All Building articles in 2005 issue 21
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Asbestos-riddled rubble given away to public
Environment Agency alerted at Cumbrian demolition site.
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CIPS confident despite industry slowdown
Growth at lowest in three years as civil engineering sector struggles.
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Hopkins joins the Ivy League
London-based architects to design Princeton’s new chemistry department.
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Grass-burning power station gets go-ahead
£6.5m bio-energy station to be build in Staffordshire.
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Alfred McAlpine wins 50m BAA contract
Maintenance contract covers four of the seven BAA airports.
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Speedy Hire pushes profit to £23.8m
Speedy Hire says diversity of markets puts it in a good position to withstand a cooling economy.
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DLR extension to Woolwich Arsenal reaches financial close
AMEC will extend DLR from City Airport to Woolwich Arsenal in £240m PPP joint venture
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Laing plans £95m rights issue
Money will be used to support Laing’s activities in the PFI/PPP sector.
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Vanda Murray joins Carillion
Ultraframe director appointed non-executive director of Carillion.
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Paddington Hospital plans abandoned
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust’s refusal to approve business case puts plans for £800m hospital in jeopardy.
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Jarvis secures Deutsche Bank loan
£31.3m loan will allow Jarvis to operate until a debt for equity swap is secured in August.
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Multiplex admits big loss at Wembley
Australian contractor predicts it will lose £45m on Wembley but says stadium will be ready for 2006 FA Cup FInal.
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After 99 years, Ritz finally buys house next door
The Ritz hotel in central London is set for expansion after buying one of the capital’s most famous townhouses next door.
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Clients and consultants go to war over project liability
Gulf between two has been exposed by publication of contract drawn up by the British Property Federation .
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Wembley subcontractor hits back at malicious rumours'
Electrical company Phoenix says it knows the source of some of the false claims and may take action.
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The safety stars
At the 2005 health and safety awards at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel last Wednesday, the industry celebrated its improving record with 16 trophies for some of its safest practitioners …
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A retail tale
Sainsbury’s wished to expand one of their stores. The local planning authority approved the necessary application but the secretary of state called it in. His inspector, following a full inquiry, supported the proposal. However, after considering the inspector’s report and obtaining supplementary information, the secretary of state decided that planning ...
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Reaction to PFI scare story
The Office for National Statistics has denied assertions made in a newspaper article last week that it had decided to include billions of pounds of PFI capital expenditure in public sector debt figures.
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One simple question
A property can meet all the regulations and still not meet the expectations of the occupants (that is, to live within their own property without being disturbed by their neighbours’ day-to-day activities).