All Building articles in 08 January 2010
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NewsMultibuild set to be wound up
Stockport-based contractor blames collapse on penalty costs on two major projects and cash-flow problems caused by recession
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NewsJarvis scoops £91m infrastructure contract
Shares in rail services group rise 6% on news of contract win
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NewsAberdeen residents consulted on city square plan
Design by Martha Schwartz has been controversial because it will involve building over historic Union Terrace Gardens
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NewsAecom's winning design for Seoul Grand Park
New York office scoops competition in South Korea with Living World design
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NewsDurham eco-village to tap into geo-thermal energy
Newcastle University is pioneering system that will use renewable energy from granite rock 'hotspot'
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NewsLight-emitting 'wallpaper' could replace light bulbs
Energy-saving light bulbs could be redundant according to company developing organic light emitting diode technology
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NewsPrison building programme will be 'costly mistake', say MPs
Justice select committee calls for prison population to be cut by a third so money can be spent on alternatives to custody instead
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NewsPlan for 100 international schools in India
Private school provider Varkey Group says India is its main target market over next few years
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NewsDubai opens world's tallest hotel
The 333m-high hotel by Rotana is set to be overtaken later in the year by a hotels in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia
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NewsBAM FM's new director aims to double turnover
David Leishman sets £40m target for next three years for schools facilities division
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NewsAukett slumps to £1.9m loss as turnover dives by a third
Chairman: 'To say that the group's financial year was difficult would be an understatement'
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NewsStyles & Wood trading in line with expectations
City forecasts estimate turnover of retail fit-out specialist will be about £140m and pre-tax-profit will be about £280,000
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NewsBarratt: Housing market has shown 'measure of recovery'
Trading update reveals better than forecast debt level of £610m
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NewsCarillion closes £192m Rochdale BSF deal
Contractor's BSF work now totals £1.3bn as joint venture seals contract to deliver 13 new or refurbished schools over four years
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NewsHSE sues four firms over asbestos regs breach
Willmott Dixon and Style and Wood among firms prosecuted for breaches of safety regulations during refurbishment work
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NewsLondon Assembly calls for fire safety probe
Proposal for investigation into follows series of timber frame blazes in capital
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NewsBellway shareholders set to approve bonuses
Directors' pay likely to be passed at annual general meeting despite lobby group recommendation to vote no
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NewsRaft of BSF schools and academies to open
Tim Byles hails opening of 13 new or refurbished schools this month as contributing to 'changing the face of education'
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NewsFirst person: Benefits of work placement
A building engineering student discusses the benefits of year out work placements