All Building articles in 2007 Issue 30
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NewsHouse prices up 0.7% in July
Halifax reports market slowdown with house prices up less than 1% for fourth month
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NewsBalfour Beatty announces three acquisitions for £9m
Firm buys rail, professional and technical services and road management firm
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NewsDemolition man dies at Castle House site
HSE begins investigation into 777 Demolition worker’s death in South London
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NewsCostain wins South Wales by-pass contract
Construction firm appointed contractor on Church Village by-pass scheme
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NewsAlfred McAlpine puts PFI and slate businesses on sale
Company also makes plans to restructure into two separately companies
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NewsUS bridge collapse kills seven
Road bridge in Minneapolis buckles hurling 50 vehicles into the Mississippi
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August 3 deadline for Sustainability Awards
The Awards will take place on 19 November at the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane
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NewsInsite's Sheffield steel clinches cooling tower design win
Striking design for derelict Sheffield cooling towers will form centrepiece of sustainable business park
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NewsHigh-rise scaffolding on a low budget
Bangalore is renowed for IT but there's nothing particularly hi-tech about the scaffolding on this tower block
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NewsEnforce the regs - now or later?
The government is proposing to toughen up building regulations by extending the period building control can prosecute. Fair enough, but there is an anomaly.
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NewsBuilding regulations minister proposes tougher enforcement
New proposal would give buildilng control powers to prosecute two years after breach of regulations
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NewsHanson hit by US housing slump
Materials group reports 6% fall in profit to £181m as turnover rises 2% to £2.04bn
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NewsTravis Perkins profit up 17%
Company results are boosted by expansion of branch networks as pre-tax profit rises to £128m
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FeaturesShould estate agents be barred for not complying with Hips?
The Office of Fair Trading has issued a stern warning to estate agents - were they right to do so?
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NewsHips warning for estate agents
The Office of Fair Trading says estate agents could face a ban if they do not comply with Hips
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NewsDevelopers to pay £5,000 per house transport levy in Thames Gateway
Key agreement between private and public sector will see developers contribute towards transport costs for new housing in Kent
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NewsBunker mentality
One of the scaffold frames is resting on a coal bunker - one of these workers could soon be resting on broken glass
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NewsRock Manual launched for coastal engineers
The latest edition of the coastal defence 'bible' includes updates on environmental and sustainability concerns
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NewsWSP buys Fitzwalter Group for £1.9m
Australian enivornmental project manager is the latest southern hemisphere business to be bought by WSP