All Building articles in 2007 Issue 20 – Page 4
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FeaturesGreat leaps forward
Taking a break from Blair, here are Alistair King’s top 10 technological developments
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FeaturesThe fall from Eden
The Blair years began with wonderful attractions and tube stations, continued through drab PFIs and ended with creeping paranoia, says Gus Alexander
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CommentThe e-decade
Ten years ago, the internet was in its infancy, and everyday words like Google and blogging would have just been strange, meaningless sounds. Alex Smith reflects on how we got from there to here
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News
Land Secs profit drops
Land Securities has suffered a 16% fall in profit to £1.9bn for the year ended 31 March 2007.
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NewsMcAlpine on high as it doubles profit
Sir Robert McAlpine more than doubled its pre-tax profit, from £23.6m to £53m, in the same financial year it delivered the Emirates stadium in north London.
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St John Wilson dies
Sir Colin St John Wilson, the designer of the British Library, has died aged 85.
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MP links site deaths to EU workers
The steep rise in construction deaths could be linked to the expansion of the EU, according to a Labour MP.
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Willmott Dixon deal
Willmott Dixon has won a £21m contract to redevelop Cowley Language School in Merseyside.
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Devonport deal
Babcock has agreed to buy the Devonport naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, from KBR, Weir Group and Balfour Beatty for £350m.
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CommentNew dawn fades
The Labour era that began with such a burst of energy and optimism quickly succumbed to administrative entropy
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NewsCroydon evacuation renews fears over timber frame
Housing association sues architect and contractor over construction of multistorey scheme
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Comment
Can I correct a couple of things
Your diary item Passport to Nowhere (13 April, page 31), makes a few mistakes about the proposed network of passport interview offices.
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FeaturesDecline and fall of the construction minister
The construction industry has never been one of the most glamorous portfolios in government, but there was a time when it carried some clout. Under Tony Blair it has been shunted between departments and given less and less ministerial time. Mark Leftly looks at the politicians who’ve taken it on
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Sharewatch — Construction share prices drop with interest rate rise
The Bank of England’s interest rate rise last week to 5.5% took a toll on the share prices of contractors and housebuilders.
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