All Building articles in 27 June 2008 – Page 6
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Schools projects will not slow with market, says government
Tim Byles, the chief executive of Partnerships for Schools, has insisted that the government’s £45bn school building programme will not be damaged by the market downturn.
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NewsGood health!
The industry celebrated its excellent record in workplace wellbeing and looked to building on it in the future at the 2008 Health and Safety Awards
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Sharewatch - Let gloom be unconfined
As Tony Pidgley predicted last week, housebuilding shares have “bumped along at the bottom” over the past seven days. And who would doubt the clairvoyant powers of the Berkeley boss?
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Gleeson will make loss
MJ Gleeson has warned it will incur a material pre-tax loss for the full year owing to a likely shortfall of income from house and land sales.
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NewsStoring up trouble for the future
Kevin Williamson on the long-term prospects for the UK housing market
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CommentThe flood plan
Amazingly, we’ve got yet another challenge to contend with when we build, but this time it’s long overdue.
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FeaturesNew rights to flexible working hours
The right to request flexible working hours is being extended. That’s great news for parents but what about small business owners? Thom Gibbs reports
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CommentFlash of inspiration
The recent flooding in the West Country brought the UK’s unpredictable weather onto the front pages again
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NewsZenith music hall, Strasbourg: Light entertainment
The £38m Zenith music hall in Strasbourg has been completed.
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NewsOFT investigation: Enough of the mudslinging
The OFT investigation has certainly focused the minds of public sector clients, says Jon Rouse, but now it’s time to stop casting blame and get on with the work
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NewsNew riverside park for east London
Lea River Park designed by 5th Studio links Olympic site to Thames
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Mortgages down
Gross mortgage lending fell by 19% in May from the previous year to £25.5bn, according to the Council for Mortgage Lenders.
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NewsShapely pleasure domes
Tonkin Liu (above) and Foster + Partners (right) were two of the architects whose designs helped brighten up the first weekend of the London Festival of Architecture.
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NewsDublin's docklands: A public display
A public consultation has been launched into the €4.5bn (£3.55bn) regeneration of Dublin’s docklands.
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Comment
Dilapidations: Repairing the damage
Some landlords have sneakily been asking tenants who have quit to pay for repairs they never intended to carry out. It’s in the hands of surveyors to stamp out the practice
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FeaturesOlympic diver Tom Daley profile
With the support of his uncle, a director at building services contractor ABS, 14-year-old diver Tom Daley hopes to make a splash at the Beijing Olympics.