Construction
Hochtief sells airports unit for €1.1bn
Germany’s largest builder finally disposes of assets including the terminals at Athens and Budapest, having failed to spin off the business
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Skanska UK reports first quarter results
Contractor books £260m revenue and £7.5m operating profit
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Mace appoints three from Davis Langdon
Mace has announced three new members of its cost consultancy business, with three appointments from Davis Langdon.
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Mace appoints three from Davis Langdon
Mace has announced three new members of its cost consultancy business, with three appointments from Davis Langdon.
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Gateshead £350m housing scheme goes to planners
The first phase of a £350 million housing project on Tyneside involving Galliford Try has been submitted to planners in Gateshead.
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Gateshead £350m housing scheme goes to planners
The first phase of a £350 million housing project on Tyneside involving Galliford Try has been submitted to planners in Gateshead.
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Crossrail hails impact of cycling safety initiative
More than 4,700 lorry drivers have now completed Crossrail’s mandatory safety course in an effort to reduce the numbers of cyclists hurt or killed on Britain’s roads.
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Crossrail hails impact of cycling safety initiative
More than 4,700 lorry drivers have now completed Crossrail’s mandatory safety course in an effort to reduce the numbers of cyclists hurt or killed on Britain’s roads.
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Cabinet office minister calls for BIM study
A group that promotes building information modelling in the UK has been given three months to set out its case to the government.
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Cabinet office minister calls for BIM study
A group that promotes building information modelling in the UK has been given three months to set out its case to the government.
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EC Harris lures Atkins rail MD
EC Harris has appointed former Atkins director Mark Cowlard as the new head of its rail sector team.
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EC Harris lures Atkins rail MD
EC Harris has appointed former Atkins director Mark Cowlard as the new head of its rail sector team.
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Business confidence highest in 18 months
Survey of accountants finds renewed optimism across all sectors and suggests the UK economy will grow by 0.6% between April and June
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Clouds gather over London’s skyline
City skyscrapers, the Shard and the Olympics have kept construction in the capital on a high through the downturn, but big projects are nearing the end
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Data reveal economic divide in building
Britain’s economic divide has been laid bare by data showing more cranes have been erected in London since 2010 than the rest of Britain put together
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Group wins €22bn Istanbul airport bid
The winning Turkish consortium is made up equally by the construction and infrastructure companies Limak, Cengiz, Kolin, Mapa and Kalyon
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Lord Adonis: Coalition must get act together on infrastructure
Former transport minister Lord Adonis has hit out at the “stop-go” government approach to infrastructure and urged Whitehall to “get its act together”.
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Lord Adonis: Coalition must get act together on infrastructure
Former transport minister Lord Adonis has hit out at the “stop-go” government approach to infrastructure and urged Whitehall to “get its act together”.
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Construction industry insolvencies fall 8%
But fall in number of insolvencies in first quarter of the year likely to prove a ‘false dawn’ experts warn
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Bouygues sells civil engineer Fitzgerald
Bouygues UK has sold civil engineering contractor Fitzgerald to its management a year after acquiring the firm
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more