All Building articles in 2005 issue 39
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Out of time
This was a reclaiming motion from a decision of Lord Eassie of 14 April 2004. The pursuer was seeking to enforce an adjudicator’s decision. The enforcement was defended on the grounds that the adjudicator’s decision was “ultra vires” and should be set aside.A referral notice was given to the adjudicator ...
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T5 steelworkers go on strike
Amicus union members walked off the Terminal 5 site today after failing to secure a £1/hour bonus from employers.
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Interest rate unchanged at 4.5%
Housing market shows signs of reawakening as high street sales continue to wobble.
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Europe’s biggest construction training centre opens in Birmingham
College courses over-subscribed as students opt for vocational training.
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NewsGleeson rides out £51.6m losses
Group says underlying performance is strong after selling loss-making contracting division.
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NewsSt James scoops two awards at Communities awards
Housebuilder wins private housebuilder of the year and placemaking award and Barratt, Bellway and Persimmon are among other prize winners.
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News£110m contract for Carillion and Balfour Beatty
GTBB joint venture awarded rail electrification deal for West Coast Mainline.
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Mouchel Parkman lands £2m Yorkshire Water contract
Consulting engineer to advise on areas that most need improvement work in three-year deal.
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NewsBPB given time to fight Saint-Gobain takeover bid
UK plasterboard firm to delay publishing new information about Saint-Gobain’s hostile bid until 25 November so it can appeal to shareholders to reject the deal.
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Developers announced for £500m Telford community
George Wimpey UK, Persimmon Homes and Barratt Homes will team up to build 70 ha urban development in Lawley, Telford, after winning contract from English Partnerships.
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NewsOlympic staging body formally established
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, or LOCOG, was officially set up yesterday at the first meeting of its transition board, chaired by Sebastian Coe.
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ISG InteriorExterior wins fit-out for 1 Bankside
Contractor lands deal for 450,000 ft2 IPC Media headquarters on London's South Bank.
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Carillion-led venture wins £350m BT contract
Monteray, a joint venture between Carillion, Haden Building Management and Reliance Integrated Services, extends facilities management contract until March 2009.
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NewsRemaining charges dropped in Hatfield rail case
Prosecutors drop case against four Balfour Beatty employees accused of breaching safety rules before crash.
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NewsBlair faces cabinet opposition to new nuclear plants
The Guardian says that Blair faces opposition from the cabinet over a nuclear future, while the Daily Telegraph says the government may allow more than one supercasino.
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Gordon Morrison buys social housing firm Richardson
The man behind the growth of Morrison Construction in the 1990s buys Beckenham-based refurbishment firm for an undisclosed sum.
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Bouygues preferred bidder on school PFI
Peterborough City Council names Bouygues consortium as preferred bidder for £68m PFI.
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BSS confident ahead of results
Plumbing business says trade is healthy despite tricky market conditions
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£35m leisure and court contracts for Alfred McAlpine
Contractor picks up contracts with Scottish Courts Service and Leisure Connection.
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Government under fire over energy regulations ‘cop-out’
Environment experts accuse the ODPM of dropping some changes to Part L for reasons of political expediency