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Arup appoints new UK chair in major restructure
Robert Care will move over from Australia as part of sweeping management changes
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Shepherd edges into the black despite falling turnover
Contractor’s full-year results show turnover down 43% but loss is reversed
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Berkeley reports 18.5% rise in half-year pre-tax profit
Housebuilder’s results exceed expectations as board predicts outperformance for year overall
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Mott MacDonald team wins high-speed rail engineering contract
Grimshaw and URS also part of team awarded contract for Birmingham to Manchester route
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Architects charge council £1m in BSF consultancy fees
Birmingham council’s payments reignite criticism of architects ’creaming off cash’ from projects
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Screen play
The Park Hotel Hyderabad, in India, has been completed to designs by architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for the Park Hotel Group
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Plain sailing
The government this week decided not to call in the £4.5bn Wirral Waters planning application from Peel Holdings, giving final approval to the 17 million ft 2 regeneration scheme
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Grant Shapps u-turn
Housing minister Grant Shapps has scrapped the planned introduction of design standards by the Homes and Communities Agency which would have added £8,000 to the building cost of homes
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Glamalco goes under
Aluminium cladding and curtain walling specialist Glamalco has gone into administration, with the loss of 140 jobs
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EC Harris to help set up Toby Young’s school
EC Harris has won contracts to work on three of the government’s flagship free schools
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Green Deal will need compulsory element to work, says report
The Green Deal will not be enough to retrofit all of the UK’s homes, and the government should bring in compulsory regulation and penalties to force through domestic energy efficiency, according to the Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team (IGT) report
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Citywatch:Â costly for costain
Costain took the biggest hit from the City this past week, and understandably so
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Freezing weather sets back construction
Construction work across the country was hit by the severe weather as sub-zero temperatures forced many sites to close, writes Michael Glackin
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Awards for Ðǿմ«Ã½ reporters
Two Ðǿմ«Ã½ journalists triumphed at the International Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards last week
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Atkins is latest victim of Chinese identity fraudsters
Scammers tried to steal work from UK engineer by trading under its name and submitting fake bids
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Housebuilders hit back at Cabe’s design assessments
HCA forced to publish details of low-scoring schemes before properties are sold or fully funded
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Arup Associates scores double win at Sustainability Awards
The winners of the 2010 Sustainability Awards were unveiled at a ceremony in central London on Tuesday.Architect Arup Associates triumphed at the awards with a double win, scooping Sustainable Designer of the Year and Sustainable Project of the Year (over £10m) with its Harlequin 1 TV studio for broadcaster BSkyB. ...
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Connaught’s accountants to face disciplinary investigation
The disciplinary body for accountants has launched an inquiry into events surrounding the collapse of contractor Connaught in September
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Taylor Wimpey ready to sell £824m North American arm
Taylor Wimpey has launched an auction to sell its £824m-turnover North American housing division.The £2.6bn-turnover housebuilder, which also has operations in Spain and Gibraltar, has begun the sale as part of its strategy to become a UK-only business within two years.Its broker, JP Morgan Chase, has been appointed to lead ...