All Building articles in 03 September 2010 – Page 3
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NewsSchool fined after collapsed roof kills worker
HSE prosecutes boarding school after it hires five inexperienced workers to demolish a classroom
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NewsGovernment pulls funding for Severn barrage
Reports say government will announce this month that public money will not be used to build £20bn tidal energy scheme
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NewsTheoretical Currents: Architecture, Design and the Nation - 14/15 September
Leading academics head for international architecture conference at Nottingham Trent University
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NewsNew construction orders fall by 14%
New figures show construction orders fell 14% in the second quarter, with the private housing sector suffering the biggest fall
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NewsEric Wright Group buys engineering firm for £7m
Site Electrical provides services to waste and water companies
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NewsAutodesk launches Apple version of AutoCAD and an app
AutoCAD makes a return to the Mac operating system and launches an app for on the move editing and sharing of designs
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NewsScottish firm fined £9,000 for explosion injury
Graeme W Cheyne found at fault for joiner’s burns after HSE investigation
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins place on £65m Florida airport job
Firm will work with local contractor to replace terminal gate
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CommentJivraj vs Hashwani: A case of discrimination on religious grounds
This arbitration was declared void because a clause in the agreement restricted who could be employed as the arbitrator
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Comment
A nonsulting request
Those of your readers who managed to read e-Building on their sandy beach may have noticed the pretty fundamental consultation launched by Andrew Stunell, the Minister for Building Regulations (“What would you do with the Regs, 6 August, page 20)
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Comment
The train line
News that the likes of BT and Network Rail have been inundated with applicants for their apprenticeship programmes should be welcomed.
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Comment
To the letter
Giving notice need to ensure they comply precisely with contract requirements in extension of time or loss and expense clauses
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Comment
What's wrong with Laing O'Rourke
Further to your article about Laing O’Rourke laying off 17,500 workers, when I worked there I only ever got in trouble for telling them their business models were flawed
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CommentIt's just a step to the left ...
Our thanks, and the usual £25 voucher, go to Mukesh Modhvadia, a commercial manager at the King’s Cross Redevelopment Programme, for these aerobic pictures of a window cleaner living dangerously.
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NewsNewcastle's Surgo hopes to see off heavyweight rivals
SME profile Tyneside firm believes regional education will enable locals to compete with nationals
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NewsStyles & Wood halfway through recovery plan
Fit-out firm climbs out of trouble as order book swells - but market remains tough
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NewsGreat Strides
Architect Stride Treglown and developer and contractor Marcus Worthington have secured permission for a 13-storey student accommodation tower block in Preston, Lancashire
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CommentYou've got the wrong house
I was very disappointed to read the main headline accompanying your article on the energy performance gap in new house building (“This house has been designed to be highly sustainable
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CommentTwo into one won’t go
The public sector is as diverse and complex as the private sector, says Paul Morrell. Treating the two as if they were the same will stop us building a collaborative relationship between them
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Mouchel shrugs off gloom
Consultant Mouchel has said the outlook for its UK business is improving and has appointed a finance director