All Building articles in 2007 Issue 38 – Page 6
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Comment
There is no alternative
It is tempting to pronounce that lawyers should stay out of adjudication and let construction types untangle disputes. But too many arguments can be decided fairly only with specialist legal expertise
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News
Confident Kier aims to buy housebuilder and property firm
John Dodds, Kier’s chief executive, this week predicted the UK construction boom would continue for “at least three years”, despite the present credit crunch, and said he was looking to buy a housebuilder and a property company.
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News
Pearce profit soars after return to basics
Bristol-based contractor Pearce Group recorded a fourfold profit increase after refocusing its business on core activities.
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Modus considers AIM flotation after management buyout
Fit-out and facilities management company Modus Group is considering floating on the alternative investment market (AIM) following a £16m management buyout.
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Features
Meet our new advisers …
This youthful bunch are thrilled to be working in construction, and even more delighted to be on Building’s new graduate advisory board. You’ll be hearing a lot more from them over the next year, but first, Eleanor Goodman and Lucy Handley do the introductions
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News
BAA delays £9.5bn framework deal until March
Parent company Ferrovial set to muscle in on UK market with £1.5bn Heathrow East project
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News
BAA delays £9.5bn framework deal until March
Parent company Ferrovial set to muscle in on UK market with £1.5bn Heathrow East project
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News
SIG’s 23% profit rise
Insulation and roofing products company SIG posted a 23% rise in first-half profit to £56.2m in the six months to the end of June.
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News
Planning applications: August 2007
A typically subdued summer holiday season – unless you work for Modus Properties or Castlemore Securities …
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News
Pidgley takes opportunity to pick up £2m of his own shares
Tony Pidgley, managing director of housebuilder Berkeley Group, made the most of market conditions this week by snapping up £2m of shares in his own housebuilder, underlining his confidence in the long-term performance of the housing market.
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News
Bovis turns down £2bn of work
Bovis Lend Lease turned away about £2bn of work in the past year in its southern UK division alone, highlighting the underlying strength of the construction market.
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News
Hull council rejects £100m regeneration scheme
Planning committee lambasts Chetwood Associates’ The Boom project for ‘looking like Legoland’
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News
Two killed and one injured in week of Hain's safety forum
Another black week for the industry as officials meet to improve safety practices
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Over the top
It’s a live-action replay this week, with these Scottish painter-decorators going the distance to get the job done. Bill Reddrop took the photos …