All Building articles in 2006 issue 29 – Page 5

  • Sustainability
    News

    EP plans to raise environmental standards again

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    English Partnerships plans to raise the environmental standards of the building projects that it funds once again.

  • Comment

    Clarifying clause 6

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Michael Reynolds and Uma Ramani Does the employer’s obligation to insure for loss and damage continue into the defects period or end at completion? A clause in the JCT minor works form has confused the matter, but now the Court of Appeal has stepped in …

  • News

    Wilson Bowden’s share price soars 5%

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Shares in housebuilder and developer Wilson Bowden soared 5% to £14.50 on Monday, as speculation mounted that the company was up for sale after it announced that the Wilson family was reviewing its 33% stake in the company.

  • Charlie Banks
    News

    Wolseley revenue shoots up 25%

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Materials firm Wolseley announced this week that group revenue for the first 11 months of the financial year had risen 25% on the same period last year.

  • News

    Fire destroys 200 Berkeley homes at London site

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Up to 2500 people were evacuated last week following a fire at a site being developed by Berkeley Group housebuilder St George in north London.

  • News

    Barratt lands £100m development in Harlow

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Barratt has been appointed by English Partnerships to develop a £100m estate in the M11 corridor.

  • Features

    Building intelligence Q1 2006: Why the blip?

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Experian Business Strategies reports on what happened in 2005 when construction output fell for the first time in a decade – and just how far the industry has to go to recover. Plus, how we compare with the overall economy, and the latest new work and R&M output and order ...

  • News

    £1bn nuclear plant may use T5 pay deal

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    The Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment in Berkshire is in talks over using the Heathrow Terminal 5 agreement on a £1bn scheme.

  • Grants galore: Germany
    Features

    Germany 1 England 0

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    … but it’s the USA and Canada that take the title. As our 99% Campaign continues, Sonia Soltani explores the energy efficiency grants and tax incentives on offer around the world