes in regulations will enable homeowners to avoid energy improvements
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Kier wins £100m Derby housing deal
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:27 GMT
Kier agrees deal with Homes and Communities Agency and Derby council to create around 700 new homes in Derby.
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Liverpool trumpets £130m 'city deal'
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:33 GMT
Three to four ‘city deals’ handing new powers and financial levers to cities expected in March
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Construction sector nears stagnation
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:37 GMT
Latest monthly survey shows rising confidence but lower growth
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McLaren on course for 75% increase in turnover
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:20 GMT
Contractor reveals secured projects of over £380m and attributes growth to new business strategy
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Prince calls on engineers to embrace nature
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:20 GMT
Prince of Wales gives first speech to the ICE
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Gove has 'ulterior motive' for scrapping BREEAM
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:44 GMT
Move to scrap green standards for schools driven by the free schools agenda, public procurement chief says
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Miller scoops £129m police PFI project
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:32 GMT
Contractor named preferred bidder for Avon and Somerset police accommodation scheme
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Balfour Beatty workers vote for strike action
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:43 GMT
Results of Unite ballot of sparks immediately challenged by contractor with High Court hearing next week
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Saudis seek fresh deal to restart Pinnacle
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:15 GMT
Saudi backer of Pinnacle tower looks to sell a stake in the project in order to restart construction
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Bam Nuttall bags £76m Olympic park rebuild job
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
Appointment comes as legacy company prepares to procure £95m stadium rebuild
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No marketing rule ‘just needs imagination’, says ODA chairman
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
Sir John Armitt says contractors can work around Olympic no marketing protocols
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Call to raise green standards of Olympic legacy housing
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00 GMT
New Mayoral Development Corporation told current plans will fail to be beacon for sustainability
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OPLC to procure £95m Olympic stadium rebuild
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:01 GMT
Legacy company will ask interested contractors to pre-qualify ‘before Easter’
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Scott Brownrigg to design Cardiff's International Sports Village
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:12 GMT
Architect has won job along with team led by developer Helium Miracle 113
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Government relaxes carbon targets for new homes
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:21 GMT
Limiting carbon reduction target on new homes to 8% rather than 25% will lower costs for housebuilders, ministers say
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Balfour Beatty strike ballot result expected
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:41 GMT
Result of Unite ballot due tomorrow as protest mounted in Leeds
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Four shortlisted for MoD's £950m training estate contract
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:25 GMT
Babcock and Serco on shortlist for contract for the management of MoD training areas, camps and weapons ranges
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HCA fast-tracks 18 schemes for funding
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:53 GMT
Homes and Communities Agency brings forward 18 housing schemes through Get Britain Building programme
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RMJM voices regret for salary delays
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:54 GMT
Move by firm follows criticism by former design director Paul Stallan
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Olympic media centre re-fit to cost £100m
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:42 GMT
Legacy company real estate boss flags huge redevelopment job post-Games
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Glasgow Games village hit by £35m funding gap
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:35 GMT
Private-sector consortium calls on Glasgow council to back pension fund deal to help make up shortfall on Commonwealth Games village
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Morgan Sindall bags £28m waste-to-energy deal
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:58 GMT
Contract for Yorkshire Water in joint venture with consultant Grontmij
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Pochin's sees turnover slide
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:12 GMT
Regional contractor reports ‘challenging’ six months
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Olympic construction workers recreate masterpiece
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:33 GMT
‘Bathers’ pose for photographic recreation of 19th century painting
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Balfour and Thales bag £335m Danish rail contract
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:05 GMT
Balfour Beatty and Thales have won a £335m contract to transform Denmark’s rail signalling system
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Mitie wins £10.5m Derwent London office job
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:59 GMT
Scheme at Clerkenwell Green will redevelop 7,500m2 office as Mitie points to ‘buoyant’ work pipeline
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Mace wins £50m Regent Street job
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:26 GMT
Office and retail scheme is for the Crown Estate and Exemplar
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Government unveils energy efficiency plans
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:03 GMT
Minister says new Part L regulations will encourage Green Deal take-up
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Richard Diment leaves FMB
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:29 GMT
The director general of the Federation of Master Builders has left the trade body after an ongoing dispute
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Energy sector to drive global construction growth
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01 GMT
Almost half of industry leaders say the best opportunities are in energy sector
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Green light for construction on £340m Broadgate job
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:05 GMT
Contractor Mace set to begin main construction work after British Land rubber stamps tenancy deal with UBS
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House prices remain flat with market 'dogged by uncertainty'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:34 GMT
Hometrack survey shows no month-on-month increase in house prices for 18 months
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Arcadis chief executive steps down
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:17 GMT
Leader of EC Harris deal Harrie Noy to depart after 37 years at the firm
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Exclusive: 13 firms to share £320m HS2 work
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:14 GMT
Full details released of 13 consultants that will share £320m worth of work on first phase of new high speed rail line
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Sheppard Robson's £750m Fitzrovia development at risk
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:05 GMT
Dispute between developer and council over level of affordable housing on ‘Noho Square’ site puts plan at risk
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Terrace Hill wins £10m Sainsbury's job
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:51 GMT
Durham store will be complete by Easter 2013
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Housing stats: New build sales, starts and completions in December
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT
The end of the year saw registrations down 31% on 2010 across all sectors
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DL appoints new Europe boss
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT
Steve Waltho will replace John Hicks following an internal restructure
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Buro Happold and 3XN unveil Odenplan station entrance
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT
Proposed structure in Stockholm will have curved concrete amphitheatre over underground concourse
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Mace announces roll out of US cost consultancy business
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT
Division will be based in New York and headed up by new managing director Greg Parker
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Building to host Construction Summit 2012
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT
Summit will feature key ministerial speakers and include sessions on government spending and BIM
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Ramboll to fast track growth through global expansion
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT
UK managing director says global expansion and acquisitions will help firm hit £75m turnover
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RICS fee rise sparks social media backlash
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT
Members took to LinkedIn, Twitter and Building’s website to complain about increased RICS fees and Sean Tompkin’s £98,700 bonus
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Sweett Group completes rebrand and continues to diversify
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT
Chief executive says firm will continue to target new markets and sectors
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Shepherd loses first round of High Court case
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT
In a judgement made last week the ruling went against Shepherd, which has launched legal claim against own lawyer Pinsent Masons
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Electrical firms plan to employ fewer skilled workers
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00 GMT
Unite accuses contractors of attempting to ‘deskill’ electricians under controversial wage agreement
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Caterpillar profit up 83%
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:12 GMT
European construction market sales grow 62%
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Willmott Dixon starts work on first off the shelf school
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:17 GMT
Standardised design will offer 30% savings
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Ramboll joins chorus of disapproval over schools BREEAM cut plan
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:21 GMT
Secretary of state for schools receives third letter of outrage this week
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Housing Design Awards opens for entries
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:46 GMT
Awards will be backed by GLA in Olympic year
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Prince of Wales rebrands his built environment charity
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:51 GMT
Heir to the throne visits London’s Waterloo to launch the Prince’s Foundation for Building Community
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Multi-storey tower collapses
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:51 GMT
Tall building in Rio collapses killing at least two following reports of gas explosion
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Henry Boot says profit will beat expectations
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:59 GMT
Contractor issues upbeat trading statement ahead of preliminary results in March
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Green schools row heats up
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:06 GMT
Previous government’s green schools adviser voices concern over move to drop BREEAM standard
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Three Scottish companies fined after fall from height
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:09 GMT
Electrician’s labourer and athlete left with serious injuries after Dundee fall, court hears
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