All Building articles in 04 June 2010
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CommentBudget responsibility and all that
The latest forecast from the Office of Budget Responsibility makes grim reading, particularly for construction…
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Qatari Diar deleted emails that helped Candy's barracks case, court told
CPC’s legal team accuse Qatari Diar of deliberately destroying evidence that would have been used in the main trial
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CommentThe Small Builders Housing Revolution
The government has a lot to learn from the experience of small builders
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NewsCivil engineers alarmed at transport infrastructure hiatus
CECA warns on suspension of conditional approvals for all major local transport schemes
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NewsPickles confirms £146m planning cuts
The local authority subsidy was intended to speed up planning decisions
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Operations director Tim Atkinson leaves Bovis Lend Lease
Atkinson, who works in the UK South division for Julian Daniel, is said to have left firm amicably
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CPA launches guide for greening existing housing
Guide to low carbon refurbishment includes case studies and advice on improving floors, walls and roofs
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NewsThomas Balsley unveils waterfront park beside new Tampa art museum
Curtis Hixon Park forms centrepiece of waterside regeneration in Florida city
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Miller Construction appoints ex-Amey boss as new chief executive
Chris Webster will take over from Robin Mackie, who retires after 22 years
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NewsBristol contractor goes into liquidation
Spiller Builders stopped trading after not receiving payment for work on London housing development
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NewsGreen light for £100m Brentford regeneration scheme
Assael’s designs approved for Carlton scheme on derelict Alfa Laval site
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NewsGovernment plans to stop developers building homes on gardens
Measures against garden grabbing include reallocation from brownfield category and binning density targets
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NewsRetired contracts manager accused of £250m Ritz sale scam
Retired construction professional in court for fraud over fake London hotel sale
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NewsMansell wins £8m Leicester health centres deal
Balfour Beatty subsidiary appointed on local improvement finance trust (LIFT) scheme
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NewsHousing industry fears cuts will damage recovery
Online poll for Housing Now virtual event reveals over two-thirds think government’s £6bn cuts are a threat
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NewsDon't panic over cuts, says BPF
Chief executive Liz Peace urges industry to help coaltion make the right decisions on spending cuts
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NewsNick Clegg's wife to advise Spanish construction firm
Lawyer Miriam Gonzalez Durantez signs up with world’s biggest wind farm builder, Acciona
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Bilfinger faces sack from Edinburgh tram job
German construcion firm may thrown off £550m project unless it controls costs and delays
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CommentWilliam Hare vs Shepherd Construction: pay when paid clause
This is a case in which a contractor tried to rely on pay when paid clauses to avoid paying several subcontractors
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NewsSavills offers PV advice on feed-in tariffs
Property firm teams up with Solarcentury to encourage developers to make most of feed-in tariffs