All Building articles in 23 July 2010 – Page 2
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NewsNorth West regeneration agency cuts project funding
The North west’s regional development agency says that all uncontracted projects will be cut this year following £52m cuts to its annual budget
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NewsPFI emergency plan will cost extra £1bn
Treasury Infrastructure Finance unit helped kickstart PFI in 2009 but it will cost public sector up to another £1bn over next 30 years
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NewsFirm fined £10,000 after worker loses leg
John Wainwright is fined after delivery driver foot is crushed under a paving machine
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NewsSite workers twice as likely to die from drug abuse
Bricklayers, plasterers and painters are also more likely to suffer alcohol-related death than other occupations
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NewsCulture department puts Cabe under review
Secretary of state Jeremy Hunt looks to ’consolidate functions’ of design quango
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NewsGiant offshore wind turbine unvelied
Aerogenerator X spans 270m and generates 10MW but is half the weight of a traditional turbine
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NewsKPF's Holborn Viaduct scheme restarts
London commercial scheme looks set to go ahead after economic downturn forced a delay
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CommentShepherd Construction’s court victory and why it matters
One of the lawyers acting for the winning party looks at what this case means for those assessing extension of time claims
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NewsDemand falls for commercial property
RICS report shows lettings for business property slipped in second quarter of this year
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WSP's profit drops 3.2%
Consultant blames ’challenging trading conditions’ as profit drops to £18.3m
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NewsConnaught's share price falls by three quarters
Share price plunges to 27p after warning that housing specialist will breach banking covenants
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NewsGet Carter car park demolition starts
Owen Luder’s iconic brutalist structure makes way for £150m Tesco regeneration scheme
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NewsHouse prices fall for first time in 15 months
New data from Hometrack shows house prices falling for the first time since April 2009
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NewsArticle 25 to build new schools in earthquake-hit Haiti
The UK-based charity will build 20-30 new schools across Haiti, six months after the earthquake hit.
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NewsCPC Group and Qatari Diar settle over Chelsea Barracks dispute
Former consortium partners reach agreement after tension over the development of Chelsea Barracks.
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NewsIndustry sees output rocket to 6.6%
Construction output grew 6.6% in the second quarter of 2010, helping boost GDP growth to higher than expected levels.
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NewsHigh street bank mortgage lending fell in June
The value of mortgage approvals for house purchases fell in June, according to new data from the BBA.
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Big four engineers launch global H&S tool
UK engineering forum’s tool aims to drive up safety standards worldwide
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NewsVillagers to be given power to decide on new housing
Big Society plans will let rural communities bypass town hall planners