All Building articles in 2007 Issue 07 – Page 2
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NewsNetwork Rail lifts Carillion safety ban
Carillion Rail picks up first Network Rail contract for six months after safety ban is lifted
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NewsThames Estuary wind farm gets green light
The Greater Gabbard wind farm will generate enough electricity for 415,000 homes
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Enterprise in takeover talks with 3i
3i investments has offered £486m for the defence maintenance specialist
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NewsMuseum of bad practice
No one is sure how this worker managed to access this rainwater pipe on the the site of the National Museum of Kenya
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Paper round: Funding gap fear for new prisons
The Treasury has refused to pay for running costs of new prisons according to the Guardian. Plus, earthquakes in Switzerland
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NewsInterest rate rise puts brakes on house prices
Rightmove reports lowest February increase for at least five years following January increase in interest rates
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NewsAgency reveals winners on £500m water framework
Contractors winning a place on the Environment Agency's framework deal include Morrison, Interserve, Birse Civils and Jackson Civil Engineering
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NewsAmec sells off SPIE stake
French infrastructure company Colas buys AMEC's 50% interest in SPIE Raily Systems for an undisclosed sum
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Engineers drafted in to fix Ascot problems
Civil engineer McArdle Group and structural specialist Intelligent Engineering Solutions have been appointed by Ascot racecourse
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NewsDesign Building's office in Second Life
If you’re fed up with the planning restrictions in the real world enter our competition to design a virtual Building office in Second Life
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NewsITV Granada steps closer to Salford move
Architects working on plans for the BBC’s new home in Salford have been asked to draw up designs for a Granada base on the site
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NewsM&S to launch debut eco store in Bournemouth
Willmott Dixon appointed main contractor on Reid Architecture-designed refurbishment
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Isn’t it time for a little bit of discrimination?
Allowing overseas project managers and QSs to stay in the UK would be a surefire way of bridging Britain’s talent Gap
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NewsNG Bailey pays for cult of YouTube
Morrison suspended dealings with NG Bailey this week because of the infamous YouTube footage. It could happen to others, warns Building's editor
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NewsMorrisons drops NG Bailey after YouTube stunts
Supermarket ‘steps back’ from 30-year relationship after workers’ pranks are shown on internet
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NewsVictorian values
English Partnerships has selected Crest Nicholson and Galliford Try to redevelop a former hospital on the outskirts of Epsom, Surrey.
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Features
That time of year
Perhaps unsurprisingly, growth in construction activity slowed down considerably during December, particularly in civil engineering. But, as we approach spring, the Experian Business Strategies survey has detected the first signs of new growth
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Saint-Gobain’s shopping spree
French building materials group Saint-Gobain has bolstered its distribution arm with a series of acquisitions.
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Comment
Ratings war
Metropole (Folkstone) appealed against a decision of the Customs commissioners that the supply of works to replace the balcony of a listed building was standard rated for VAT purposes. Metropole was a company representing the flat owners who had purchased the freehold to a listed building. Once Metropole purchased the ...
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NewsODA wins Olympic village payback
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is to receive a profit share from house sales in the £4bn Stratford City scheme under a deal to be sealed within the next two weeks, write Sarah Richardson and David Blackman.