All Building articles in 02 July 2010 – Page 3
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News
Road pricing 'inevitable'
RAC Foundation calls for motorists to be charged by the mile to avoid gridlock in future
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Boris plans new east Thames crossing
Mayor’s transport agency to build £25m cable car from the O2 to the Royal Docks
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Travis Perkins buys BSS for £558m
Builders’ merchant has agreed to buy plumbing and heating firm BSS Group
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Skanska closes deal on £100m Belmarsh prison job
Contractor expected to start on site next month and finish the category B prison in 2012
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Government calls in construction firms to slash contracts
Sunday Times says paymaster general will force cuts in existing contracts as HCA cuts loom
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T Clarke's order book rises to £220m
Electrical contractor says trading is in line with expectations but it is winding down operations in Preston
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Government to announce BSF cuts today
Construction industry braces itself for scaling back of £55bn school rebuilding programme
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Danny Alexander to announce HCA cuts at 4pm
Treasury secretary’s decision to determine how much of £610m funding black hole will be filled
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Boost to Pledge as JRP hires intern
Interns can gain valuable experience, boost their CV and plug temporary skills gaps, says consultant
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Cyril Sweett announces new appointment
Hospitality specialist to lead new global hospitality and leisure service
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Comment
Gleeds on the budget 2010: Video
Clive Curd and David Gibson, Gleeds taxation, grants and insurance, look at the implications of the budget on the construction and property industry, focusing on taxes, spending cuts and enhanced capital allowances
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Comment
WW Gear Construction vs McGhee Group: submitting a claim in time
If you fail to put in a claim for loss and expense within the time period, you lose your right to claim as happened in this case
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News
Construction activity grows for fourth month in a row
CIPS reports ’modest rises’ in order books, though fears of cuts slow pace
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Travis Perkins results 'above expectations'
Builders merchant plans to pay dividend after sustained trading increase
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Morgan Sindall order book grows to £3.5bn
Trading update reports trading uplift but outstanding concern over spending cuts
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WSP uncertainty
Consultant engineer WSP said its market outlook remained “uncertain” because of the continuing global downturn and stringent UK Budget in a trading update this week
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Comment
Sell, sell, sell
I have been saying for years to stakeholders that householders and consumers are ignorant of the benefits that sustainable technology can deliver because it has been poorly sold to them (“Report shows green benefits elude homeowners,” 24 June, building.co.uk)
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Features
Stool of hard knocks
Karol Olszewski was on his lunchbreak near London’s High Holborn when he spotted this nonchalant window-fixer posing a significant danger to himself and passers-by
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Comment
Hansom: Turf wars
While a fishmonger and a newt-fancier fight over a scrap of east London, a trip to the races proves a right royal to-do and the new housing minister gets slapped down by the Treasury