All Building articles in 2005 issue 30
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The parties contracted on a JCT with Contractor’s Design 1988 Edition. Clause 39A provided that disputes could be referred to adjudication. Application No. 20 on 28 October 2004 was for the gross sum of £748,447.64. No payment was made and a withholding notice was not issued. The claimant notified the ...
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Kier Regional fined 7000 after site accident
Contractor pleads guilty to two breaches of Health & Safety at Work Act after worker fell 20 m down ventilation shaft.
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Alfred McAlpine reports 27% profit rise
Contractor confident of further growth in the utilities sector, after reporting strong half-year figures.
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NewsLaing O'Rourke worker dies in T5 accident
A second worker remains seriously injured after 20 m fall from work platform at Heathrow site yesterday afternoon.
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Tube Lines completes Piccadilly line repairs
Tube line will reopen on Thursday following extensive repairs to bomb damaged track and signals.
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Hanson increase profit to 172.3m despite sluggish UK
Strong performance in the US and UK aggregates arm enables Hanson to ride out downturn in UK housing sector.
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NewsBPB rejects £3.6bn takeover bid from Saint-Gobain
Slough-based materials supplier spurns 720p-a-share cash offer from French giant.
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Bellway set for record results
Housebuilder says in trading update that it has achieved 6% more completions than last year.
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NewsProfits at Ben Bailey fall 18%
Housebuilder reports pre-tax profit of £6.17m for the six months ended 30 June.
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English Heritage hits the streets
EH commissioner Bill Bryson launches 'Streets for all" manual to provide practical guidance on visual quality in streets.
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Architect jailed for wife's manslaughter
Millionaire architect Michael Morton jailed for seven years for manslaughter of wife Gracia during 'sudden flare-up'.
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NewsConstruction industry fatalities reach three-year high
HSE figures reveal that there were 72 deaths in the construction industry in the year to April 2005.
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NewsNewly launched Gleeson Building begins trading
Management buyout of the building division of MJ Gleeson expected to generate a £230m turnover in its first year.
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NewsBlair to launch review into nuclear power stations
The prime minister is set to approve plans for an energy review, plus other stories from the weekend's newspapers.
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Force with Gibbs and Dandy as it extends into South Midlands
Builders merchant acquires Kettering-based timber merchant Timber Force for up to £1.5m.
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Sage Gateshead designer quits Foster for Hamilton
John Flanagan resigns from Foster and Partners to join rival architect Hamilton Associates.
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Olympic threat to Thames
Bid ambassador warns that Olympics could divert funds away from other projects.
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OFT swoops on cartel suspects in East Midlands
Twenty-two construction companies raided amid suspicions of collusion in assembling tenders.
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UCATT furious over Wimpey site access restrictions
Construction union goes to government over concerns raised by leaked policy document from George Wimpey.
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NewsPolice probe international CSCS card fraud ring
Detectives called in after package containing hundreds of counterfeit CSCS cards is found in Hertfordshire.