All Building articles in 2007 issue 48 – Page 4
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CRH spends £124m on Cemex concrete plants in USA
Irish materials group continues acquisition spree, bringing it's total spend for the year to over £1.4bn
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NewsHorses for courses
Bicton Arena equestrian centre in Devon has a new management centre as green as its parkland setting, thanks to the client’s commitment to sustainability
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NewsMourinho backs National Football Centre
Jose Mourinho, favourite to be England's next manager, is reported to want building work to restart on the £80m centre
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NewsThurrock plans step closer after landmark road deal
The government says it will fund infrastructure improvements vital to delivery of 18,500 homes
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NewsThree sustainable centres planned for Gateway
Dagenham and Ebbsfleet among locations for institutes specialising in environmental technologies
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NewsKen promises to help Gateway housebuilders
London mayor pledges to drive forward regeneration plans in the Thames Gateway
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NewsDebate backs off-site renewables
House of Lords debate last night overwhelmingly urges Government to redefine zero carbon for housing
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APC Trainer: Ethics (M005)
In the first of our new series on Assessment of Professional Competence for QSs our APC Trainer tackles ethics
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NewsThree contenders emerge for Glasgow Games village
Quintain, Kier Residential or Urban Splash line up for £245m Commonwealth scheme
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NewsGreen giants set up new consultancy
High-profile figures from across the sustainability world have been lured to a consultancy set up to supply technical expertise to green developments
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NewsMiller attacks Ernst & Young and claims rebels are split
Keith Miller takes his fight to keep company in hands of family to dissident shareholders’ adviser
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NewsDavid Beckham academy planned next door to Man City
Fears that ex-United star's academy could become "the largest graffiti site in Europe’
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CommentWhat’s worse …
… working at a nuclear bomb factory or for Metronet? Being mistaken for Harry Potter or likened to Robert Mugabe? Being stuck on a boat during the England game or finding a means of watching it?
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NewsWhen in Romania …
UK practice YRM Architects is opening an eastern Europe office in Bucharest this week.
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NewsThe Special ones
Keltbray and Concrete Repairs brought a little glamour to their respective sectors as they led the way at Building’s Specialist Contractor awards last Tuesday
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Strong Mitie results
Support services firm Mitie has posted strong first-half results, with a pre-tax profit of £32.2m, up 22% on the same period last year.
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Migrants ‘unaware of safety rights’
Most migrant construction workers in London and the South-east have no knowledge of health and safety rights and obligations as they receive no training in these matters before coming to the UK.
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Comment
A problem the size of Leeds
With the emphasis on new build, it is easy to forget a vitally important and sustainable weapon in the battle to provide homes.
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NewsVive la revolution!
These are the first images of a controversial plan to construct a number of skyscrapers across Paris, which was unveiled by the mayor, Bertrand Delanoë, last week.
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NewsHow good’s your grub?
Building has launched the Nouvelle Canteen competition to find the best site cafe in the industry.