Opening up the canals to deliver the Olympics
Volker Stevin is constructing London's first lock in almost 20 years to allow barges to supply materials to the Olympic site.- Published:13 May 2008 11:20
- Author: Andrea Klettner
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Speeding up delivery at Watford General
Joint venture contractor Medicinq Osborne is using off-site manufacturing to smooth work on a £25 million hospital projectSustainability
Green building: it's just a matter of principles
Bioregional Quintain's 172-apartment scheme in Brighton is claiming to be the most sustainable building project in the UKDoing the Job
Keeping the town dry in Ross-on-Wye
Spate streams have been flooding Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire for more than a century, now its beleaguered residents can look forward to a less soggy future. By Paul ThompsonDoing the Job
Bovis helps turn Manchester into a Media City
In Manchester, Bovis Lend Lease is building a hi-tech media centre, car park and residential blocks on 40 acres of land for Peel HoldingsAdvertisement
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Bristol's big top heralds a fresh retail adventure
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Dubai's rapid solution to its soaring growth
Atkins is overseeing the construction of a 75 km metro system for Dubai – a project which is proceeding at a spectacular pacePlant
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