All Building articles in 2007 Issue 39 – Page 6
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Baqus to go ahead with AIM listing, despite credit crunch
Quantity surveyor Baqus has shrugged off fears that the global credit crunch will delay its flotation on the alternative investment market (AIM) in November.
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Housebuilders unite in protest against planning gain levy
Last-minute lobbying against the planning gain supplement intensified this week at the Labour party conference in Bournemouth.
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Barratt boss warns credit crunch will affect housing
Mark Clare, chief executive of Barratt Homes, warned this week that there was likely to be downward pressure on housing volumes and price inflation as the credit crunch takes its toll.
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Project bank account set to be launched
Rider Levett Bucknall has developed project bank accounts for use in the construction industry.
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Timms warns about cost of energy targets
Stephen Timms, the construction minister, has admitted that the government will not meet its climate change targets without cost to British industry.
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in August 2007
This month’s data reveals that completions are up on last year, with the South-east leading the way.
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Legal issues in construction 2007
RICS annual event can help QSs understand current legal issues
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Lend Lease axed from £190m job
Developer Lend Lease has been removed from a £190m regeneration project in Eastbourne amid fears its appointment could fall foul of competition law.
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Ucatt accuses 16 of payment abuse
Construction union Ucatt has sent a dossier to the government exposing the illegal treatment of agency workers on sites run by some of the industry’s biggest contractors.
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Only 12 BSF schools out of 100 to complete by March
Delays and lack of skills in local authorities beset £45bn school building programme
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FeaturesIs the HSE understaffed?
Some agree with the Goverment's plans to shrink the HSE, others argue that this is directly responsible for the increase in construction deaths.
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NewsAdrian Barden at Labour Party Conference: full transcript
Chief Business Development Officer at Wolesely's speech 'Construction at the heart of the economy'
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NewsDeath and felt
Thanks to Stanton Copley for our latest picture of a man balanced precariously on the edge of an early bath, this time from Ypres in Belgium.