All Building articles in 2006 issue 15
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NewsWimpey reports rising house prices in south
Housebuilder is optimistic about UK sales but says US market is cooling.
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NewsLemley admits Olympic Park plan may change
Olympic Delivery Authority chairman says body is working to identify necessary adjustments to the existing plan.
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NewsTesco tunnel collapse costs Jackson £2.2m
Contractor on Gerrards Cross job will include £2.2m provision in accounts due to be announced this week.
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NewsOlympic inspectors arrive in London
Inspectors from the IOC will spend two days visiting Olympic sites to check on progress.
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NewsPersimmon reveals sales of £1.8bn since start of year
Integration of Westbury Homes helps housebuilder sell 9,900 homes in first four months of 2006.
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Costain appoints new director in nuclear division
Paul Campbell joins Costain from Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engineering Services where he was managing director.
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Comment
How to survive… The Apprentice
Picture the scene: you've just received a call from the BBC announcing that you've been chosen to appear in the next series of The Apprentice. But how will you woo the formidable, saccharine-free Alan Sugar? And how the devil will you ensure that you'll be hired not fired?
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NewsIndustry only has month to respond to housing review
Merger of Housing Corporation and English Partnerships is on the cards as government launches review of its delivery bodies.
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NewsPersimmon appoints Wessex managing director
Nicola Goldsmith will head up the housebuilder's Wessex division after two years as acting MD.
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NewsConstruction prices set to rise after year of stagnation
Tender prices will grow steadily in 2006 before accelerating in 2007 and 2008 ahead of the Olympics.
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Franklin + Andrews appoints new M&E boss
Former Amec commercial director Stephen Mercier will head up the consultant's M&E division.
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Taylor Woodrow promotes Brendan Morahan to board
Other changes see David Theobald reviewing international operations and Graham Stanley overseeing nuclear activities.
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NewsT&T wins £90m Worcester university deal
Consultant to manage costs for a 5.3-acre campus that will house the business school, department of arts, humanities and social sciences and student residences.
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NewsTessa Jowell's department apologises to Zaha Hadid
Architect considered legal action after Tessa Jowell claimed design change to Olympic aquatics centure had doubled costs.
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NewsGoldman Sachs could increase BAA bid
Investment bank reviwing its options after £9.4bn friendly bid was rejected over the weekend.
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NewsVictim of scaffolding collapse named
John Robinson died last week when 15 floors of scaffolding collapsed at a new hotel in Milton Keynes.
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New Islamabad tower to be Pakistan's tallest building
Faithful+Gould given £175m budget to design earthquake-proof mixed-use development including 30-storey hotel in Islamabad.
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Leicester schools contract not yet decided
Two teams are still in the frame for the £236m Building Schools for the Future project.
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Judge welcomes adjudicators' improving standards
Head of Technology and Construction Court congratulates adjudicators on their handling of "awesome responsibility".
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NewsWell, one of them's wearing a hat
This month's health and safety blunders include new and unusual approaches to working at height, plus, a salutary lesson from the history books.