All ǿմý articles in 15 December 2023 – Page 5
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Mother to sue RJ McLeod over son’s manhole death
Glasgow contractor facing civil case after 10-year-old Shea Ryan entered site through unsecured fence
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McLaren to turn Watford police station into 300 homes
Watford police will move out of the current station when the sale completes
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My route into construction … Nasrin Sadeghi, structural engineer at Symmetrys
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Plans submitted for major overhaul of Deutsche Bank’s London HQ
Proposals by Orms would see three storeys and a roof garden added to Winchester House
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We are boxed in by bonds and the chancellor’s promises
Jeremy Hunt’s success in calming financial markets with the autumn statement leaves a lot of unanswered questions observes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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MSG Sphere thrown lifeline as Gove temporarily blocks Khan’s rejection
London mayor refused the “nuisance-generating” Stratford venue last month
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London Square bought by giant Abu Dhabi property firm in £230m deal
Aquisition is Aldar’s first outside Middle East and North Africa
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ǿմý Safety Regulator appoints interim as permanent head
Philip White will continue in role he has been in since April
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Industry should look in the mirror: Laing O’Rourke’s losses do no one any good
A personal disaster for the UK’s biggest private contractor is also a window into where contracting seems to be right now, writes Dave Rogers
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Report on adjudication reveals growing popularity but also demand for change
A new report on statutory adjudication reveals most survey respondents want redacted decisions published and a quarter suspect adjudicator bias
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What happens to development plans when a council goes ‘bankrupt’?
When a section 114 ‘bankruptcy’ notice is put in place, a council’s non-statutory services are restricted and housebuilding ‘goes to the back of the queue’. Yet the growing number of councils in this situation are finding ways to carry on building
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Ardmore wins £50m retrofit deal in London’s legal district
Chancery Lane job to start next month
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Southwark approves 34-storey student tower
Scheme in Old Kent Road Opportunity Area will deliver 688 student beds and 23 affordable homes
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G&T drafted in to review cost rises on HS2 civils contracts
Cost-plus contracts blamed for 90% of hikes
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TfL renews calls for long-term funding as passenger numbers roar back to pre-pandemic levels
Current funding deal runs out in March 2024
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Nottingham City Council declares itself ‘bankrupt’ over £23m budget black hole
Council also issued a section 114 notice two years ago when it unlawfully used housing revenue funds to support other finances
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Green light for another King’s Cross life science scheme
New lab on Brandon Road designed by David Miller Architects for developer Kadans
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Order books top £1bn at Keltbray and T Clarke
Pair both in line to post record turnover in latest financial years
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Construction output recovered to pre-covid level last year, fresh ONS data says
But sector was biggest contributor to number of insolvencies among UK businesses
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Gove backs plan proposed partnership to lead Liverpool regeneration
Interim report by strategic futures panel sets out plans to rejuvenate city