All Building articles in 2007 Issue 25 – Page 6
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News
Aiming high
Cyril Sweett’s shareholders have voted in favour of its proposed flotation on the Alternative Investment Market.
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Light manufacturers charge ahead as heavy goods flounder
Construction product makers have upped capacity by 10% over the past two years and expect it to rise by a further 9% over the next two, according to a members’ survey by the Construction Products Association.
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Windmill sails again
Barton Willmore has secured consent to redevelop a grade II-listed windmill as a zero-carbon home.
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Doubts over Construction Act revamp
The DTI unveiled its proposals to revamp the Construction Act on Wednesday, but there are already questions over whether it will ever be made law.
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Speedy acquisition
Speedy Hire has announced the proposed acquisition of Hewden Tools, the tool hire division of Hewden Stuart, for £115m.
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Contractors on academies framework left in the lurch
Firms including Balfour, Carillion, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Skanska could fall foul of change in policy
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Mott lands deal in Abu Dhabi
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by the environment agency in Abu Dhabi to help develop green building guidelines.
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John Laing consortium ties up £361m PFI hospitals scheme
PFI specialist John Laing has reached financial close on a £361m hospitals scheme in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
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McCarthy & Stone diversifies to double output by 2012
McCarthy & Stone is to diversify its business as part of a plan to double output by 2012.
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Sustainability awards 2007
With green issues at the top of everyone’s agenda Building’s new and improved awards this year aim to cut through the greenwash and recognise organisations who really take sustainability seriously
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Features
Safer Skyline is now backed by 20 of Britain’s top 30 contractors and housebuilders
This is in addition to the 65MPs who support us …