All Building articles in 2007 Issue 35 – Page 3
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NewsFormer Westbury staff plot rapid expansion at new firm
Lioncourt launches five-year programme to become one of UK’s largest private housebuilders
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Main contractors in firing line from payments campaign
Specialist contractors get behind government’s new Fair Payment Charter in bid to cut disputes
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NewsHousebuilders slam new space and energy standards
HBF warns government that proposed housing standards will lower the value of public land
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NewsFirms under fire as number of apprenticeships drops
50,000 applications expected for just 7,000 places - Demand for degree places also up
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NewsOlympic bosses axe £300m utilities programme
ODA retenders contracts after a year of negotiations, leaving bid teams £1m out of pocket
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Sharewatch — Rok solid in uncertain times
There was better news in the property and development sector last week, where concern over the impact of the credit crunch had prompted falls.
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Comment
Not so robust
The Robust Details scheme is held up by many as a sure-fire, hassle-free way to comply to Part E.
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SEGRO results
SEGRO, the former Slough Estates Group, reported a rise of 4.6% in adjusted net asset value per share to 811p for the six months to 30 June.
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CommentUndercover recruitment
Following on from your article on unscrupulous headhunters (15 June, page 42), we had an interesting experience with a recruitment agency recently.
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FeaturesPump up the volume
Martin Spring takes a look at the latest advances in volumetric construction, from novel uses for shipping containers to designs for modules that are – whisper it – less boxy. But will any of this increase its popularity among housebuilders?
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FeaturesSunand Prasad
Politician and academic – not to mention architect – the new RIBA president certainly has the CV to tackle the top post in British architecture. But does he have the policies?
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More Redrow plots
Redrow has bought an extra 163 plots on an 11-acre site to expand its £28m Priory Fields project in Church Gresley, Derbyshire.
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Comment
Small packages
I received the 2007 UK construction industry Key Performance Indicators pack by post. The CD-Rom and guide booklet together weigh 116 grams and will fit in an A5 jiffy bag.
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Comment
The modern way
To meet targets in the housing green paper for increasing the UK’s housing supply, modern methods of construction (MMC) will have to be considered on a wider scale.
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Listed warehouse
Work has started on the refurbishment of the grade II-listed St George’s warehouse in Huddersfield.
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Kingspans purchase
Kingspan has bought a Bangor solar heating manufacturer out of administration for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsInside the spinning top
These are the first images of the completed Serpentine Pavilion, which opened last week in London’s Hyde Park.
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Skanska plans use of prefabricated houses in Olympic village
Swedish contractor Skanska is in talks about using its new prefabricated house as a key element of London’s Olympic village.