All Building articles in 2006 issue 43 – Page 3
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Features
Work in progress rules for accounts
How rules have changed regarding how work in progress is shown in company accounts
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Features
Expiring CIS cards
What to do under new CIS rules if a subcontractor is employed with a CIS card which is due to expire in 2007
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News
Galliford Try's revenue passes £1bn mark
Acquisitions and strong housing sales boosts contractor's performance
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NewsGleeson cuts losses to £3m following radical restructuring
Group announces 'deeply disappointing' traditional housing results as it appoints Tube Lines chief executive to the board
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NewsJohn Laing recommends £957.5m offer to shareholders
Company pulls out of agreement with Henderson in favour of higher offer from Allianz Infrastructure
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NewsCity Academy wins Prime Minister's Award
Bermondsey comprehensiv school by by architect Studio E beat 13 other nominated schemes
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John Lewis enters the housing market
John Lewis is venturing into residential development with a scheme on a site it owns in Chelsea, west London
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Strata Construction vs Royal Bank of Scotland
Civil engineers in £400k High Court battle with bank
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NewsIndustry counts cost of Wembley stadium’s ‘appalling saga’
Senior figures welcome out-of-court settlement between Multiplex and WNSL, but fear for the damage already done to the reputation of the UK construction industry
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NewsPWC called in to review ailing national schools programme
Consultant to examine effectiveness of £45bn BSF initiative after complaints of delays and waste
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NewsFirms sue after Canary Wharf collapse
The contractors who were working on a site beside the fatal Canary Wharf crane collapse in 2000 are suing the crane operator and manufacturer for damages
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CBUK accused of delay
Multiplex has accused former Wembley steel subcontractor Cleveland Bridge of delaying the progress of its damages claim, amid continued concerns over CBUK’s solvency
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FeaturesOff to a trying start …
The stadium is the subject of a row before its design is even begun and the client’s chairman has departed in mysterious circumstances … Vikki Miller reports on the difficult early days of the London Olympics
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FeaturesTools for schools
A mobile workshop is bringing an ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of tools to the chosen few at five Surrey schools, giving them a real taste of the building site
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CommentWhat rights does a tree have?
If a neighbour’s tree is damaging your property you have a right to remedy the situation by chopping it down. Except if it belongs to the council, in which case it’s a lot trickier
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CommentWhat’s right is right
The main lesson of Technotrade’s well-documented attempt to use a legal technicality to minimise its liability to a client warns us all of the need to be vigilant
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CommentWhy Reid is wrong
Whatever the political motivation behind John Reid’s decision to restrict the number of Romanian and Bulgarian workers entering the UK in the new year, construction and the wider business community is unlikely to sympathise.
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FeaturesStepping out of the shadows
Mark Prisk’s pledge to overhaul the regs has shed some light on the Tory agenda
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CommentOur sound suburbs
The humble burbs are a vital part of our national life and deserve to be planned accordingly. Just don’t expect those who have benefited most from their safe, nurturing communities to stop grumbling …