All Ӱ articles in 11 December 2009 – Page 5

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    Kingdom coming

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Construction of the third of four phases of The Avenues, Kuwait’s largest shopping centre, got under way last month

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    Cometh the hour: Nick Raynsford welcomes Paul Morrell

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    If anyone can pull off the new role of chief construction adviser, it’s Paul Morrell, says Nick Raynsford. But we need to give him time before we can reasonably expect to see results

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    Stalled Foster hotel close to sale

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Foster + Partners troubled Silken hotel in London is expected to be sold before Christmas, according to sources close to the situation

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    QSs may force RICS to make u-turn over CIC exit

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Talks begin to remain in Construction Industry Council after big QS firms threaten to walk out

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    End this crisis by Christmas: Richard Steer on the RICS

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    The RICS has to sort out the mess it’s made, or rumours of a breakaway group are bound to resurface

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    Churchill’s HQ: Portsmouth community centre

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Portsmouth council has released this concept design for a landmark community centre.

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    Carillion sells equity stakes

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Carillion has sold equity stakes in two PPP projects to investment group Innisfree for £86.9m and said it expects to be in a net cash position by the end of the year

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    Capital spending to halve in next four years

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Public sector capital spending will fall by more than half in the next four years, the government’s pre-Budget report on Wednesday revealed

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    Feather in the cap

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Architect Featherstone Young has recently completed the £900,000 refurbishment and fit-out for communications agency Wieden+Kennedy

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    Information overload: The bumf tax

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Tenderers are forced to wade through a shedload of information for the odd relevant detail, costing them a fortune. A few trips to the county court might put an end to the practice

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    US giants plan raid on British consultancy sector

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Davis Langdon, Turner & Townsend and EC Harris thought to be among takeover targets

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    Blowing their cover

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    At last, the details of the infringements that sparked the OFT inquiry into bid rigging are exposed for all to see. Those of a nervous disposition should look away now

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    Carbon capture and storage: How we blew it

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Carbon capture and storage was supposed to be an area where British expertise could thrive. But, says Olivia Boyd, lack of clarity on the government’s plans and how it intends to fund them is squandering UK talent

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    Should we blame the big boys?

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    On 13 November you published an article by Richard Steer complaining about uneconomic bidding by QSs

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    Berkeley goes to market

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Berkeley Group has said there is an “increased number of land opportunities” coming to market

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    Timber frames: Warning bells are ringing

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    The blaze that swept through a Peckham street two weeks ago has left the timber-frame industry in little doubt that, next time, lives may soon be lost. But can the sector do more to ensure there is no next time?

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    Buro’s beautiful Finnish

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Buro Happold is the engineering consultant on this innovative masterplan for the City of Helsinki planning department

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    Ӱ journalist nabs construction writing award

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Ӱ’s assistant editor and technical specialist Thomas Lane was named Construction Journalist of the Year at the 2009 International Ӱ Press awards, which took place at the House of Commons last week

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    Askew to leave Taylor Wimpey

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Norman Askew, chairman of Taylor Wimpey, has said he will leave the housebuilder by the end of 2010

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    The new arrival: Balfour Beatty’s Birmingham PFI hospital

    2009-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Weighing in at £585m, Balfour Beatty’s Birmingham PFI hospital was expected to be a difficult birth. Instead, it has been delivered with few complications, no trips to casualty, and ahead of its due date. Thomas Lane hands round the cigars