All Building articles in 20 February 2009 – Page 3
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NewsHSE tosses pancakes for fun
Chief Inspector for construction Stephen Williams flips pancakes to prove HSE isn't a curmudgeon
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NewsSteve McGuckin joins Turner & Townsend
Former Land Secs director's new role will see him lead T&T on the Shard
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NewsConstruction Act amendments due today
Most controversial measure would force contractors to prove they can pay subcontractors or risk them walking off site
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NewsVideo: How Mace won the Shard
Dave Rogers explains how Mace secured the contract to build Britain's tallest tower
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NewsCapita, WSP and WYG win Building Services frameworks
Public and private sector frameworks will be divided between the consultants on a regional basis
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NewsHeatherwick joins Candys’ Chelsea Barracks
Controversial designer brought in to revamp four new acres of public space on Candy brothers’ £1bn scheme
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NewsBRE to launch performance assessment tool at Ecobuild
BREEAM In-Use measures energy efficiency in actual practice to help target improvements to existing stock
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NewsLow-energy building system will launch at Ecobuild
Eco's ECO2H2OUSE claims speedier construction and ability to meet Passivhaus low-carbon housing standards
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NewsHSE targets developers in safety drive
Smaller firms are often unaware of legal duties, warns safety body as it launches new campaign
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FeaturesMove over Dubai, here comes Mexico
With Mexico predicted to become a global economic leader by 2040, the Latin American nation is definitely one to watch for construction firms
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NewsBouygues wins £10m of London school and housing work
Contractor is appointed to extend a primary school in Leyton and design and build new homes in Brent
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NewsMPs urge rise in social housing targets
Report sets out raft of recommendations to boost public housebuilding and criticises government's unclear budgeting
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NewsPublic work boosts profit at Morgan Sindall
Contractor reports 15% rise in full-year profit on back of increased public work but warns of 'challenging' year ahead
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NewsRedrow staff halved as firm heads into the red
Housebuilder reports first-half loss of £46.2m and reveals it has shed 50% of its staff in a year
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NewsIndia to suffer from falling expat income
Lower overseas remittances from 5 million Gulf workers predicted to hit economy hard
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NewsLend Lease offers Olympic work to Bovis rivals
Developer invites firms to bid for major part of £900m athletes village work against own UK subsidiary
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NewsGulf steel firm halts expansion plans
Slump in demand from UAE forces RAK Steel to stall opening of new facility
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NewsBRE to launch new eco assessment tool
BREEAM In-Use has been developed to ensyure buildings run as efficiently as they have been designed to
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NewsConstruction industry hires more apprentices
Government figures show that 30% of firms are employing more apprentices to help through downturn