All Building articles in 2004 issue 43
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NewsShanks sells landfill to build on waste
Profit at waste management firm Shanks grows 24% as it eyes up massive council waste treatment contracts.
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone reports 148m profit in cooling market
McCarthy & Stone warns of sluggish Autumn housing market after year-end profit increases by 27%
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Lords oppose home seller's pack
Housing minister Keith Hill vows to overturn the Lord's decision in the Commons next week.
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NewsChinese mission to build Newcastle arch
Eight Shanghai workers start work on arch to mark entrance of Newcastle's Chinatown.
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Jarvis fined £200,000 after railway death
Jarvis woes continue after it is fined £200,000 after failing to maintain secure fencing at the side of a railway track in Liverpool.
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NewsRedrow warns of housing slowdown
Housebuilder's AGM statement says that house buyers are taking longer to buy properties.
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NewsLeading industry bodies to merge
Constructing Excellence and Collaborating for the Built Environment could form new body by April 2005.
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FeaturesConstruction gets cuddly
Buster the Bear is the latest soft toy to wear a hard hat while Janet the Joiner connects with the Under 5s.
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FeaturesKing of the caption
Martin King's witty entry scooped top prize in Hansom's steam train caption competition.
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Construction growth rate slows as optimism slips
Survey reveals that industry growth slowed slightly last month while optimism about future business fell to a three-year low.
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NewsLottery “a catalyst for regeneration”
The Henley Report into the first the lottery says that it has contributed hundreds of millions to the built environment.
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RMC chief in line for 2.6m redundancy
Cemex’s takeover of RMC could see David Munro pick up a £2.6m pay-off only a year after he become chief executive.
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Hilton raises stakes with Blackpool super casino
British hotel group says it will only go-ahead if government limits number of super casinos to five.
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Skanska profits up by 65%
A lower turnover and better margins boosts Skanska's profit for first nine months of 2004.
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NewsLords clash looms for Prescott Housing Bill
In our round-up of the weekend newspapers Prescott heads for a clash with the Lords and thatched homes come under threat from the European Commission.
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Museum rebuilds section of Berlin Wall
A segment of the Berlin Wall is rebuilt to mark the deaths of those who attempted to flee from Communist Europe.
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NewsFriends of the Earth slams Blair road award
A650 Bingley Relief Road is criticised for destroying site of special scientific interest.
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NewsWork begins on 190m Cambridge PFI hospital
Alfred McAlpine and partner Haden Young has started on a two-year project at Addenbrookes hospital.