All Building articles in 16 April 2010 – Page 6
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FeaturesRunning Countryside: Another bite of the Cherry
Two days after Countryside chairman Alan Cherry died, his sons were back at work. Graham, the housebuilder’s chief executive, talks to Joey Gardiner about the values his father instilled in him – and whether the company will be able to hang on to its vision in less certain times
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Comment
After the fire
We are once again faced with deaths as a result of a fire in a tower block as James Shears and Alan Bannon tragically died in the fire in Shirley Towers in Southampton
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NewsActive fire protection: What’s the best way to do it?
Wales is on the brink of becoming the first region in the UK to demand active fire protection in all new homes, but how should it be done?’
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Firms seek legal advice as Bribery Act rushed into law
New law signals ‘zero tolerance’ of corruption and widens liability to include third parties
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NewsShould you be worried? What the act means for construction
The whole point of the act is to clarify and extend UK criminal law in reply to international pressure
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NewsArabtec takeover abandoned
A deal that would have involved an investment fund linked to the Abu Dhabi state taking a controlling stake in Dubai contractor Arabtec has been abandoned at the eleventh-hour.
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Deal for £500m Lloyds assets
Lloyds has selected Coller Capital as the preferred bidder for its integrated finance portfolio of assets, which includes stakes in social housing firms Keepmoat and Apollo
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NewsGalliford Try wins £50m worth of affordable housing work
Contractor and housebuilder scoops contracts in Enfield, Yorkshire and Plymouth
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NewsChipperfield approached to work on £400m Lord’s revamp
MCC may draft in star architect as Herzog & de Meuron cricket scheme comes back to life
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Vinci and Luton in £4m legal row
A legal row has broke out between Vinci and Luton council over a £52m guided busway scheme that was awarded to Bam Nuttall, writes Andrea Klettner
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News£4bn of large London schemes back on track
Research by Building has revealed that more than £4bn of large developments in London have come back online in recent months,
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Balfour’s £300m job
Balfour Beatty has beaten Wates to the £300m Ealing Building Schools for the Future scheme, Building understands
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NewsBalfour Beatty named preferred bidder on £300m Ealing BSF
Contractor confirms it has beaten Wates on contract to refurbish 14 schools and to construct a high school
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Lloyds buys 30% stake in United House
The private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group has completed its acquisition of an estimated 30% stake in social housing contractor and developer United House.
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NewsCyril Sweett to post £3m pre-tax profit
Trading update describes 'unprecedented market conditions' and puts revenue at an estimated £67m
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FeaturesElection 2010: The manifestos
The parties got their campaigns officially under way this week. So on this page we look at what Labour and Conservatives are proposing. Nick Clegg writes us a letter, we have a chat with our floating voters and check the web poll
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Tyler bags £200k bonus
Balfour Beatty’s chief executive Ian Tyler took home a cash bonus of £202,860 in 2009, taking his total pay to £933,896
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NewsAsking price for homes rises 2.6%
Rightmove survey shows sellers are ignoring pre-election jitters and worries about the economy
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Latest construction appointments - 16 April 2010
EIC has appointed chartered quantity surveyor Robert Duggan commercial head of its mechanical, electrical and building fabric business