All Building articles in 2006 issue 42
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Kingspan takeover of Xtratherm blocked
The proposed takeover of Xtratherm's parent Leanort has been thwarted by the Irish Competition Authority
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Green light for Olympic DLR link
Docklands Light Railway link from Stratford to the Olympic Park will run 27 trains an hour during the Games
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Contractors face fines for hiring Eastern European labour
CIC warns employers to check workers' status after home secretary John Reid tightens migration controls
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Tunstall bypass receives £3m funding
Government funding will enable the construction of the Tunstall Northern Bypass in the West Midlands
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Government approves £578m Nottingham tram plans
Work on two tram extensions could start in 2010 after Department for Transport agrees £437m funding package
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Wind turbine lost overboard
Parts of a wind turbine being transported to the Western Isles have been lost in the North Sea
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John Laing and Interserve picked for Corsham defence PFI
Ministry of Defence names consortium preferred bidder for communication centre in Wiltshire that will accommodate 2,000 personnel
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Land Securities fails to block £1bn Ravenscraig new town
House of Lords throws out appeal by Land Secs which claimed project would blight nearby shopping centres
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Keith Clarke's health and safety role
CIC appoints Keith Clarke to head up its new health and safety committee
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Reeling in Richmond’s gas guzzlers
Building’s Regenerate editor is feeling victimised by Richmond council’s stealth tax on oversized cars.
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Firms fined £300,000 following death in sewer
Bethell Construction and Future Environmental Services were fined yesterday for a fatal fall from height in Oldham
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First pictures: BPTW’s new school in Hackney
The mixed-use Oak Wharf scheme will provide 75 homes and commercial units as well as secondary school
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Corruption unit is not a 'witch hunt against construction'
Police says new unit will not target construction specifically in bribery and corruption investigations
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Green light for Miller's £1bn business park
Miller Developments wins planning permission for the first two phases of the £1bn Omega development in Warrington
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Euro regs boost Saint-Gobain sales
‘Vigorous’ construction markets across Europe help balance a slowdown in US growth as nine-month sales top €30bn
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Hooray for Harold Lloyd
This worker has been spotted doing impersonations of his favourite silent movie star
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You stay there, I'll be back in a mo
A worker practices log rolling while his mate takes the scissor lift for a spin
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Wren Homes to list on AIM
Retirment homes specialist expects to raise around £3m with floatation on alternative investment market
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University of Bristol reappoints Gleeds on refurb programme
Consultant will work on several of the University's projects in its £250m refurbishment programme
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Laing O'Rourke wins Cardiff City stadium
Laing O'Rourke secures £38m contract after fending off Sir Robert McAlpine, Carillion and Miller