All Building articles in 05 February 2010 – Page 6
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NewsVictoria station firms asked to work for free for a year
TfL has told contractors bidding for £695m upgrade they may have to stump up £20m to win job
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Comment
Dear Amanda …
Amanda Levete’s 22 January column suggesting a committee of architects be put in charge of planning was discussed by the online community …
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NewsUN recruits RICS to aid in Haiti rebuild effort
Surveying body will advise on immediate building needs, costs of recovery and long-term plan
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NewsChurch ahoy!
Finnish architect ARK-house has completed a building at Vuosaari Harbour in Helsinki to welcome visiting seamen
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Activity falls at slowest rate in two years
UK construction activity fell at its slowest rate for almost two years last month, according to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
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NewsRay of light: Adams Kara Taylor's Malawi academy
Structural engineer Adams Kara Taylor has collaborated with an international team including Arup to design and build the £9.2m Raising Malawi Academy for Girls
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FeaturesTwist and shout: RMJM’s Abu Dhabi Capital Gate tower
RMJM’s Capital Gate tower in Abu Dhabi leans at a stomach-lurching 18º, making it a project that largely consisted of geometrical and structural problems – not least of which was finding out where the building had moved to each morning
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Countryside loss hits £54m as details of debt deal emerge
Turnover crashes by half as housebuilder is hit by falling market and exposure to mixed-tenure schemes
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Demolition firm Brown and Mason hit by 50% slump in profit
Turnover and profit have fallen heavily at demolition firm Brown and Mason for the year ended 30 April 2009
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FeaturesThe big squeeze: 5 taxes that could affect your business
A special feature on small businesses’ struggle with bureaucracy begins with Roxane McMeeken’s look at five ways HM Revenue and Customs is squeezing more money out of its customers
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DoH seeks to foil £28m claim
The Department of Health is seeking to throw out a £28m claim for bid costs filed against it by a John Laing-led consortium
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NewsIndustry set for £27bn green energy bonanza
Government renewable energy plans announced this week could create a multibillion-pound surge in demand for construction work
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Lovell’s £22m deal
Affordable housebuilder Lovell has won its first contract, worth £22m, through its framework with River Clyde Homes. It has started work on 195 homes at three sites in Port Glasgow in Inverclyde.
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Lead times: July - September 2009
There’s good news for anybody waiting impatiently for structural steel – it’s arriving three weeks earlier. Other packages are pretty static, and once again none have increased
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Lakehouse doubles pre-tax profit to £2m
Social housing specialist Lakehouse more than doubled pre-tax profit in 2009 and is hunting for acquisitions
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EAGA’s 15% growth
EAGA, the green support services firm, has announced a 15.3% rise in turnover to £391.5m and a 10.3% jump in pre-tax profit to £23.9m for the six months to 30 November 2009.
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£100m Home loan
Barclays bank has loaned Waterloo Housing Group £100m to build 3,000 homes in the Midlands over three years. Waterloo was formed 15 months ago from the Eastern Shires Housing Group and Waterloo Housing Association.
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Skanska relief at £1bn school win
Skanska has been chosen as preferred bidder for the £1bn Essex Building Schools for the Future programme
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Balfour’s £1.9m buy
Balfour Beatty has acquired Multibuild Hotels and Leisure and Multibuild Interiors in a deal worth £1.9m
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Latest construction appointments: 05 February 2010
Lafarge Plasterboard has appointed Adrian Forbes its sales and commercial manager to lead Lafarge’s western region sales team