All Building articles in 2007 Issue 02 – Page 4
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NewsWillmott Dixon embarks on four-year expansion drive
Chief operating officer aims to boost turnover by more than two-thirds and double staff numbers
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NewsHousebuilders demand energy market reform
Zero carbon homes summit calls for immediate action to develop local energy sources
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Decision day for Crest Nicholson takeover
The uncertainly surrounding the future of Crest Nicholson was expected to come to an end today.
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Corporate space skewing the design of stadiums
The director of sport at Arup has warned that one of the challenges facing stadium design is the increasing amount of corporate space that has to be factored into designs.
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NewsThe Hill that climbed a mountain
Company focus M&E contractor Hills has clawed its way into profit after two years in the red
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Stratford City developer submits masterplan
Developer Westfield has submitted a detailed masterplan and environmental strategy for Stratford City, the regeneration project that will form a key part of east London’s Olympic legacy.
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CommentHuman life is cheap in Dorking
Thanks to Philip Sears of Philip Sears Designs for this shot of genteel, leafy Surrey at its most deadly ...
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A kink in the chain
I refer to the column “An offer you can’t accept” by Rudi Klein (1 December, page 45).
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NewsMultiplex loses first round of Mott MacDonald case
Summary hearing at the High Court clears the way for a full-scale trial in the spring
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Green groups call for councils to have more power
Green groups have slammed the government’s draft planning policy statement (PPS) on climate change, claiming it is a backward step.
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Housbuilders bullish
Two housebuilders have released positive trading updates indicating that the outlook for this year is upbeat.
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CommentJames Brown
WEB WATCH - Your spirit lives on, as Alex Smith gets down to a dance video about low-energy light bulbs, then jumps up, turns around and offers some sage legal advice from Fenwick Elliott. Oh baby ...
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FeaturesThe new boy
The previous chief executive of Building Schools for the Future spent eight stormy months struggling with the brief before jumping overboard. Tim Byles, the local authority bureaucrat who replaces him, has a different plan, a different style, and (he hopes) a different fate.
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NewsDebate erupts over Colindale blaze
A debate has broken out over whether the insulation used at a timber-frame construction site in Colindale, north London, was responsible for the rapid spread of a fire.
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CommentBitter fighting on the home front
Forget road rage – it’s during disputes between homeowners and builders that the claws really come out. Fortunately, there is a way to make sure that this doesn’t happen
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NewsUK bosses prosper at Bilfinger
German contractor Bilfinger Berger has promoted Martin Pugh to head its UK and Ireland concessions/PPP business as part of a management shake-up.
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FeaturesThis professor has been brought to you by ...
If your lecturer spends more time with private firms than with you, should you a) Complain, b) Be glad they’re keeping up with the latest thinking, or c) Get them to wangle you a job?
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NewsThe bad old days
This £9m scheme at the RAF museum in Cosford, near Wolverhampton, holds the world’s first display on the cold war.