All Building articles in 14 August 2009 – Page 2
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Costain profit falls one-third but orders leap 25%
Contracting group reports record order book of £2.5bn and net cash of £100m
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Worker airlifted after Staythorpe accident
Health and Safety Executive are investigating after worker's legs were crushed by falling pipe
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Speakers announced for Manchester networking event
Building's September Phase One networking event will provide the opportunity to hear from industry leaders
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Crossrail seeks bidders for tunnelling contracts
Deadline for expressions of interest is 28 September for two packages on £16bn transport scheme
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Chief construction adviser could be in place by November
Official would chair board overseeing value for money in procurement and promote innovation and sustainability
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String 'em up, say the French
Presumably this is the approved method of working at height in France – either that or an attempt at 'extreme swinging'
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Top five reader comments: 25 August
Resentment at an insult to rabbits, a call for sense over costly legal battles, and Prince Charles gets another drubbing
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Severfield-Rowen to cut costs as orders fall
Steel contractor announces 'major' review of costs and capacity as despite 15% rise in first-half revenue
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Teacher sculpts totem pole from aircrete building blocks
H+H UK supplies aircrete to help GCSE technology pupils in Kent develop design skills
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Profit falls 74% at Persimmon
Housebuilder points to signs of stabilisation as it writes back £27.9m on the value of its landbank
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Baqus chairman Roger Knowles steps down
Senior non-executive director Norman Cave will steer AIM-listed QS firm while Knowles continues as consultant
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CRH posts 82% fall in pre-tax profit
Irish building materials firm's interim results show plunging profit on back of 15% fall in turnover
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White Young Green moots share issue
Consultant engineer reveals that deal to refinance £91m debt pile could lead to share dilution and exit from main stock market
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Carillion picked for £192m Rochdale BSF
Programme includes delivery of 13 new or refurbished schools over four years
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Lockerbie bomber's release boosts opportunities for UK firms in Libya
Source says 'final obstacle' to doing business has been removed
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Architects more optimistic, says RIBA
July survey revealed fewer firms expected a decrease in workload than in the previous month, and 11% of practices expected staff levels to rise in next three months
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Tender of the day: £26m mixed-use project in Stafford
Tender for contract to build offices, shops, restaurants and bars closes on 25 September
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Hopkins triumphs at the velodrome
Architecture firm takes the top spot at Building's second track day event, despite injury and soaring temperatures
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UK's deepest ever energy piles installed for London flats
Cementation Skanska is installing 52m-deep foundation piles for low-energy heating and cooling system