All Building articles in 23 January 2009
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NewsAtkins loses finance director to chemicals giant
Robert MacLeod leaves after five years to join FTSE 100 firm Johnson Matthey
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NewsBAA appoints new construction boss
Steve Morgan takes over from Rob Stewart as capital director at airport operator
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Newsbptw wins planning for Hackney housing scheme
East London scheme will provide 33% affordable three and four-bed homes
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NewsFinnish nuclear firm claims €2.4bn damages from Areva JV
Damages claimed from Areva and Siemens as building work runs three years late at Europe's first new reactor for a decade
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Six shortlisted for £300m Urban Splash family home designs
Architects were challenged to 'break convention and deliver a new typology in housing design'
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NewsGone potty at the palace
RIsking one's life in the service of one's sovereign is of course admirable – but not just to fix the chimney pots at Hampton Court Palace!
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NewsHouse prices fall a record 16.6%
Average UK home has lost £35,000 in a year as prices fall for 15th consecutive month
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NewsPower plants get over €1bn to develop carbon capture
Four UK plants, including Kingsnorth, will share in total pot of €1.25bn for European energy industry
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NewsCorus to sell 75% of Teeside steel plant
Sale to Italian and Korean steelmakers will save 2,000 jobs and raise £320m cash
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NewsBalfour Beatty preferred provider for $1.7bn US project
Five-year contract to support electricity transmission in US will be joint venture with MJ Electric
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NewsEnergy firms given two months to nominate nuclear sites
Government criteria suggests that only existing sites will be used for new stations
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NewsCabe enlists regions to help promote good design
Review recommends Cabe work closely with local and national government to expand influence
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NewsHeathrow's third runway won't prevent a crash landing
The promise of a wealth of new work at Heathrow is good news for construction – but it won't save the industry in the short term
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NewsLords row derails payment protection plan for subbies
SEC president drops proposed amendments to Construction Bill in aftermath of cash-for-legislation furore
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NewsRenew Holdings plans engineering acquisitions
Company has £25m in cash to spend on 'earnings-enhancing acquisitions' this year
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NewsG&H Group blames job cuts on firms buying work
Loss-making bids by rivals blamed for 19 planned redundancies at building services and construction group
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NewsDubai firm behind London Gateway port plans cutbacks
DP World will rein back costs and review strategy despite increase in profit and turnover last year
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NewsCollege-building inquiry appointment is confirmed
Former Audit Commission chief Sir Andrew Foster will lead review of stalled £5bn building programme
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NewsCarillion to build £130m flats scheme beside Tate Modern
Contractor starts this week on luxury London development by Grosvenor and Native Land JV
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NewsSix shortlisted to design new square at King's Cross
Winners picked from 100 teams to develop ideas for new central London public space bigger than Leicester Square