All Building articles in 2006 issue 50
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CommentGreen refurbishment won't happen without cash incentives
The government must bring in financial incentives in its Green Deal to encourage homeowners to upgrade their homes
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Hidden identity
This was an appeal against a decision that some third parties were entitled to enforce a transfer agreement between two individuals and The Bathroom Trading Company under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. Avraamides brought a claim against The Bathroom Trading Company in respect of a refurbishment ...
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Erick van Egeraat wins Canning Town contract
Architect leads multidisciplinary team on urban revitalisation scheme
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Arcadis wins New Orleans rebuilding deal
AYH owner and Bioengineering Group win £77m contract for Hurricane Katrina reconstruction work
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NewsEnnstone snaps up Handyman Concrete for £4.6m
Aggregates group pushes forward US business with strategic acquisition
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NewsNew division offsets US slowdown at Heywood Williams
Materials supplier says that the strong performance of its new architectural hardware division helped offset difficult US market
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NewsRok boosted by Tulloch acquisition
Contractor predicts long-term social housing projects will exceed £1.4bn
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F+G to conduct school eco-study
WRAP commissions consultant to look at material efficiency on 15 new build projects in the BSF programme
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CRH announces 31 new takeovers in second half
Materials group boasts record €2.1bn spent on acquisitions in 2006
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Caruso St John picked for Tate Britain
Architect takes over from John Miller & Partner on the refurbishment of Tate Britain
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NewsLaing O’Rourke expected to win Liverpool football club contract
But contractor faces £950,000-a-week fine if project runs over July 2009 deadline set by Dubai International Capital
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NewsWorkers do lunch after Kensal Rise tornado
Scaffolders take a perilous break on the roof top of a house affected by the recent tornado in London
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NewsGrant scheme starts for biomass
Round three of DEFRA's bio-energy capital grants scheme will end in March
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NewsThousands could miss CSCS skills card deadline
ConstructionSkills expects a flood of enquiries from workers who have missed the January deadline
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NewsConstruction activity rebounds in December
Construction activity growth accelerated in December as contractors say they are upbeat about the future
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NewsWallwork chosen as Gleeson CEO
The interim chief executive gets to stay on in the top job after leading Gleeson through a major restructuring
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NewsHousing decision threatens National Construction College
College says it will be short of funds after council rejected 250-home development on college land
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NewsNew Year honours for Rogers, Madelin and Stefanou
Peter Rogers and Roger Madelin are awarded CBE while Stef Stefanou picks up OBE for services to construction
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NewsProperty firms start life as REITs
Shares in property companies rise as system of real estate investment trusts is introduced in UK