All Building articles in 05 November 2010 – Page 4
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FeaturesWhat next for Laing O'Rourke? Britain's most secretive contractor
It’s been 10 years since Ray O’Rourke bought Laing, the grand old man of UK construction. The intensely private boss won’t talk about it, but Laing O’Rourke is regrouping after the downturn: eyeing new sectors and infrastructure mega-schemes
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Places for People boss takes pay cut as staff and revenue fall
The salary of the chief executive of Places for People, the UK’s largest housing association, fell 5% over the past year, according to the company’s accounts.
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CommentWonders & blunders with Sarah Beeny
Property guru Sarah Beeny was transported to childhood by a treehouse, but yanked back into the present by the demolition of a cherished structure
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NewsBeattie leaves HCA as new chief executive takes over
Trevor Beattie leaves quango after losing out on the chief executive’s job
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NewsImages of the Olympic beach volleyball venue
Designers release images of how the temporary stadium will appear in 2012
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Comment
Heartless: The case of a builder sued for having a heart attack
A builder suffered a heart attack during a job and could not finish the work. When his client sued him, the case turned on the rarely seen defence of frustration
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NewsIndustry ‘asked to leave’ government client group
Two leading industry figures go as part of Paul Morrell’s shake up at the Public Sector Construction Clients forum
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Housing stats in October: Residential projects and approvals
A £400m project took Tottenham Hotspur to the top of at least one league this month
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FeaturesAmazing ONS Specs! Makes the economy look much better than it is!
According to the Office for National Statistics, 2010 was the year that construction became a powerhouse of national growth and regained all the ground it lost last year. Oh yeah? Building checks out its story, with the help of a few economists …
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NewsRas Al Khaimah Gateway
This £1bn mixed-use building has been completed by Buro Happold in the UAE
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CommentInbox special advisers
Tony Pidgley, Caroline Buckingham and John Bale take the government aside for a bit of a chat
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FeaturesQatar's zero carbon stadium: 96 degrees in the shade
Qatar wants to host the 2022 World Cup. But first it has to convince FIFA that the game can even be played in a Qatari summer. So it got Arup Associates to create a micro-climate inside a 500-seat test stadium. Cool.
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NewsTfL review to slash £300m from tube upgrades
Piccadilly Line delayed and station improvements halted in bid to fill £2.2bn funding hole
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NewsWilmott Dixon wins £25m Middlesbrough school contract
Oakfields Community College in Acklam is among £47m of recent schools contracts won by contractotr
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NewsMoD may restart £12bn job
Government considers new proposals for St Athan training facility in Wales
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NewsMears salvages £100m from Connaught debris
Social housing firm Mears expects to expand its revenue and workforce by 10% over the next year after picking up more than £100m of contracts from collapsed rival Connaught, writes David Matthews.
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NewsJudge delays ruling on abolition of housing targets
Judicial review of Pickles’ decision to scrap regional strategies held up to allow late submissions
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NewsWhy the construction output figures don't add up
Brickonomics blogger Brian Green explains the reasons behind the government’s eyebrow-raising growth figures
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NewsGovernment demands 40% cuts from current school projects
Construction supply chains told to slash cost of 600 schools and academies in latest blow for sector
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CommentRICS on the Spending Review
RICS director of external affairs comments on the controversial government announcement
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