All Building articles in 2005 issue 02
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Balfour Beatty wins £240m utility contracts
Balfour Beatty’s utility arm wins contracts with Anglian Water, Yorkshire Water and National Grid Transco.
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Pilkington denies takeover speculation
Shares rose by up to 18% on Wednesday as rumours of bid by Nippon Sheet Glass circled the City.
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EPS wins £35m Croydon housing contract
South East contractor will provide repairs and maintenace for Croydon council's housing stock for ten years.
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China halts construction of major dam projects
Chinese government calls halt to 30 projects after fears of non-compliance with environmental regulations.
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Barratt predicts record profits despite slowdown
Housebuilder doubles sales in the social sector as it focuses on providing more affordable homes in competitive market
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Building.biz auction hits £720
Auction of www.building.biz domain name aims to raise thousands for tsunami victims
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Pinders snaps up WLE for £265,000
The building surveyor and project manager aims to extend client base with purchase of West London Estates.
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FeaturesPart P: The not so shocking truth
Mike Clark the technical director of NICEIC explains how the new regulation governing electrical installations will affect industry.
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£60m retirement home venture starts in North
Three companies put together investment fund to build retirement villages across UK.
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House prices fall again
National Association of Estate Agents survey reports fall of 1.2% in December but says first time buyers are returning to the housing market.
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FeaturesLittle Britain sailors raise £100,000 for charity
Olympic stars Ben Ainslie and Shirley Robsinson accept cheques on behalf of sailing charities at London Boat Show.
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Grabiner appointed chair of Partnerships for Schools
Ex-Energis chief will work with government to deliver Schools for the Future investment progamme.
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British Land signs 10-year deal to develop Canada Water
Regeneration of Canada Water set to start in 2006 after British Land’s ten year agreement with Southwark Council is signed.
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Rok Property buoyed by growth in commercial sector
Rok Property Solutions issues confident trade statement and predicts good growth in its property, build and maintenance divisions.
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UK in talks with Indonesia over tsunami reconstruction
Leading UK construction industry figures will meet in Indonesia next week to discuss reconstruction in the wake of the tsunami.
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Prescott’s £60,000 house to become team effort
English Partnerships and Housing Corporation join up to test deputy prime minister’s call for affordable homes.
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NewsDTI looks for firm to end National Physical Lab fiasco
Three years after it was due to be handed over, DTI takes over disastrous PFI project and puts it out to tender.
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CommentTwist and shout
liquidated damages clause has advantages for employer and contractor. So how come the latter is so keen to wriggle out of it when it comes into play?
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Urban scrawl
Will Alsop’s exuberance may have been boxed in at Goldsmiths College, but his playfulness still extrudes itself onto the skyline as a silvery, sculptural squiggle. Martin Spring visits the provocative building on the busy New Cross Road.
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NewsUK’s tallest sculpture unveiled in Manchester
Britain’s tallest and most structurally daring sculpture was unveiled this week in Manchester.