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Gravatom Engineering Systems Ltd vs Raymond Parr
This case concerns a claim by Raymond Parr against his employer, Gravatom Engineering Systems Limited, in respect of a back injury sustained during the course of his employment.On 24 July 2002, Mr Parr; a handyman/labourer, and some colleagues were involved in moving four very large machines from a delivery bay ...
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Interest rates held at 5.5%
The Bank of England offers no short term relief for housebuilders suffering from the effects of the market slowdown
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Taylor Wimpey cuts payments to suppliers by 5%
Housebuilder responds to tough economic outlook by cutting payments to subcontractors and suppliers
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Four injured in Clapham site collapse
Rear of house collapses on residential construction site in South London
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EDF Energy wins Olympic Park and Stratford electrical contract
Contract includes design, construction and operation of the electrical distribution network
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HSE issues new health and safety code for timber frames
Code set to protect people working or visiting timber frame construction sites
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Plans for £18.5m Leicester Square revamp revealed
Westminster council launches search for top architect to help design scheme
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Cameron architect reveals green energy island plan
Each island of photovoltaics and wind turbines would be manned by 25 workers living off vegetables from a farm and recycled water
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Ocon posts first major profit
Manchester housing contractor announces plans to double turnover in five years as it reveals 12-month profit of £1.6m
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Mears profit forecast to rise 37%
Social housing contractor announces record order book of £1.4bn as City forecasts £16.84m profit for 2007
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Liverpool spruces up its drab buildings
Banksy artwork to be preserved in initiative to decorate derelict and depressing buildings with artwork
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Housing reservations down 9% at Redrow
Housebuilder says market was ‘significantly’ more challenging in last six months of 2007
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Strong civils performance keeps Costain on track
Group reports a ‘significant’ recovery in profitability over 2007 as building division makes steady progress
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Private housing orders fall 3%
Report indicates decline in private housing orders for the year to November
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Sustainability means regulation
The last year has seen a much sharper focus develop on just what sustainability means for construction, reckons Richard Francis. Now we can really start to tackle performance and measurement
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The business case for green buildings 2008
Our US green columnist is typically upbeat about how sustainability developed in 2007 - and next year looks even better
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Where pigeons fear to tread
Eight stories up and balanced on a parapet, even the pigeons can't bear to watch this madman
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Miller records sharp fall in housing reservations
Construction group says there was a 29% fall in housing reservations in the second half of 2007
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Energy Performance Certificates - The services engineer perspective
In the last of our series on the rollout engineer David Altabev s still scratching his head about legal, renewable and logistical implications of the rollout of EPCs