All Building articles in 2008 Issue 16 – Page 6
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T&T turns into public company
Turner & Townsend has changed its structure and become a public company as part of its continuing efforts to float on the stock exchange.
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Construction workers prepare to remember dead colleagues
Workers across the UK will honour dead and injured colleagues on Workers’ Memorial Day on Monday 28 April.
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Guildford civic hall: Who’s Surrey now?
Willmott Dixon has won a contract to build this £24m civic hall in Guildford, Surrey.
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NewsCity unconcerned by ‘storm in an OFT cup’
The City reacted with studied indifference to last week’s accusations of bid rigging by the Office of Fair Trading, writes Tom Bill.
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Chipperfield scheme rejected
A David Chipperfield scheme on the north side of London Bridge has been denied planning permission by the City of London Corporation.
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A jumping Caterpillar
Caterpillar has posted an 18% jump in first quarter turnover in 2008 to US$11.8bn (£5.9bn).
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Due diligence: Lambson Fine Chemicals Ltd vs Merlion Capital Housing Ltd
In May 2004, Lambson Fine Chemicals Ltd sold a 40-acre industrial property to Merlion Capital Housing Ltd for £12.25m. The property had been used for the manufacture of chemicals since the 1860s. By the late 1940s it was owned by Laporte and used for the manufacture of suphuric acid, sodium ...
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No joy for buyers
Home buyer satisfaction has not increased despite an inquiry into housing quality by the Office of Fair Trading.
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Building buys a pint … at the NSPCC pub quiz
Right. Here we go. The NSPCC pub quiz. A low-pressure affair you might think for the hacks at Building magazine, but there is professional pride at stake here.
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Building Regenerate
The best information on housing and regeneration is now available online at Building's new Regenerate web channel, www.building.co.uk/regenerate.
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NewsBuilding launches campaign to restore faith in contracting
Rebuilding Trust aims to reassure clients of construction’s ethics in wake of OFT revelations
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Small builders feel the chill as housing market evaporates
Construction workloads have fallen to their lowest levels since spring 2006, according to figures from the Federation of Master Builders.
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Crispin & Borst’s profit boost
Crispin & Borst, a subsidiary of French construction company Vinci, has posted a 3% rise in pre-tax profit from £3.3m to £3.4m in the year ended 31 December 2007.
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NewsNew private sector body to lead drive towards zero-carbon
The government is to set up a private sector body to drive the move to zero-carbon housing by 2016.
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Wonders & blunders
A tale of two London stations this week – one a glorious example of what the new can bring to the old, the other a grim warning of what it can take away, says Robert Clark
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FeaturesSite canteen competition: And Britain's best-fed builders are...
In December, Building launched a contest to find the best site canteen in the UK. With the shortlist whittled down to three, Katie Puckett joined our intrepid judges as they worked their way through the finest ‘grill-ups’ and porridge in the land. It was a tough job, but eventually a ...
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Vadera pledges that Whitehall will become model client
Baroness Vadera, in her first interview as construction minister, has promised to make Whitehall sign up to the best practice charter originally produced for the 2012 Olympics.
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FeaturesBaroness Vadera: Construction minister's first interview
Three months after becoming construction minister, Baroness Vadera has already been accused of not making much of an impression. In her first interview since taking the job, the former ‘axe-wielder from the Treasury’ tells Emily Wright how she plans to be a very forceful presence in the industry indeed. Portraits ...
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NewsCover pricing? Baloney!
“We will have to get a cover price on this one,” said the chief estimator. I was then a mere baby to this building lark.
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FeaturesMature student on work-study balance
If you decide to study at an age when you have more financial responsability full time education may not be an option. Mature student talks about the work - study - life balance