All Building articles in 31 October 2008 – Page 2
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Building demolished to avoid empty property tax
A landowner explains to drivers on the A40 how Gordon Brown's new tax on empty property forced it to demolish its building
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Construction worker killed in explosion on Laing O'Rourke site
Seven other workers are injured in gas explosion on Welwyn Garden City data centre project
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Bovis Homes warns of 40% fall in output
Housebuilder hit by plunging demand but says profit still on track to meet expectations
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Hefty interest rate cut expected today
Bank of England under pressure to cut rates by as much as one percentage point
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Chartered surveyor's condition stable after injury on building site
Family await report on accident in which victim fell through a skylight
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Alfred McAlpine slate boss charged with fraud
Christopher Law, former managing director of Alfred McAlpine’s slate business, is charged with three offences
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No refinance deal yet for Taylor Wimpey
Talks over debt refinancing are progressing, says senior source, but deal won't be announced in next week's trading update
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Tessa Jowell reveals top fee earners on 2012 Olympics
Turner & Townsend and EC Harris are top earning consultants on 2012 projects so far, according to newly released figures
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2012 Handball Arena goes to planning
The 7,000-seat arena is designed by Make in association with Arup and PTW, the Australian architect that worked on the Beijing Aquatics Centre
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Man dies in Mississippi scaffold collapse
Seven Land Coast workers were trapped in the collapse which occurred in a power plant
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Demolitions gone wrong: every policeman for himself
The demolition looks like a textbook operation - the same can't be said about the deployment of safety barriers
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Redrow admits outlook for next year 'very weak'
Housebuilder's trading statement warns of poor expected performance for 2009
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Easy wins for low-carbon housing credits
BRE's latest information paper on Innovation Park homes explores carbon-cutting opportunities in less obvious areas
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What does Obama's victory mean for construction?
These are the pledges Barack Obama made in the run-up to his historic election victory
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Rok slashes workforce by 15% following profit warning
Shares plunge 50% as Rok confirms white-collar jobs will be hardest hit
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Construction shares fall 4%
Market mood worsened by production figures from US and weak construction output data in UK
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New ICE president issues call to arms on climate change
Engineers' first female president also pledges to promote diversity within the profession
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Amec boosts US strength with £5.9m acquisition
Addition of architecture and engineering consultant hoped to help win US government contracts
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Go-ahead for Antony Gormley-inspired 7/7 terror memorial
Westminster council approves Carmody Groarke design for commemorative sculpture in Hyde Park
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Retraining initiatives to get £27m
New funding for projects to help people retrain for work in tough times