All Building articles in 20 March 2015
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Sweett Group to sell Asian arm
Consultant decides to offload Asia-Pacific business, which accounts for over a third of its turnover
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Labour shortages intensifying warns RICS
Material shortages ease but 63% of respondents cite labour shortages as main restraint on growth
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Muse submits plans for huge Brixton scheme
Project will involve restoration of Lambeth town hall and consolidation of 14 council buildings to two
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London's £3.5bn Silvertown Quays wins planning
Massive scheme in east London given the green light
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Comment
Capital growth
Invest in London’s infrastructure and the rest of the UK will benefit. Hold back, and we will be repeating historic mistakes
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Design team appointed on 1,900-home Thamesmead regeneration
Proctor and Matthews to work with Mecanoo on strategic masterplan
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Comment
Open letter: Lost in translation
The Housing Standards Review tried to consolidate a raft of different standards into Building Regulations. The trouble is, says architecture coalition 4HA, some important sustainable elements haven’t made it across
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Balfour Beatty results: Analysts' reaction
Despite yesterday’s troubling numbers, analysts see reasons to be positive about Balfour Beatty
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Competition for world's remotest inhabited island
Ideas sought for future of hamlet known as Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
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This year's Serpentine Pavilion designs revealed
Madrid architect’s colourful chrysalis pays homage to 15 years of commissions
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Video: Laing O'Rourke Crossrail station built in year and a day
‘Jigsaw’ station manufactured off-site and assembled in Custom House, east London
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Balfour results are ‘horrible’ admits boss Leo Quinn
Quinn refuses to rule out office closures and redundancies as he lays out turnaround plan
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Balfour's UK construction arm slumps to £317m loss
Contractor posts overall £304m pre-tax loss, as UK problems including dire M E division results bite
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Saint-Gobain launches SME support programme
Materials firm teams up with CITB to offer training and support to SMEs
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Election may scupper airport expansion plans, warns KPMG
Horse-trading between parties in the event of a hung parliament could derail major infrastructure projects
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Steel specialist Billington doubles profit
Specialist posts strong results as steel sector enjoys improved trading conditions
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Cala selling prices up almost a third
Housebuilder says in trading statement it is on course for “significant volume growth”
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Rolls Royce man to helm Keller
Alain Michaelis will become chief executive of contractor in May
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Problem contracts drag T Clarke into red
M E specialist reports full-year loss, but says problem contracts were resolved last year