All Building articles in 14 January 2011 – Page 4
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News
Earls Court row
Residents of two London estates have clashed with Terry Farrell and developer Capital and Counties over a £2bn plan for redevelopment in the Earls Court area.
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Primus doubles in size as it picks up Rok contracts
£80m in Rok contracts sold off to company run by former Multiplex directors, saving 40 jobs
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Compost guide for green roofs
Waste & Resources Action Programme’s publication explains how compost can be incorporated
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Features
Clay roof tiles
Tile maker Redland’s Rosemary clay tiles have been used to reroof a house in Perth, Western Australia
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Citywatch: it's trading update season
Trading was slow at the end of 2010. Was this because of adverse weather? And will things get better for the new year?
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Guide to help designers specify ceilings
Amstrong Ceilings produces advice on installation and maintenance
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Cancelled schools lose hope of reprieve
The government has ended hopes of a reprieve this year for schools projects cancelled when the £55bn Building Schools for Future programme was scrapped, by refusing to retain a cash reserve for exceptional funding
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Norbord uses canals as new transport method
Sheet products maker Norbord has switched from using road transport to canals to transport logs to its factory in Scotland.
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Comment
VAT for domestic building ...
I hope this government knows what it is doing, because interest rates will have to rise soon as well (VAT increase could cost 11,000 jobs, 17 December, building.co.uk)
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Comment
Building buys a pint . . . for the Key Concierge
The Key Concierge is a property and building management company set up to offer 24 hour services to clients on anything from project management on a building project through to household building, plumbing and gardening services
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Comment
Wanted: British buccaneers
As the Western economies falter under a burden of debt, the East is ascendant. But our intellectual capital could save us yet, if we can rekindle the British buccaneering spirit
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Bouygues and Leadbitter tie up: a sign of things to come
The Leadbitter and Bouyges deal is mutually beneficail
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Leadbitter to leverage Bouygues’ strength
Clients in the construction sector are avoiding giving work to firms with significant debt, according to Leadbitter chairman and chief executive Bob Rendell
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New body may oversee local housebuilding regulations
Grant Shapps proposes menu of approved options for councils to choose from
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Comment
Low-carbon: A trillion miles begins with a single step
Paul Morrell’s ideas for getting construction to help deliver a low carbon future are light on design, says Chris Wise. Odd, because in fact we can design out much of our carbon footprint
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Bankers let Crest start buying
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has won a relaxation of banking covenants to allow it to buy sites in advance of a full debt restructure in the next month
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Ballymore looks to NAMA in face of property crash
Ballymore Properties slumped to a £224m loss for the year ending 31 March 2010, its accounts reveal