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Lending support
While my interests are different to those of David Strong (20 June, page 43), I am glad to lend my support to his criticisms of the current unsatisfactory state of “building control” in England and Wales.
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Time for a change
Clause nine of the CDM regulations obliges the client to ensure that the project is allocated sufficient time.
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FeaturesA fine winery: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ Spanish project
In between its airport terminals and office towers, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners manages to find time for the odd small but perfectly formed project. Martin Spring visits a wine factory in northern Spain
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Rok cuts building turnover by 50%
Garvis Snook, chief executive of Rok, will halve turnover at the group’s building arm to fund a push into social housing.
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Bouygues 20% turnover rise
Construction turnover at Bouygues rose by 20% from €3.7bn (£2.9bn) to €4.4bn in the first half of 2008.
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Profit slumps 43% at Clark
Pre-tax profit at Scottish group Clark Contracts dropped 43% from £162,491 to £93,408 in the year ended 31 October 2007.
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Polaris boost for Barratt
Shares in Barratt rose by a quarter to 160p in early trading this week after it was revealed that US mutual fund Polaris Asset Management had upped its stake in the housebuilder to 6.2%.
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Callcutt disappointed at review response
Former Crest Nicholson boss John Callcutt has hit out at the government’s failure to ban housebuilders that don’t meet customer satisfaction benchmarks from public sector funding.
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Regeneration slump
Investors in commercial property in regeneration areas have seen their returns slump compared to the general market, a new survey has found.
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UKGBC sets up carbon consultation
UK Green Building Council will carry out an industry and stakeholder consultation on reducing CO²
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Eco-town prototype faces multimillion-pound shortfall
Government’s prototype is facing a funding shortfall of 'tens if not hundreds of millions of pounds'
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Emcor quits rail work after loss
M&E contractor Emcor has stopped bidding for rail work after heavy losses in the sector pushed it into the red.
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London mayor Boris will not appoint housing adviser
London mayor Boris Johnson has backtracked on plans to appoint a housing adviser to push through his plans for 50,000 affordable homes in the capital in the next three years.
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Sir Robert McAlpine and Bovis Lend Lease in Chelsea Barracks race
The £1bn project to redevelop the Chelsea Barracks site in central London has become a two-horse race between Sir Robert McAlpine and Bovis Lend Lease after Balfour Beatty Management and Mace dropped out.
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NewsAcademic exercise
Napier university in Edinburgh has been given the go-ahead to redevelop its Sighthill campus as part of a £100m renewal programme.
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WSP wins Trinidad rail project
WSP has been appointed programme manager on a 100km rail extension in Trinidad.
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Pension rate increase
Pensions provider B&CE Benefit Schemes has raised its retirement benefit rate by 4.3% with effect from 1 August.
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Consultant raises fears over EPCs
Misleading EPCs produced by assessors who fail to carry out site surveys
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Expanded schools framework set for early next year
The delivery body for the government’s £45bn school building programme is working up details of the expanded academies framework that will be launched early next year.