All Building articles in 29 January 2010 – Page 2
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Feed-in tariffs are a small step in the right direction
The government's announcement yesterday is welcome, but it's limited to small-scale renewables. To meet UK emissions targets we need to think big...
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Construction activity falls at slowest rate for two years
Figures from Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply show slowing decline in activity but conditions still 'tough'
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HSE reveals injuries caused by workplace slips and falls
Safety body launches campaign to highlight preventable workplace incidents leading to 10 fatalities and thousands of injuries in 2008-2009
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Babcock profits on track despite £4m rail costs
Contractor said it would be targeting nuclear growth in the UK
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Relief for Skanska as it scoops Essex BSF
Contractor warned staff they could have faced redundancy if it failed to secure ten-year schools contract
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Hyder upbeat despite Dubai payment delays
Consultant engineer says it will beat profit forecasts thanks to work outside UK
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Barclays loans Waterloo £100m for 3,000 new homes
Funds will allow new housing group to build 1,000 homes a year across the Midlands
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McCarthy & Stone appoint Alan Bowkett as chairman
Bowkett made chair just over a week after housebuilder Gladedale hire him for same non-executive role
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Lovell wins £22m contract with River Clyde Homes
Scheme of 195 homes is first development to come out of four-year framework with Scottish housing association
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Call for firms to help unemployed graduates
The Pledge campaign says construction graduates need companies to offer internships
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A tribute to Alan Cherry
I am very proud to have known Alan, to have called him a friend and to have been associated with one of his finest developments
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Building services body demands 'clear policy' on apprenticeships
EAL says a more 'joined up approach' needs to be taken by the government to reduce red tape
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Robots to clean Dubai skyscrapers
Swiss window and facade cleaning specialist to launch two machines this week that clean up to 15 times faster than humans
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Capita Symonds snaps up healthcare consultant Inventures
Acquisation of £7m-turnover firm follows reports that Capita is in talks to buy NB Real Esate
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Householders could earn £900 in feed-in tariffs
Government announces details of payments to households that use photovoltaics and micro wind turbines to feed in energy to the grid
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Galliford Try reaches financial close on £60m cultural PFI in Worcester
Contractor to build Worcester Library and History Centre to BREEAM rating of 'Excellent'
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House prices up 0.1% in January
Hometrack figures show slight monthly increase but prices are down on this time last year
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Balfour Beatty buys two Multibuild firms for £1.9m
Contractor acquires Multibuild Hotels and Leisure and Multibuild Interiors
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Mouchel warns of covenant breach
Consultant forced to renegotiate terms with its banks as financial problems mount