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Construction output in second quarter edges up, ONS says

Construction output in the second quarter was up 0.3% on the first three months of the year, according to official figures. The office for National Statistics said that both new work and repair and ...
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Costain sets out margin plan as interim numbers improve

Costain is targeting 5% margins in the long run, its chief executive has said, as the firm improved interim turnover and profits. The infrastructure specialist, which returned to the FTSE 250 index ...
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Avant completes deal with MHCLG to defer building safety payments

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Cost model: How the UK can meet its data centre infrastructure ambitions

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Collapsed product firm hit with £135m of ‘mainly’ cladding claims, administrator says

In June, High Court ordered German parent of Sto Ltd to pay Mulalley £1.8m for costs racked up replacing cladding system at Essex tower block ...
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T&T makes raft of senior hires

Turner & Townsend has made a raft of senior appointments to its business with new recruits arriving from several rivals including Bechtel and Mace Consult. In June, the firm said former Sir Robert ...
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KPF submits dramatic refurbishment of Fosters’ HSBC Tower in Canary Wharf

KPF’s proposals to carve chunks out of Foster + Partners’ HSBC Tower in Canary Wharf and transform parts of the building into a leisure destination have been submitted for planning. First unveiled in ...
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Rayner rejects plan for new football stadium and 3,500 homes, citing toxic lead risk

The housing secretary has rejected called-in plans for a new 8,000-seat stadium alongside 3,500 homes in Ebbsfleet. The planning application was made by Northfleet Central 1 Limited to Gravesham ...
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Portsmouth chooses ECF as regeneration partner for next stage of major city centre scheme

Portsmouth City Council has selected the English Cities Fund (ECF), a company owned by Homes England’s National Housing Bank, ...
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Bellway beats completions guidance with 9,700-home build

Bellway built 9,695 homes in its most recent financial year, beating its previous guideline for the figure. In a trading update for the year to 31 July, issued this morning, the housebuilder recorded ...
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Kier inks £99m Derwent job in London’s West End

Kier has formally signed up for a £99m scheme to redevelop a grade II-listed building on London’s Oxford Street for Derwent. The firm beat McLaren and Wates to the Holden House job which involves ...
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Winner emerges on JP Morgan’s One Spitalfields office job

A winner in the race to land one of the biggest deals being let in the City this year has emerged this week, Building can reveal. JP Morgan’s asset management business is leading the redevelopment of ...