All Building articles in 2005 issue 16
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FeaturesKO scoop for Kenmore Homes
Housebuilder’s guests lap up the paparazzi attention at big night out.
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NewsRobert Gregory steps down from Kier board
Kier Group board left with empty seat as head of housing moves on.
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NewsRok buys Durose & Gourlay for 11.4m
Maintenance services company extends its reach across north England with new acquisition.
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NewsStanhope takes the honours at Building Awards
Peter Rogers and Stanhope wow the judging panel in three categories.
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NewsLaing secures 300m Newcastle hospital contract
Major Newcastle hospital PFI deal reaches financial close.
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NewsWickes turnover falls 2.2%
Travis Perkins says newly acquired Wickes is suffering from a tough DIY market.
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Demand for property increases for sixth year
Surveyors upgrade expectations of rent rises for next four years, but survey reveals jitters in retail market.
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Wilson Bowden reservations hit by pre-election nerves
Wilson Bowden says that uncertainty over the election has led to a fall in reservations on its housing developments.
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Property developer fined £100,000 after site death
HSE successfully prosecutes property developer following a fatal fall through an unguarded opening.
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Reservations down at Taylor Woodrow
Housebuilder says that house reservations are down on the same period last year, but says market has improved since end of 2004.
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NewsNigel Fee is new Westbury Homes boss
Housebuilder says Fee will takeover from Martin Donohue in November and announces 13% profit increase to £120m.
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FMB backs ASBOs for rogue traders
The Federation of Master Builders backs a court ruling in Cheshire that gave a cowboy builder a five-year ASBO.
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NewsWindow falls 400ft from Swiss RE tower
Building engineers examine 744 similar windows in Gherkin as plaza is sealed off to protect passers by.
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NewsAndrew Wyllie appointed Costain boss
Wyllie will resign as managing director of Taylor Woodrow Construction to take up chief executive at Costain.
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NewsRogers sets up lobby group of industrys biggest hitters
New advisory group within Strategic Forum of ‘powerful leading businessmen’ to wield greater political influence.
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Another executive takes flight from Jarvis
The managing director of the plant division of Jarvis has become the latest member of senior management to quit.
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Strategic Forum issues ultimatum to CSCS owners
Construction body says it will step in unless unions and CITB-ConstructionSkills resolve dispute.
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FeaturesThe verdict.
Tony Blair has often said that he wants his legacy to be public sector reform. Key to this is the building of new schools and hospitals. But is Labour succeeding?
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The survey.
The government has been committed to the use of the PFI to deliver its grand ambitions for health and education, but as this recent survey by the RICS shows, many surveyors believe the procurement route is actually more expensive and long-winded than the traditional method
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