All Building articles in 2005 issue 31
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Front Garden development gets go-ahead
Protesters fail to stop “stupid and inconsiderate” plans.
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Former rail chief takes on schools programme
Ex-SRA boss to head £30 bn schools rebuilding and renewal scheme.
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Tories accuse Prescott of damaging green belt
Suburban MP seethes at prospect of travellers’ camps in his back yard.
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Rightmove edges towards market flotation
Analysts value property website at £200 m as advisors called in.
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Countrywide profits slump by 90 per cent
Property services firm hit hard by house-market slow down.
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Stage 2 winners
Stage 2 of the Design for Manufacture Competition asked shortlisted bidders to submit proposals for a development using their designs for homes which can be built with a construction cost of £60,000, or equivalent cost efficiency.
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Crossrail appoints acting chief executive
Deputy chief executive Keith Berryman steps into the breach - permanent CEO to be appointed at a later date.
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Skanska wins 25m Czech railway project
Contractor to rebuild 6 km stretch of line between Prague and Decin as part of overhaul of northern Czech network.
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Balfour Beatty spends 18m on two companies
Contractor pays £8m on ground engineering firm Pennine Group and £9.7m on signalling contractor SBB.
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CPA warns of 'lacklustre' output growth
Construction Products Association reports weak second-quarter growth and dependency on government work.
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Shortlist announced for ODPM's 60,000 house
English Partnerships narrows field to nine companies for third stage of competition.
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Biggest shareholder sues Rok Property Solutions
Mark Kay, who owns about 12% of the company's shares, starts legal proceedings, claiming he is owed more than £5m in bonuses.
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Michael rallies industry to back Construction Week
Construction minister urges employers to get behind youth recruitment intitiative.
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Morgan Sindall reports 39% profit rise
Pre-tax profit hike rises from £13.1m to £18.2m, thanks to strong performances from affordable housing and fit-out divisions.
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Councillor calls for third crossing over the Severn
Campaign to link Gloucestershire and the Forest of Dean launched by ambitious councillor.
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House-price rise at lowest level for nine years
Hopes pinned on interest rate cut as market gets closer to stagnating.
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Mayor in talks with T&G and UCATT over plan to force Olympics firms to offer generous pay and conditions.
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T&G man claims he was forced off Wembley site
A union official at the Wembley national stadium project has claimed he was sacked from the site, and has begun grievance procedures.
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Farrell team furious as Weymouth bid is rejected
Council opts for rival bid for £90m waterfront scheme, despite initially backing Urban Catalyst–Terry Farrell team.