All Building articles in 2004 issue 34
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NewsRMC hit by fall in highways spend
Losses in UK cement and aggregate division drags RMC profits down by £18.6m.
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NewsAmec upbeat on Iraq as profit rises
Amec says "major milestones" are being achieved in Iraq as it announces a pre-tax profit rise of 5%.
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NewsBlair on invitation list for Wembley party
Tony Blair will attend topping out for Wembley's arch despite protesters gathered outside stadium.
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NewsSkanska Innisfree wins £265m health PFI
Scheme includes redevelopment of two hospitals in Central Nottinghamshire as well as facilities management at Newark Hospital.
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FeaturesIs construction going soft?
Cuddly toys from Rok and Geberit Terrain are compromising Building’s hard-man image.
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NewsCarillion wins showcase contract in Middle East
Carillion secures £175m contract for a new mixed development in Dubai's Festival City.
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NewsRising water work lifts Costain
Costain announces profit rise of 33% and wins preferred bidder status for £350m of water contracts.
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NewsWilson Bowden profits rise as market cools
Wilson Bowden profits increase 28.6% to £118.2m but chairman warns that interest rate rises are beginning to bite.
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NewsJarvis pulls out of student accommodation
Jarvis sells University Partnership Programme and confirms Alistair Rae as finance director.
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Features
Is construction going soft?
Cuddly toys from Rok and Geberit Terrain are compromising construction’s hard-man image.
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FeaturesAedas man wins despite bump start
Aedas driver Jonathon Kennard wins the latest round of the Formula Palmer Audi Championship despite early race prang.
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NewsArsenal stadium ahead of schedule
Building work at new Arsenal stadium mirrors club’s successful start to the new season.
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NewsEducation expert gives city academies a black mark
Leading educationalist Peter Lampl says city academies are twice as expensive to build as comprehensive schools.
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NewsLaing predicts bumper year as first half profit doubles
Laing says glut of PFI work helped pre-tax profit increase to £13.1m for the six months to June 30.
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NewsTurn, turn, turn
The rotating observation tower at the Glasgow Science Centre reopened yesterday, two-and-a-half years after technical problems caused it to close. The bearings on which the £10m structure turns failed when oil and water flooded the basement. The 400 ft tower, designed by Building Design Partnership based on a concept by ...
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CommentIt was the torpedo, stupid
Everyone finds global claims confusing but a Scottish court armed only with common sense and a First World War U-boat has helped us all out
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FeaturesRiders in the sky
To be a cyclist in London today requires the kind of spirit usually shown by those piloting experimental aircraft and one-man submarines. But with a little help from prefabrication and cutting-edge plastics, tomorrow might just be different …
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Sacked steelworkers press on with Wembley pickets
Sacked steelworkers at Wembley national stadium were still demonstrating at the site as Building went to press, despite apparently having no support from unions.
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RICS: Output to plummet next year
Construction’s output growth rate is set to halve next year because of a sharp drop in key public sector markets, according to the latest RICS survey