2004 Press Releases
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Driving success: First highways scheme wins Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award
26 October 2004
The A650 Bingley Relief Road, which has cut traffic congestion in the town by more than half, has won this year's Prime Minister's Better Public Building Awards - the first time a highways scheme has scooped the design excellence award.
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A world famous square, an historic railway and a public loo vie for this year's Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award
5 July 2004
An innovative public lavatory, an historic timber railway viaduct, a transformed Trafalgar Square, a dramatic glass bridge and a school for children with special educational needs are just some of the highlights of this year's Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award.
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Loos, nicks and comps all welcome for this year's Better Public Building Award
23 February 2004
Do you know that government spending on public buildings has increased by 60% in 4 years? Do you realise that the public sector is now the single largest client of the UK construction industry? Are you aware that across Government total capital budgets now stand at £32.4 billion for 2003/4?
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