All Building articles in 2007 Issue 35 – Page 6
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Six directors resign as £8bn Hanson sale is completed
Hanson ceased trading on the London stock exchange at the end of last week, as German materials firm HeidelbergCement completed its £8bn acquisition.
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Tender prices tipped to rise 34% over next five years
Tender prices for construction work are expected to rise significantly faster than inflation over the next five years, says the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS).
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Olympic bosses axe £300m utilities programme
ODA retenders contracts after a year of negotiations, leaving bid teams £1m out of pocket
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in August 2007
The South-east leads the regional table this month, while sales, registrations and completions are down from 2006
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Avenco in £16m sale
Building products supplier Heywood Williams has acquired the Avenco group for £15.6m.
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NewsGrimshaw profit reaches £1m for the first time
Architect follows Rogers and Wilkinson Eyre in posting strong results for 2006
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NewsThe code level six house
Here's an attempt to put in practice what is currently nothing more than dream for most housebuilders - a new property that meets the A grade of the new Code for Sustainable Homes, level six
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Rider Levett Bucknall wins £3m social housing contract
Consultant will upgrade Anchor Trust care homes in North and Midlands
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NewsCluttons appoints three from Paul Jennings
Paul Jennings Associates principals join surveyor following acquisition
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NewsDavis Langdon launches FM tool for colleges
New bespoke package aims to help educational institutions manage property portfolio
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NewsThe surveyor's safety duty
Are employers doing enough to help identify and mitigate risks when their staff visit sites and premises?
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NewsF+G promotes new associate director for Birmingham
Consultant Faithful + Gould also appoints new senior health and safety consultant in Newcastle
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NewsGovernment report contradicts housing targets
Recommendation for 6,000 fewer homes per year for the south east angers housebuilders
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FeaturesAre company fines for construction site deaths strong enough?
Amid the recent spate of on-site deaths, we ask: do you think fines for negligence are strong enough?
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News‘Lend me a hand with this ladder …’
Many thanks to Duncan Bainbridge who sent in this unusual Hong Kong street scene
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NewsCIRIA launches flood risk information network
The construction information and research body is receiving support from the Environmental Agency, Defra, and the DCLG.
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NewsManchester: builders foil burglars
Workmen discover incomplete tunnel under Farrowfield site; impressed by workmanship
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FeaturesWould you object to a neighbour's wind turbine overlooking your garden?
An independent think tank says local people should be allowed to approve the installation of domestic renewables. What about if it was your backyard?
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NewsFrom this ramp, I will jump 15 school buses
At least there's a dust sheet says contributor Mike Smith
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Heywood Williams acquires Avenco group for £15.6m
Building supplies company buys out one of its main competitors, consolidating its leading position in Ireland