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NewsWolseley spends another £13m on four more firms
Firms in America, Sweden and Greenland are latest to fall within the sights of the materials giant
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NewsSaint-Gobain buys Channel Islands builders merchant
Materials group acquires the Norman Group as well as Dutch firm Galvano Groothandel and Germany-based Schulte Tiefbau
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Kent receives £2.2m for training builders
Government grant for the Gateway Knowledge Alliance will pay for a construction centre and further mobile units
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NewsImages: Cancer Research centre opens in Cambridge
The £50m building by Anshen + Allen was opened by the Queen at the beginning of the month
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Walking the plank
This week’s exploration of the frailty of human life comes from Havana, courtesy of Ron Kay of the University of Cambridge’s Estate Management and Building Service.
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NewsBovis takes £48m hit on Northern projects
Bovis will reveal hit in February interims after problems on Manchester Joint Hospitals project and Bridewater Place in Leeds
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NewsStewart McColl steps down as chief executive in SMC reshuffle
Chairman Rodney Walker takes over dad to day running of the architect following profit warning as McColl moves to role of deputy chairman
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NewsODA launches e-tendering website
Firms will be able to sign up for email alerts giving them advance notice of 2000 London Olympics contracts
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NewsHouse prices now over £200,000
Price of average house in UK is £201,090 according to latest figures from DCLG
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NewsGroundworks firm fined £3500 after drilling accident
Livingston firm Consolidate is fined for health and safety breaches following accident on drilling rig
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NewsPeter Bennett takes up City post dating back to Middle Ages
Chartered surveyor takes over from Ted Hartill in a role that dates back to 1478
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NewsPaper round: Health warning for HSE
The Times reveals an accident prone HSE while British Energy enters nuclear talks according to the Independent on Sunday
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SIG appoints Christopher Davies to board
Materials supplier appoints managing director of its Europe division as an executive director
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NewsRichard Rogers Partnership to change name in April
The famous practice will be known as the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
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NewsA bed of thorns
If you were the victim of a bed delivery mix-up would you remain sanguine or serve a writ? Our legal columnist considers the options and sees parallels in the construction industry
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NewsOlympic stadium scaled back amid fears over cost
Design will include only one covered stand and remain athletics venue as masterplan unveiled
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FeaturesEnergy rating issues: The window – a 21st century solution
Last week Building revealed that air-conditioned buildings could face a D rating when non-residential energy certificates are introduced next year. So does this mean the end of air-con? Or will tenants simply ignore the certificates when choosing their offices?
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NewsPFI specialist Nightingale hit by healthcare slowdown
Architect posts pre-tax loss of £105,000 and warns that it will be ‘lucky to break even’ this year
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Broadway Malyan to design rest of Greenwich village
Architect has been picked to tackle 1,650 homes in exemplar millennium community