All Building articles in 07 January 2011 – Page 4
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NewsConstruction braces itself for another tough year
Higher VAT and NI contributions plus the spending cuts spell a double dip recession for the sector
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FeaturesWinging it: Bombardier aircraft factory
Air traffic gridlock over the holidays might have put you off flying for life. But Bombardier is launching a new plane with high-tech carbon fibre wings - first, though, it needed a factory that could be designed in tandem with those wings
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Green agenda can help industry
The latest report from Audit Scotland on progress towards cutting energy use in Scotland’s public sector (Improving energy efficiency: a follow-up, published 8 December) suggests that local authorities in particular still have a long way to go
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Career advice for Lloyd
I read with interest the letter from Lloyd Holmes in the 10 December issue of Building Magazine and was pleased to see that he is considering a career in the UK nuclear industry. I was disappointed, though, to see that he views future prospects as “gloomy”
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Top insulation firms fight advertising battle in the High Court
Kingspan takes Rockwool to court over an advertising campaign questioning the effectiveness of Kingspan’s products
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CommentAdjudication, the slip rule: Redwing Construction vs Charles Wishart
This case shows the slip rule in action: that decisions cannot be ruled a nullity on the basis of a technicality. In this instance, should a contract feee be increased if the works require an extension of time?
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CommentSlippery slopes: Honesty when compiling accounts
Have you ever been tempted to tweak the books a bit? Don’t. Read this cautionary tale aboout a developer who felt hard done by when his houses slid down the hill
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NewsTreasury gears up to save £3bn a year on infrastructure
Government has list of projects that will be used to trial cost-cutting ideas for UK’s building programme
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine starts work on 2012 sculpture
Contractor begins vertical construction of landmark designed by Anish Kapoor
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Features
Five projects in 2011 worth getting excited about
The public sector fairy tale is well and truly over - but that doesn’t mean that work in 2011 will completely dry up. Here are five of the most exciting projects of the year ahead.
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FeaturesCasualties and survival tactics for 2011
If 2010 was the year of the wreckage, then 2011 has to be the year of crawling out of it
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Firms, people and government to watch in 2011
Here are some firms, people and government figures to keep an eye on
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Where the work will be in 2011
Construction companies will have to find new markets to carry them through 2011
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NewsHousebuilding to stagnate after 30% rise in 2010
Market looks set for tentative 2011 despite ’whiff of hope’ at end of last year
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NewsHousing stats: News builds, sales and completions in November 2010
This month’s data reveals completions tailing off in both the private and public sectors
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Leadbitter deal puts Bouygues in UK's top 20
Deal between Dutch and French firms boosts Bouygues place in the UK market and enables Leadbitter to strengthen its position
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NewsVAT increase will cost more than 11,000 jobs, says FMB
FMB warns of likely decrease in work and increase in rogue traders as VAT rise hits hard