All Building articles in 2007 Issue 21
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NewsBalfour and Connaught under investigation as OFT net widens
Two firms are latest to admit they are being investiged as part of OFT's probe into the construction industry
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NewsPrepare for a thrashing
Certain RICS members could soon be sticking a hard-backed book down their trousers if their bosses discover that their antics have cost the company a client
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NewsQS KHK triumphs at Rugby 7s
KHK beats Capita Symonds in the final of the 16-team Richmond tournament sponsored by Building
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Davis Langdon cost consultant on zero carbon home
Project and cost consultant unveils Kingspan’s Lighthouse at Offsite 2007
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NewsSpiked railings will break their fall
You wouldn't believe it but two men took three days to erect this unstable platform
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NewsFaithful + Gould boosts business in Northern Ireland
Consultant opens strategic new office in heart of Belfast to support expansion
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NewsInterserve probed by OFT over tenders
The OFT is investigating 16 tenders submitted by Interserve's project services division between 2000 and 2005
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NewsMinister backs £1.5bn Thames Gateway Port
Transport minister Gilligan Merron approves plans for port which will see 16,500 jobs created in area
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Faithful + Gould wins £15m Dublin QS contract
Atkins QS arm scoops contract to deliver £15m Garda Divisional HQ in Dublin
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MDA Consulting appoints two new directors
Also: Squire and Partners promotes Julian Cross and Jamie Russell to directors
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £140m Islington schools contract
Contractor gains preferred bidder status on the London council's Building Schools for the Future programme
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NewsStewart McColl quits SMC
Architect's founder and deputy chairman resigns following profit warning and internal review
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NewsHIP energy assessors wait months for final accreditation
Qualified assessors are still waiting for approval as original HIP start date passes
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NewsSolar panel costs rise 60% under new DTI grants
Tile manufacturer Sandtoft says it will sell solar systems at zero profit in response to government cap on domestic renewable grants
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Government pledges £67m to care home improvement
Nearly 7,000 care homes will be renovated and refurbished as part of the Dignity in Care campaign
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ISG buys Commtech Asia for £1.2m
Interior Services Group acquires technical consultancy firm Commtech Asia as part of expansion strategy
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NewsGlyndebourne faces planning challenge over wind turbine
Challengers say 70m tall turbine will spoil views over hundreds of square kilometres
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NewsThe art of building profit and homes
Private equity bids for housebuilders in the 1990s lead to the break up of perfectly good businesses - hopefully this won't be the case in 2007