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Gleeds wins Battersea power station contract
Gleeds has been appointed cost consultant on the construction phase of the 拢1.5bn Battersea power station project.
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NewsCurrie & Brown directors sacked for gross misconduct
Consultancy confirms that three key staff were sacked for leaking company information and trying to persuade others to leave
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NewsRMJM tower planned for Liverpool's Princes Dock
Mersey Property Company submits planning application for mixed-use 36-storey development
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NewsHalcow to study feasibility of damming River Hull
Study will look at viability of removing tidal flows from River Hull and keeping water at a constant level
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NewsDemand for office space takes off
Demand for offices and industrial property soars but new survey reveals weak demand in retail sector
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NewsHome repossessions up 76%
Number of properties taken into possession in first half of 2006 hits 8140
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FeaturesAnd the winner on the line is 鈥�
The four contenders for the 拢5.2bn contract to deliver the 2012 London Olympics have just made their final presentations to the Olympic Delivery Authority. Emily Wright looks at who they are, and what they had to say
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NewsArchitect fined 拢15,000 over legionnaires outbreak
Gillian Beckingham is cleared of manslaughter following legionnaires outbreak in which five people died
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Currie & Brown overhauls business
Currie & Brown has announced a major overhaul of its business as it tries to fend off rumours that it is about to be sold to a rival firm.
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NewsT5 site breaks safety record
Workers on Terminal 5 record two million hours since last reportable accident
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NewsBarratt forward sales hit 拢845m
Housebuilder reveals a rise in completions of 1.8% but says private completions have dropped 5.5% in last year
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FeaturesCan a female reporter survive a day as a labourer?
Ray O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 comment about sites being no place for women sparked widespread outrage, but could he have had a point? Emily Wright put on her steel-capped boots and spent a day ripping up floorboards to find out
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FeaturesLife can be a picnic 鈥�
鈥� if you set up your own architectural practice. But it鈥檚 not all brainstorming in the back garden, flexible hours and creative control. Emily Wright asked five young architects how to go it alone.
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NewsSwitch at top as Capita Symonds grows
Consultant Capita Symonds has replaced Richard Marchant as managing director after rapid growth at the firm.
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NewsFaithful + Gould poaches two directors from rivals
Atkins' QS arm hires Cyril Sweett associate director and Gardiner & Theobald partner
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NewsBlaze shuts down McAlpine site
Up to 50 construction workers had to be evacuated after fire broke out at the Guardian Media Group's headquarters project in central London.
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FeaturesKelly Holmes
The woman who beat injury and depression to win two Olympic golds has a new challenge: convincing east London's businesses to get on the regeneration bandwagon for the 2012 Games. Emily Wright met her.
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FeaturesHarry Patch (1899-present)
Reluctant celebrity Harry Patch still shudders to recall the horrors of the First World War - as well as the dangers he faced back home as a high-rise builder. 黑洞社区 met the 107-year-old
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Morrison settles case for 拢10m
Sir Fraser Morrison has put an end to his 拢130m High Court battle with water giant AWG by paying an out-of-court settlement understood to be up to 拢10m.
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NewsGovernment to overhaul ailing NHS LIFT programme
Heavily criticised strategy to be adapted for 鈥榦ne-stop' services as government cuts 拢3-5bn from PFI spending.