All Building articles in 06 May 2011 – Page 3
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The small print
Readers are concerned with the nitty gritty this week. Did completion mean practical completion or not? Was it a bank or a public holiday? More importantly, to pay or not to pay?
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CommentSecurity threat
Never mind government targets and legislation; the risk that energy supplies may simply dry up is becoming the key driver in the sustainability agenda, says James Gray
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NewsDon’t shut out commercial PV, says ECA
Government review of feed-in tariffs has made many non-domestic solar PV schemes unviable, chief exec warns
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NewsBalfour ties up £203m street lighting contract
Contractor reaches financial close on its fifth PPP street lighting concession
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NewsVoluntary insolvencies jump 20%
There were 586 voluntary liquidations in Q1 2010 compared to 486 in the previous quarter
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Concrete Geometries - 6 – 27 May 2011
Concrete Geometries: How Spaces Move People is a free exhibition featuring 20 projects by international architects and designers aiming to challenge contemporary thinking on architectural space.The exhibit includes a corridor so narrow that strangers brush shoulders; a platform through a densely inhabited house which challenges the relationship between inhabitant and ...
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NewsISG wins £8m dance studios deal
Project on London’s South Bank is for UK’s oldest dance company
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CommentShould UK consultants keep flying the Union Jack?
Desperate to do most of their work overseas, will UK construction companies be able to hang on to a valued British brand?
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NewsGerman cladding giant Lindner buys Prater
Acquisition of one of the UK’s largest specialist contractors will be announced on Monday
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NewsCamden tenders £750K estates survey job
Local authority requires firms to assess housing, hostels and commercial units
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NewsFirms get skates on for £15m Scottish leisure scheme
Live Active Leisure in Perth seeks project manager for ice and water park
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NewsAecom quarterly revenues up by a fifth
Net income falls slightly over same period as exits Libya
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NewsLindner confirms acquisition of Prater
German giant snaps up one of the UK’s leading specialists
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NewsGreen Investment Bank 'must be able to borrow'
Government advisor calls for beefed up role and more nuclear generation
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NewsOutlook not as bleak as ONS suggests, says CPA
Construction Products Association data shows a big improvement in sales for manufacturers
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NewsHMRC targets construction tax abuses
Extra 100 officers to tackle false self-employment and labour providers who avoid tax