Construction World December 2019

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• Company entering: 144 Oxford Road Joint 9HQWXUH 7LEHU :%+2 • Client: 2[IRUG 3URSHUW\ ,QYHVWPHQWV • Start date: 1RYHPEHU • End date: 1RYHPEHU • Main contractor: 144 Oxford Road Joint Venture

• Architect: Paragon Architects • Project manager: Origin Project Management • Quantity surveyor: RLB Pentad Quantity Surveyors • Consulting engineer: Sutherland

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