All Building articles in 11 February 2011 – Page 5
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NewsEaga takeover offer boosts share price
Light at the end of the tunnel for Eaga as announcement leads to a rallying of their share price
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NewsIndustry leaders join Building’s editorial board
New appointments to Building’s editorial advisory board include Lend Lease’s Dan Labbad
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Pickles gives Battersea go-ahead
Plans for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station have been given final approval by communities secretary Eric Pickles.In a letter to Wandsworth council, which has already approved the plans, Pickles confirmed he would not be calling in the application, meaning developer Treasury Holdings can start work on the site next ...
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Doorsets fit for the barbican
Doorsets from Urban Edge, part of Leaderflush Shapland, have been used for a project on the Barbican Estate which involved converting the former London Business School into flats. The grade II-listed building at Frobisher Crescent was originally intended as flats when the Barbican was built in the fifties. When the ...
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Comment
Bad behaviour
It’s stories like the one about Apollo undercutting its rivals (28 January, page 10) that have the clients running to secure partnering frameworks with contractors instead
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Back-to-wall WC redesigned
Impulse Bathrooms has redesigned its back-to-wall WC pan in response to feedback from plumbers. It has remodelled the trap and horizontal outlet so plumbers can now configure the pan as a P or S connection. The company says this makes it easier to install and ensure a reliable connection. Impulse ...
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Subcontractors attack Carillion over price cuts
Agressive pricing by main contractors has been attacked by squeezed subcontractors
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FeaturesArchitects and recession: Battered, bruised and broke
Architects have taken a beating over the past two years, but have they suffered any permanent damage? How are the UK’s top listed practices faring, and what impact is the recession having on design quality?
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NewsDecember mortgage approvals fall to new low
Mortgage approvals fell to the lowest level for almost two years in December, according to figures from the Bank of England
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Cala Homes to appeal High Court decision over planning
Judgment means councils can let the abolition of regional strategies influence planning decisions
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CommentHansom: The right angle
According to the PRs it’s been another brilliant week for the construction industry - so please ignore the hints of commercial bias, the whiffs of pub quiz favouritism and accusations of slanted journalism
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CityWATCH: it all rests on the results
Sometimes it’s better to travel than arrive and this could be the case come results season for the listed construction firms. Over the past couple of months, relatively upbeat trading updates have been met with relief, rather than euphoria.There were no big surprises in the trading statements we have seen, ...
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CommentFamily contractors: Adapt or die
Willmott Dixon shows it’s not good enough just to sit still
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NewsActivity revives in January
Improved weather conditions and new business gains contribute to all parts of construction sector recording increase in activity in January
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Contractors line up for £600m medical facility
Medical research facility at St Pancras approved by government
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NewsBam Nuttall bags £500m civils
Crossrail contributes to positive start to the year as work goes 48% up on previous month to £2.6bn
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Bellway reports positive 2011 despite more house price falls
Bellway said this week that trading in the first few weeks of 2011 has been “encouraging” after revealing it has sold 2,322 houses in the first six months of its financial year, which ended 31 January. This is a 3.8% increase on the 2,247 it sold in the same period ...
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CommentFebruary 2011: Analysis
Right now, the economy appears on a knife edge, with the Bank of England seemingly stuck between a rock and a hard place
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CommentKelly Forrest on ... The 2011 outlook
Data released in 2011 calls into question the undelying strength of the economy
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NewsCompany failures jump 20% in fourth quarter of 2010
Small firms hit hardest as severe weather pushes them over the edge, but numbers are below the peak