All Building articles in 11 March 2011 – Page 5
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Don't be 'wilfully blind' to finance issues
A recent example of a firm going bust shows the risks company directors take if they neglect their duty to creditors and are ’wilfully blind’ to problems their business may face
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German banks exit UK
German banks are exiting the UK property debt finance market, according to surveying firm Savills
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Features
East London Line big winner at Civil Engineering Awards
The awards took place last Friday honouring the civil engineers that make London run - from infrastructure, to buildings to the protection offered by the Thames Barrier.
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Building buys a pint for… the Building Awards shortlist
Last week Building hosted a drinks reception for those shortlisted for the Building Awards. It wasn’t so much Building buys a pint, but Building lays on heaps of booze and everyone on the shortlist is invited. The Met Bar, famous in the nineties for its celebrity clientele, had probably never ...
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News
Kier awaits bid-rigging fate
Kier, along with five other contractors ordered by the Office of Fair Trading to pay millions of pounds for bid-rigging, will find out the fate of its appeal against the fines at 4pm today (Friday). The Competition Appeals Tribunal will hand down its decision to Kier, John Sisk, Bowmer & ...
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HSE slashes audits
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) plans to slash unannounced workplace inspections by up to a third.
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Features
Nightingale Associates on healthcare specification
Public sector cuts and government proposals to hand healthcare commissioning to GPs means these are interesting times for healthcare specialist architects. Building talks to Mike Nightingale, founder of Nightingale Associates
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Assael's townhouses for Clifton Cape: Chiswick chic
New residential development in west London to complete in 2012
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Comment
Asking for the moon
A lot of offices designed pre-recession and waiting to be built won’t meet the toughest environmental standards. Once we start building again, we have to aim higher
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News
Cool school: Ashmount primary school, Islington
Construction is due to start on Ashmount primary school in Islington, London.
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Tchenguiz arrest
Property magnates Vincent and Robert Tchenguiz were arrested in a raid in London
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Housing stats: Residential projects and approvals
Compared with the previous month, February’s data shows an upturn, especially in the South-east
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OFT may appeal tribunal fines cut
Competition body to “consider” appeals tribunal decision to cut bid-rigging fines by 90%
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Construction leads rise in recruitment activity
Employers in Engineering and Construction sectors are currently among the UK’s most active recruiters
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Balfour Beatty rules out major acquisitions
Firm wants to focus on ’augmented organic growth’ and PPP markets in the US and Canada