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Interserve agrees £50m Edinburgh Haymarket sale

Interserve agrees £50m Edinburgh Haymarket saleSubscription

M&G Real Estate has announced it has acquired Interserve’s Edinburgh Haymarket development site for £49.1m.

Urban & Civic doubles down on development plans_Nigel Hugill

Urban & Civic doubles down on development plansSubscription

Urban & Civic wants to double the number of sites in development, its chief executive has told Construction News, as government policy and planning favours large sites.

Interserve facing £69m client claim for terminated EfW_Viridor_Glasgow Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre

Interserve facing £69m client claim for terminated EfWSubscription

EfW operator Pennon expects to receive £68.7m from Interserve to cover additional costs on its Glasgow energy-from-waste scheme.

Sellar poaches Landsec man for £825m Paddington Cube

Sellar poaches Landsec man for £825m Paddington CubeSubscription

Sellar has appointed Paul Flexney-Briscoe as construction director for its Paddington Cube development.

Capco considers spinning off Earls Court site_West Brompton Square CGI

Capco considers spinning off Earls Court siteSubscription

Capco is considering splitting its two main assets in Earls Court and Covent Garden into separate companies.

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David McLoughlin Network Rail

Ex-Network Rail director calls for 'more intrusive' supplier checksSubscription

Network Rail must carry out “more intrusive” financial checks on its main contractors to protect suppliers from collapses such as Carillion’s, one the client’s former directors has said.

Nigel Hugill

Nigel Hugill: 'We will find the Tony Pidgleys of the future'Subscription

Urban & Civic’s founder sits down with CN to talk millennials, industry business models and the truth about the housing crisis. 

Canada Water Masterplan British Land Town Square

Canada Water: CN tours British Land’s £4bn mega-projectSubscription

British Land is leading a £4bn transformation of Canada Water. Project mastermind Roger Madelin takes CN around a site that is catching the eye of industry heavyweights.

Grosvenor Group reveals 8,000-home UK pipeline

Grosvenor Group reveals 8,000-home UK pipelineSubscription

Stanhope hires new managing director_Stuart Grant

Stanhope hires new managing directorSubscription

INDEX ONLY Tall Building Pipeline Greater London

More than 500 tall buildings planned for LondonSubscription

Turner & Townsend appoints new infrastructure head

Turner & Townsend appoints new infrastructure headSubscription

Stansted picks engineers for £600m transformation

Stansted picks engineers for £600m transformationSubscription

Interserve Glasgow EfW plant costs to hit £250m

Interserve Glasgow EfW plant costs to hit £250mSubscription

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