All Building articles in 2006 issue 21
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Threat of insolvency
Makers were carrying out refurbishment work to flats in Northampton. They engaged All In One under a subcontract dated 22 November 2004. In July 2005 Makers issued a notice of determination on the basis of lack of supervision or insufficient labour on site. All In One claimed that the contract ...
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NewsMultiplex claims extra time on Wembley
Contractor advises client Wembley National Stadium Limited that it believes it has until the end of September to complete work on the stadium.
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NewsBAA gives England flags the red card at Terminal 5
Workers furious as BAA brands World Cup flags hazardous and distracting, and bans them from Heathrow site.
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NewsEdinburgh canal development gets go-ahead
Planning permission granted for Allan Murray-designed £70m scheme for 200 canal-side houses.
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NewsAWG lost £56.4m on Morrison sale
Utilities company said that loss was due to goodwill written off when Morrison was bought last month.
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NewsSpeedy Hire on acquisition trail after 25% profit growth
Turnover increases 23% to £254.3m as tool hire business expands into Ireland.
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NewsEnglish Heritage lambasts 'demolishers' charter'
Simon Thurley attacks government plan to allow the demolition of listed buildings, saying it could lead to the demise of the Royal Festival Hall and the British Museum.
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NewsSMC snaps up rival architect
Architect pays initial fee of £3.6m forCharter Partnership, to increase market exposure in south and east England.
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NewsBAA rejects Ferrovial's latest £9.7bn bid
Spanish firm increases bid by almost £1bn but BAA says that shares are worth more.
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NewsBSS Group profits increase to £37m
Plumbing equipment supplier shows growth in domestic and industrial sectors as sales hit £860m.
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NewsMiller secures £50m contract for Scottish mall
Developer Land Securities chooses Miller construction over Sir Robert McAlpine and Bovis Lend Lease for Almondvale.
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NewsOxford gains fresh injunction against protesters
Judgment adds all contractors who supply any goods or services to the university as a new category of "protected persons" against animal rights extremists.
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NewsFerrovial happy to co-operate with OFT
Spanish construction group says it will co-operate with any competition investigations if its bid to buy airport operator BAA is successful.
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O'Rourke faces backlash after BCO speech
Anger grows over comment by head of Laing O'Rourke that women do not belong on building sites.
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NewsKey Olympic players invited to secret 2012 summit
The Olympic Delivery Authority held first design review meeting last week of top designers, clients and advisers.
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NewsGovernment to rethink planning gain supplement
Treasury announces at select committee inquiry that there will be a ‘further consultation' on the housing levy.
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Comment
Willmott's women
I wonder if Ray O'Rourke works in the same industry as me? As the head of HR for another major contractor, I am very aware that the notion that a building site "is not a place where women fit" left our culture many years ago.
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A response to Ray
Ray O'Rourke claims that CITB-ConstructionSkills is failing in its efforts to attract young people to the industry (19 May, page 14). I'm more than happy to set the record straight.
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CommentThe vexed question of sex
Step forward Fiona Macdonald to collect the Chief Executive of the Year Award
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CommentShuffling out
Another minister is brought in to tackle the demanding construction portfolio. But how long will Margaret Hodge have before she's moved on, too?