All Building articles in 2005 issue 28
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Valleywood take one
Lights, cameras and action in the valleys as work begins on Welsh film studio complex.
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Anti-competitive practices harm one in five smaller firms
OFT says construction industry is among worst hit by unfair practice.
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Death threat to councillors who approved demolition
Middlesborough councillors told ‘go to the police’ after receiving threatening letters.
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Features
Keeping a level head (and posterior)
Garden seat designed for flat-bottomed girls - and boys - goes on display
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Stonehenge tunnel plans sent back to square one
Soaring costs threaten 1.3-mile tunnel under world heritage site.
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Allfarthing school scoops junior design prize
Hopkins Architects’ Tom Jenkins helps south London school to first prize on Junior Open House Awards.
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Burnden loses Ultraframe court case
Court of Appeal dismisses conservatory makers claim that Ultraframe infringed intellectual property rights.
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Sprinklers preferred in fire regs
Proposed changes to Part B of the building regulations put onus on sprinklers and improved access for firefighters.
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Babcock wins more rail work
Joint venture win on East Coast and Great Western lines will be worth about £50m per annum until 2009.
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Lower activity fails to slow Speedy Hire growth
Acquisitions bolster turnover but tool hire firm warns of reduced activity among builders.
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Accord set to buy Jarvis road maintenance arm
Deal with Accord includes sale of 50% stake in Accord Jarvis.
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Wolseley buoyed by North American market
Trading profit increases by 15% as Wolseley confirms acquisition of eight more firms for £171m.
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Mansell wins US Air Force contract
Framework deal to redevelop US Air Force accommodation at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk could be worth £127m.
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Housing downturn hits brick maker
Baggeridge Brick says that it is cutting production of bricks as slowdown in housing market hits demand.
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Barratt on track despite market slowdown
Housebuilders says profit will be in line with expectations but warns growth will stall if there is no uplift in sales.
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Auditors uncertain of Jarvis rescue plan
Auditors say there is fundamental uncertainty over future of Jarvis as it announces £353.8m pre-tax loss.
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Pressure on to keep Olympic bids best practice promises
Industry urges government to make Games a showcase for best practice in procurement and sustainability.
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Former MJP directors design Thames cable car
Fledgling practice Metropolitan Workshop makes its mark with plans for remarkable tourist attraction.
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Engineers to advise Tube chiefs on anti-terror plans
Blast experts propose complete risk assessment of vulnerable lines after last week’s bomb attacks.