All Building articles in 2005 issue 45
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CPA slams Scottish Executive on public services
Construction Products Association report, Achievable Targets 2005 Scotland, highlights concern for Scotland’s hospitals, schools, housing, transport and water infrastructure.
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Wolseley looks to USA to keep double-digit growth
Consumer caution in the UK likely to slow growth at home, says chairman.
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Mayor strikes Stratford City deal to clear Olympic hurdle
Compulsory purchase orders mark next step in Olympic site development.
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Saint-Gobain buys BPB for £3.9bn
Success for French takeover bid after five months of wrangling
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NewsTraditional farm buildings on the wane
English Heritage says that traditional farm buildings in England are in danger of disappearing.
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NewsConsort Healthcare selected for £190m Manchester hospital
Balfour Beatty's healthcare arm is named preferred bidder for the Northern Batched Hospitals project.
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NewsKent Thameside Delivery Board appoints chief executive
Michael Ward, who set up the London Development Agency, joins north Kent delivery body.
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Taylor Woodrow to develop Hampshire hospital
Taywood appointed by English Partnerships as preferred developer for part of the former Park Prewett hospital site in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
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NewsLondon house prices on the rise
RICS survey reports highest level of housebuyer enquiries for two years as prices in South stabilise.
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Modern Housing Solutions wins £690m MOD contract
Joint venture between Carillion, Atkins and Enterprise lands £690m Ministry of Defence contract for work on services accommodation.
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Bilfinger Berger BOT snaps up UK talent
Two senior development managers join the German PFI specialist as it focuses on UK.
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Amec wins £108m contract at South Wales power station
Amec, in partnership with technology provider ALSTOM, will fit technology to reduce sulphur emissions from the power station, situated near Barry.
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FMB expels loft conversion firm
Federation of Mater Builders expels Surrey-based Fernside Loft Conversion Specialists for bringing the organisation into disrepute.
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NewsSaint-Gobain set to raise bid for BPB
The Sunday Times reports that the French materials group is prepared to increase bid for plasterboard company by 5%. Plus all the other news from the weekend papers.
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NewsPersimmon revealed as Westbury bidder
Institutional stockbroker Panmure Gordon says it is likely that housebuilder Persimmon will acquire its smaller rival.
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Government backs MP's plan to tackle climate change
Councils may cut red tape for community electricity generation schemes
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Stadium chief fears winter delay at Wembley
Michael Cunnah says that a harsh winter could delay the installation of the pitch and foundations.
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Cowboys guilty of £150,000 scam
Cowboy builders from Redcar have admitted they conned elderly people out of £150,000.
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NewsTravis Perkins predicts £20m profit fall
Building merchant chief says people are "not in the mood for DIY" as firm warns of tough 2006.
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Broadway Malyan to design scheme for Fourth Grace site
£80m mixed-use project to replace Alsop’s ‘Cloud’ in time for Liverpool’s reign as European City of Culture.