All Building articles in 2007 Issue 31 – Page 3
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CommentStreetlife
A construction website in Belarus reports on an important document on UK street design and now Alex Smith is using it in a squabble with his local council. Talk about a global village …
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Skanska turnover up
Skanska UK has increased turnover 44% to £611m for the first half of 2007, compared with 2006.
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Spanish revamp
Spanish developer Alcaidesa Servicios, in which Costain has a 50% stake, has won consent to build a marina and retail facilities at La Línea de la Concepción, on the Gibraltar border.
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A sobering reality
Last week’s statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which showed an increase in the number of deaths in construction last year were sobering.
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CommentWacky races
This week’s leaders are Richard Rogers, a cyclist who’s rumoured to be taking performance-enhancing taxis, Jack Pringle – quite pacy on a wooden leg – and HOK, driving round town in a summer pavilion …
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Thanks, but no pranks
I would like to correct the impression given by your article about the investigation into the YouTube videos of on-site pranks (July 20, page 10).
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Persimmon sites
Persimmon has bought three sites in the Leeds area with a development value of £46m.
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Travis Perkins profit
Travis Perkins has reported a 17% increase in pre-tax profit to £128.6m for the six months to 30 June.
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Output strong
Output strengthened during the second quarter, according to the Construction Products Association.
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FeaturesThe undercover networker
EC Harris QS Vicki Burley, right, knows that in business who you know is often as important as what you know. But how easy is it for a newcomer to get a look in? We sent her and Katie Puckett to infiltrate and review three networking events in London
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Sparks threaten national strike
Wage row between unions and employers’ association threatens widespread walk-outs
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NewsSparks threaten national strikes
Wage row between unions and employers’ association threatens widespread walk-outs
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McCathy's new man
Retirement home specialist McCarthy & Stone has appointed Michael Ball chief financial officer, effective from 10 September.
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FeaturesNo rush to judgment
Housebuilders and planners have blamed each other for the UK’s housing shortage, but the head of the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit believes a more rounded approach is called for. Mark Leftly meets Kevin Williamson
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Hackney housing
Allenbuild has won a £15.5m contract to build social housing and retail space in Hackney, east London, for Metropolitan Housing Trust.
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NewsHouse and garden
This scheme, in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Ontario, Canada, has just begun on site.
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NewsGalway Tech
British architect RMJM has revealed designs for a *60m (£40m) engineering building for the National University of Ireland in Galway.
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Sharewatch — Housebuilders’ shares sink in the floods
Housebuilders suffered another grim time in the City last week. The interest rate rises combined with concerns over the potential impact of the floods to drag prices down across the sector, despite signs of a rally as the markets closed on Friday.
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Theatre fit-out
Fit-out specialist Vivid Interiors has been appointed on a £1m refurbishment at Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s Gielgud Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue, central London.