All Building articles in 2004 issue 41
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News
Keller ditches A J Wood
Keller sells stone masonary business sold on to Mowlem for nominal sum.
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NewsSkanska and AK secure 150 million contract
Joint-venture team sign a five year deal with Anglian Water.
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FeaturesWhitbybird's 21st birthday fly-by
Whitbybird's birthday at the Science Museum attracted plenty of high-flyers including Terry Farrell.
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Jarvis sale to Vinci threatens Norfolk schools PFI
Norfolk County Council says that Vinci’s purchase of Jarvis’s bidding operations could “significantly affect” decision on schools PFI.
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NewsTaylor Woodrow issues sales warning
Housebuilder and contractor tells analysts that house sales will be 6% lower than estimated but predicts that 2004 profit expecations would be met.
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FeaturesHow to find the X-factor
John Cowell is a construction marketing consultant and brother of pop mogul Simon Cowell, which makes him well qualified to write a series of articles on self-promotion in the building industry.
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FeaturesMove over Fangio
Davis Langdon's clients and staff scrape their way around a muddy Castle Combe to raise money for charity.
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NewsPlumbers and builders top list of rogue traders
Survey reveals that builders, plumbers, roofers and plasterers rip off more customers than any other trade.
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Green light for £230m cancer centre in Leeds
A PFI consortium including Bovis Lend Lease will fund 300-bed scheme with new method of finance involving government gilts.
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NewsBellway Homes hits record 200m profit
Bellway Homes increases pre-tax profit by 21% and says it aims to build 10,000 homes per annum by 2010.
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FeaturesSouth African township builds on Irish goodwill
Irish builders volunteer to build 50 houses in Cape Town.
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NewsAlfred McAlpine clinches £130m water contracts
DealDeals with Severn Trent Water and Northumbrian among £200m of new contracts.
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Paper round
The big construction stories from the weekend newspapers that you may have been too busy to read.
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TUC demands corporate manslaughter law
Trade unions urge the government to create corporate manslaughter legislation as site deaths continue to rise.
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News125m Leeds casino on the cards
Stanley Leisure buy assets of Leeds United Properties for £5m giving it option to build leisure complex next to the football ground.
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Stanhope proposes peoples park for Croydon
Stanhope reveals plan for Croydon urban park even though site has been given planning permission for mixed use Arrowcroft scheme.
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NewsWilson to work magic in Lancashire
The trendsetter behind the rebranding of Manchester has been called on to revamp the image of east Lancashire.
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NewsIndustry asked to pay up to prove Part L will work
Firms are shocked by government request that they fund research into ways of calculating energy efficiency
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Multiplex teams up with US prison operator for PFI bids
Contractor may join forces with controversial American company to pitch for PFI prison schemes in the UK.
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Comment
Way off
Although I’m a strong advocate of off-site manufacture (OSM), I have to take issue with your Offsite supplement (1 October). OSM will only succeed if it can match the design quality and cost effectiveness of traditional building. Few of the featured projects showed any of John Prescott’s ‘wow’ factor, and ...