All Building articles in 17 September 2010 – Page 4
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News
Galliford Try on track for expansion
Galliford Try has said its plan to double the size of its housebuilding arm within three years is on track.
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Features
The future looks rosy: Sheffield's Park Hill estate
Urban Splash’s refurb of a listed sixties council estate is turning one of the republic of South Yorkshire’s biggest problems into an aspirational address
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News
The new east enders
Glasgow council has approved planning for the first phase of the £300m athletes’ village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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Comment
Donkey work and urban planning
A Kenyan island with an unusual freight-transportation system has inspired Amanda Levete to think again about designing for cities without cars
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News
URS seals Scott Wilson deal
The acquisition of Scott Wilson by American consulting giant URS has been formally completed, propelling the US company into the top 10 of British engineers.
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Comment
Tradition be damned
Ah, the past, how it used to be (Inbox, The silent QSs, 10 September, page 22).
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Comment
Great crested newts!
As your recent article describes (27 August, page 36), the scale of the London Gateway Development - and the fact that the site lies at the heart of one of Europe’s most important estuary and wetland habitats - presents unique challenges
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News
Lloyds sells Crest stake
Lloyds has sold its 30% stake in housebuilder Crest Nicholson to US investment firm Varde for a reported £150m.
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Features
Specialist costs: Off-site manufacture
Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon takes a look at how that sector can add greater value
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News
Miller ‘may move into consultancy’
Keith Miller, chief executive of Miller Group, has said its construction business will do more consultancy work in future and did not rule out buying a consultant
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News
Inbuilt founders quit as consultancy heads in new direction
Stefan Foster becomes iterim managing director as David Strong and Neil Cutland step down
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Features
The collapse of Connaught
The Sidmouth concrete specialist that morphed into a £600m social housing contractor was one of the greatest success stories of the past 30 years, and one of the landmarks of the industry. Andrew Hankinson reports on why it fell - and if the banks should have saved it
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Features
Crouching tiger: Buying a business in China
Tempted to get a foothold in China by buying a business there? It’s a strategy that can pay dividends, but is strewn with hidden dangers
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Comment
How green are our valleys: Building Regs in Wales
At the end of next year, the Welsh government will be responsible for building regulations in the principality - and it’s determined to make them as tough as possible
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Comment
One village bypass we don’t need: Community right to build
Exempting rural community-led developments from the planning system could have unintended and undesirable consequences
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Comment
Wonders & blunders with Paul Daniels
Paul Daniels is thrilled by the gothic spectacle of the Palace of Westminster but another Thames-side landmark, the Royal National Theatre, is distinctly unmagical
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News
Safety blunder: On-site showering facilities for cyclists sadly lacking
Health and safety manager Brian Butler sent us this picture of a man taking a bath in a bucket
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Comment
The big squeeze
Connaught’s difficulties have highlighted what most of us who work in the social housing repairs sector are already aware of
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News
Norwich bears brunt of Connaught fallout
Norwich needs replacement for £17.5m deal to maintain over 15,000 council homes