All Building articles in 2004 issue 42
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RICS reports slowest growth for five years
RICS survey reveals significant slowdown in construction workload for third quarter.
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Squatting cows win right to development land
Farmer acquires ownership of greenfield site from Topplan Estates after his cows "squat" on land for 20 years.
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East Sussex six battle for £100m road deal
Ringway, Colas, Amey, May Gurney, Carrillion and Accord are on the shortlist for the seven-year road maintenance project.
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Delay for Construction Act reforms
Changes to payment process set to be made after next year's general election.
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Storm warnings issued for UK and Ireland
Gales of 60 to 70mph are expected to cause damage in the UK today, as Dublin-based onstruction Industry Federation issues weather warning for Irish building sites.
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NewsAffordable housing contracts give Galliford Try 91m boost
Work won by contractor and housebuilder includes a partnership contract for 173 homes in Bude Cornwall.
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NewsGamesa reveals 2000 megawatt wind plan
Gamesa Energy UK opens new Newport energy headquarters and unveils plans to produce 2000 megawatt of wind power in Wales, England and Scotland.
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NewsRogers hails new logistics task group
Strategic Forum sets up new logistics task group to look at best practice in the construction industry.
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Space 4 breaks even as Westbury senses Autumn uplift
Housebuilder posts record £58m interim profit and says that offsite facility Space 4 broke even for the first time.
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Bums on seats
Alcohol friendly public benches complete with bins and ash trays have been installed in Old Street, London
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Rural group fights "urban" housing
Campaign to Protect Rural England fears that Urban Development Corporations in countryside will lead to thousands of new homes.
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NewsBalfour Beatty acquisitions signal rail and health drive
Balfour Beatty picks up US healthcare consultants HLM and Bombardier’s UK signalling arm.
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NewsBidder lined up for Johnston engineering arm
Aggregates group Ennstone says it has found a bidder for the loss-making engineering division of Johnston.
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Profit slips at Accord after disposal loss
A loss on the disposal of AtoZ food supplies takes shine off positive year for public services provider Accord.
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Trade bodies raise fears over cash for vocational training
Institutions welcome Tomlinson proposals to teach trade skills from age of 14, but warn that no funding is in place.
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NewsPrescott locks horns with east of England assembly
Deputy prime minister to hold public meeting after local government rejects plans to build 18,000 homes.
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NewsCleveland awarded £1.5m in second win against Multiplex
Cleveland Bridge wins second adjudication case against Multiplex as steel contractor Hollandia hires extra help from Canary Wharf.
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FeaturesStop the traffic
Stuttgart has not so much lost a large hostile underpass as gained a stunning £48m gallery of modern art, in the form of Hascher Jehle’s perfect glass cube.
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NewsSix-hour’s work
BAA has released images of the fourth section of the Terminal 5 roof at Heathrow as it was being lifted into position earlier this month. Although it weighs 900 tonnes, this is the smallest section of the roof to be raised, and it took engineers just six hours to put ...