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Kier shuts sites
Kier has closed two offices in its housing division as a result of the economic downturn.
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Barhale doubles profit
Barhale Construction almost doubled its pre-tax profit – from £2.1m to £3.9m – in the year to 31 December 2007.
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Conlon growth
Pre-tax profit at Conlon Construction grew 30% – from £708,468 to £920,740 – in the year ended 30 April 2007.
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NewsWayne Hemingway in Gateshead: Wimpey à la mode
The Gus report — In the latest of his reviews of much-hyped housing developments, Gus Alexander finds a Gateshead estate built by Wimpey but dreamed up by fashion designer Wayne Hemingway to be really rather dapper
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NewsStudying in style
The first phases of this £163m student PFI scheme in Sheffield have been handed over by developer Catalyst Higher Education.
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Tariff on new development may be too complicated to work
The government risks making a proposed new development tariff too complicated to work effectively, says a key property industry representative.
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Regenerate online this week
This week, on Building’s new Regenerate web channel, we find out how derelict Doncaster bungalows are being turned into attractive family homes using a moveable extension.
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FeaturesRIBA Book Award: Park and read
A surprisingly beautiful book on car parks nabbed the best space at this year’s international book award for construction. Judge Max Fordham tells Martin Spring why it deserved to win
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FeaturesParadise Street, Liverpool: Mayfair comes to Merseyside
With a pricetag of £1bn , Liverpool One could have ended up as a never-ending shopping mall. But it’s a whole lot classier than that.
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Housing fears cause ‘significant slowdown’ for Telford Homes
East London housebuilder Telford Homes has announced a “significant slowdown” in sales since the end of March.
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NewsSharewatch — Wolseley brings in big guns to warn off suitors
Chip Hornsby, Wolseley’s chief executive, has had a busy week. On Sunday it emerged the building materials giant had appointed Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers and UBS to fend off a takeover bid.
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NewsPaul King: The zero-carbon tightrope
It’s not a cop-out to say we need to strike a balance between off-site and on-site renewables
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CommentJust no more U-turns, OK?
Gordon Brown is probably regretting a number of things right now – the 10p tax debacle, Crewe and Nantwich by-election tactics, and the sly assault on gas-guzzling cars in the last Budget spring readily to mind.
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NewsArchitects, artists and psychos …
An exhibition of work by artists on the theme of architecture has opened at the Hayward Gallery, London.
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Bovis Homes slashes workforce
Bovis Homes has become the latest housebuilder to swing an axe through staff numbers, following the downturn in the housing market.
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SMC optimistic
Chris Littlemore, managing director of architect SMC, insisted the business had entered a “new era” following last year’s turmoil.
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BAA reports loss
Airport operator BAA has posted a loss before tax of £62m for the first quarter of this year, blaming increased maintenance and security costs for the shortfall.
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AHMM scoops award
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has won RIBA London’s Building of the Year 2008 for its Westminster Academy at the Naim Dangoor Centre.
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NewsJean Nouvel scoops La Défense project
Jean Nouvel has been chosen to design the Signal Tower in the La Défense business district of Paris.