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| UK Building Activity Falls |
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Brendan Barrett, Ascon MD |
Activity in the UK's construction industry has fallen to its lowest level in ten years, according to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, the second contraction for the industry for six years.
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MD of Ascon discusses public sector projects, the intense competition in building and civils at present and why the risks in new government contracts are like going racing in Cheltenham.
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| House of Bling |
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This bronze-clad extension to a Victorian house on Palmerston Road, in Rathmines by Boyd Cody Architects has won one of two special award from the Architect Association of Ireland.
It was described as "a bespoke Rolls Royce . . . that it is bordering on the bling” by Angela Rolfe, assistant principal architect with the Office of Public Works. “You are straying into Victoria Beckham territory, as far as I'm concerned", she added.
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| Smooth Sailing |
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HKR Appoints New Director |
The paperwork can weigh heavily on the project manager, but the partnership approach in the 2012 Olympic contracts are a welcome relief to the GCCCs, acording to Patrick Smyth, A&L Goodbody.
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HKR announce appointment of leading architect Anne Kiernan as its new Architect Director. Previously an associate director with Anthony Reddy she has lead the development of some of their largest projects in Ireland.
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