All Building articles in 2005 issue 23
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Contractors hit out at plans for league tables
Row breaks out over plan to name and shame firms with poor sustainability and safety performance.
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58-megawatt on-shore wind farm is opened
New Welsh wind farm generates power and controversy in equal measure.
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AMEC finalises 800m bridge deal in South Korea
Construction of Incheon Bridge to begin immediately.
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Babcock board begins programme of change
Turner’s retirement signals start of non-exec shake-up.
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Prescott appoints first chair of sustainable academy
Professor Peter Roberts is appointed chair of the new Academy for Sustainable Communities in Leeds.
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Government launches new anti-cowboy scheme
The Trustmark accreditation scheme will replace the discredited Quality Mark which closed last year.
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John Laing follows PPP road into Finland
John Laing consortium is appointed preferred bidder on £223m Finnish PPP motorway scheme.
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House prices falling at sharpest rate since 1992
RICS reports declining house prices in May but says confidence among surveyors is improving.
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Amey consortium wins £600m MoD contract
Amey Lex consortium will provide plant and field mechanical handling equipment for 15 years.
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Berkeley confirms Lend Lease interest in Crosby Homes
The Berkeley Group says it has received approaches for the Crosby housing business.
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Travis Perkins appoints divisional MDs
John Frost is made managing director of City Plumbing Supplies while Norman Bell becomes boss of Travis Perkins South West.
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New safety rules help secure 30% profit rise for Latchways
Manufacturer of fall arrest systems says Working at Height Regulations had boosted its business.
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Jarvis appoints Marnoch finance director
Alasdair Marnoch is promoted after joining the company as chief financial officer.
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OFF gives Corby 10m lift
OFF Developments announces that it has received outline planning permission for a new hotel and leisure scheme in the old steel town.
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Hoodies vs house hunters
Hoodies take over from hooligans as the biggest deterrent for would be housebuyers.
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April house prices fall 0.8%
Annual house price inflation fell from 12.6% to 6.9% in April, while prices fell 0.8% between March and April 2005.
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Minister signs green building alliance with Sweden
Environment minister Elliot Morley launches initiative to swap eco ideas with Sweden.
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Kier snaps up Ashwood Homes for 23.5m
Acquisition will expand Kier’s coverage in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire.