All Building articles in 25 June 2010
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CommentIssue the notice or pay the price
If a requirement to issue a notice on time or budget extension is not properly met, the contractor may end up out of pocket
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NewsISG trading strongly in UK
Contractor says London fit-out sector is showing recovery but warns of delays in overseas markets
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NewsTurnover drops 13% at Cyril Sweett
Consultant’s profits remain stable after year of ’right-sizing shape and headcount’
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Brighton firm fined £75,000 after man dies on site
PIB fined after man walks onto housing site and falls over an unprotected edge
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NewsBath Spa project team paid council £7m compensation
Council records reveal details of payment to Bath and North East Somerset Council by Carillion and Nicholas Grimshaw
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NewsURS wins takeover battle for Scott Wilson
CH2M Hill pulls out of bid for Scott Wilson after URS raises offer to £233m
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NewsURS trumps CH2M Hill with £223m bid for Scott Wilson
American consultant increases its bid by £62m in attempt to win control of UK firm
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NewsMJ Gleeson exits contracting after selling social housing arm
Morgan Sindall buys social housing repair and maintenance business from MJ Gleeson for £6.6m
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NewsCarillion sells share in PFI hospital for £31m
Construction group sells share in Queen Alexandra Hospial PFI to HSBC but will continue providing FM
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NewsLaunch of height map for London buildings
Mapping website Find has developed an online tool showing the height of buildings in the capital
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NewsHeatherwick's 'Seed Cathedral' wins RIBA Lubetkin Prize
British pavilion for Shanghai’s World Expo heralded as ’an outstanding emblem for Britain’
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Construction deaths fall by 20%
HSE welcomes reduction but warns against complacency as construction activity increases alongside economic recovery
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NewsTesco starts selling £10,000 flat-pack homes
Self-assembly ’Helsinki’ log cabins have five rooms, double glazing and a decking area
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NewsJustice secretary to cut prison building programme
Ken Clarke to announce policy shift on prisons with greater emphasis on community sentences
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NewsBlue chip companies help Costain to push forward order book to £2.5bn
Construction group finds itself on robust form ahead of August’s six-month results
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NewsRead our live online Budget debate
A week after the emergency Budget we put together a panel of experts to look at the small print and answer your questions, here’s what they said…
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NewsMinisters to decide on planning for major infrastructure projects
IPC to be abolished as new system is outlined
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NewsClegg launches £1bn regional growth fund
Two-year pot to replace £1.4bn annually spent on Regional Development Agencies
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CommentThe Candys' court victory was a hollow one
Our legal blogger looks at the crux of the Chelsea Barracks case and why the supposed winner may not be celebrating its entitlement to compensation
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NewsHOK turns its office into a village green
HOK London studio goes green as part of the London Festival of Architecture Open Studios