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Small housebuilders squeezed by the credit crunch
The credit crunch hit the results of two small housebuilders this week.
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NewsSharewatch: Housebuilders’ good patch comes to end
The housebuilder rally of recent weeks came to an end amid what one analyst called a “uniformly bleak” week for companies.
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More woe for SMC as losses mount to £5.2m
Architect SMC fell £5.2m into the red in 2007 after a disastrous first-half of the year that accounted for £4.5m of the loss.
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Edmund Nuttall’s turnover up
Edmund Nuttall has posted a 4% rise in turnover from £572m to £594m for the year ended 31 December 2007.
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WSP boss’ good year
Christopher Cole, chief executive of consultant WSP, took home £684,000 last year, up 9% on last year's £627,000.
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Severfield results
Structural steel group Severfield-Rowen posted a 1.9% jump in turnover to £300m in the year to 31 December 2007.
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Problem contracts
Pre-tax profit at Nottinghamshire-based North Midland Construction slipped from £5.5m to £3.1m in 2007 after losses on two jobs.
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Rok buys contractor
Rok has bought north of England social housing contractor Richardson Projects for up to £40.5m.
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30,000 homes plan
The government this week disclosed the location of public sites with a capacity for 30,000 homes.
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Welsh sustainability
Carwyn Jones, the Welsh environment minister, has announced a sustainability standard to guide the refurbishment of social housing in Wales.
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Limb for Milton Keynes
Ann Limb, the former chief executive of Ufi, the government’s internet education company, is to replace Sir Bob Reid as chair of the Milton Keynes Partnership Committee.
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Salford’s homes
Countryside Properties has submitted planning applications for 828 homes in the New Broughton regeneration project in Salford, Greater Manchester.
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Homebuyers’ grants
Cash grants of £1,500 will be offered to first-time buyers who use the government's Open Market Home Buy scheme, in which buyers take 50% equity in a new home.
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In the danger zone
Up to 60,000 households spend more than 75% of their disposable income on mortgages and are at risk of repossession, according to a Liberal Democrat report.
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CommentHansom: Takes all sorts
What do pukka builders, tap-dancing penguins, Russell Crowe and the Grand National have in common? Yep, you guessed it: they all appear in this week’s Hansom… Clever, isn’t it?
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FeaturesHighbury Stadium window renovation: 163 SU8ST1TUT10NS
Doors and windows As the old Arsenal stadium is transformed into luxury flats, one firm has been charged with the job of removing, refurbishing and reinstalling hundreds of windows on the famous art deco facade. Stephen Kennett finds out how it is going
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FeaturesFirst glass honours
Cambridge university’s Newnham College wanted diners in its restaurant to have a view as well as privacy. The architect and glass specialist on the project explain their solution
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FeaturesWindow pains: Different ways windows can fail
Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans analyses the different ways windows can fail and how to prevent them doing so. For a full guide to suppliers, log on to www.building.co.uk/specifier