All Building articles in 2006 issue 08
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NewsWSP profit rises by 28%
Construction group's results ahead of expecations as turnover increases by £71m to £374m for 2005.
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Willmott Dixon scoops school prize in Macclesfield
Contractor is awarded £14.9m contract to built secondary school as part of framework with Cheshire County Council.
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HSE issues safety warning to waste and recycling industry
Nine deaths in eight weeks sparks call for procedure review.
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Galliford Try buys Morrison units for £42m
Housebuilder increases geographical reach with strategic deal.
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NewsBuilding Awards shortlist announced
Industry's big hitters prepare for their red carpet moment.
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Hanson splashes out £415m on two acquisitions
UK firm increases its footprint in the US with new deals.
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NewsPlanning submitted for £200m Huddersfield regeneration
DLG Architects enters planning application to redevelop a 12-acre waterfront site in West Yorkshire town.
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NewsWilson Bowden suffers 14% fall in profit
Chairman David Wilson says that 2005 was 'the most challenging housing market for many years'.
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NewsA slight pain in the glass
Building's architectural editor lives in a Victorian house. Read his diatribe on modern windows and you'll understand why.
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NewsHSE postpones new CDM Regulations
The regulations, which cover safety in construction design, will now be introduced six months late, in spring 2007, to give officials time to finalise changes.
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NewsSeven-year ownership deal agreed for CSCS
CSCS Ltd to own skills card scheme and CITB-ConstructionSkills to act as service provider.
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Atkins appoints Michael Hayes as rail consultant
The former Strategic Raily Authority consultant will lead the rail forecasting team.
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NewsFuture of Swiss Re cladding firm hangs in balance
Schmidlin UK, the cladding contractor behind Heathrow Terminal 5 and the Gherkin, learns that Swiss parent company has gone bankrupt.
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Profit slides 23% at Ben Bailey
Yorkshire-based housebuilder posts 22.9% drop in pre-tax profits, down from £16.4m in 2004 to £12.65m in 2005.
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Weak housing results hit Taylor Woodrow profit
Strong growth in US offsets poor UK performance at housebuilder where operating profits fell 22%.
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Interserve wins £100m defence contract
Support services company wins contract to support infrastructure on the Ministry of Defence bases in Cyprus.
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Barclays appoints MAS at 450 buildings
Mowlem Asset Services will provide property services to 450 Barclay buildings in five-year contract.
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Turnover leaps 70% at Pochin's
Regional contractor posts pre-tax profit to 20 November 2005 of £7.43m, up from £0.5m in 2004.
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Lung foundation attacks asbestos proposals
British Lung Foundation presents petition to the government condemning HSE proposal to relax asbestos regulations
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Hammerson profit up 69%
Developer's profit increases to £699m as it predicts substantial increase in rental income.