All Building articles in 2004 issue 11 – Page 3

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    Ah, bitter chill it was!

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold. The hare limp'd trembling through the frozen grass, and silent were the joiners in their uncompleted toilet …

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    Same again

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Remember that movie in which Bill Murray was trapped in an endlessly looping nightmare?

  • News

    Mansell boss Cleaver quits after Balfour takeover

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Managing director Philip Cleaver will be replaced by Balfour Kilpatrick's Mike Peasland in April

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    RICS boss admits crisis

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    The president of RICS admitted this week that there was dissatisfaction over last year's 32% increase to membership subscriptions

  • Features

    Spring into action

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    In this month's Tracker, Experian Business Strategies reports on a record-breaking January for contractors and anticipates growth in UK construction to increase over the three months to May

  • News

    Brown announces Construction Act reforms in Budget

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    The Chancellor told the House of Commons in his budget speech on Wednesday that the government will reform the Construction Act to close loopholes in payment procedures

  • News

    Second crane accident on Wembley site

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Health and safety inspectors are carrying out another investigation on the Wembley stadium project in north-west London after a second accident involving a crane occurred on the site on Monday.

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    Bill for Scots parliament will come to £500m, predicts construction minister

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Griffiths expects cost of building to rise a further £70m before it is completed and lays much of the blame on the civil servants in charge of the project

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    Firm fined £100,000 over worker's death

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Hertfordshire contractor JDM Accord has been fined a total of £100,000 by Stafford crown court after a worker was killed during road improvement works.