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FeaturesCan Michael Whitworth get kids interested in construction?
Olivia Boyd meets the headmaster of the Wren academy, the UK’s first school to specialise in the built environment.
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FeaturesPoker Kings 2007
Fed up with the humdrum world of work? Looking for excitement and the possibility of winning some hard cash? Well, Building’s new poker tournament is rushing to your rescue. Come and take a chance – and it’s all in aid of charity, so you’ll go home with a warm glow ...
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NewsEco galacticos
More than 700 people gathered at the Hilton hotel on London’s Park Lane on Monday night to honour the industry’s green gods and goddesses at the third annual Building Sustainability awards
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Barker MCT
“Let’s meet at Nineteen Below in the Crowne Plaza hotel – we did the fit-outs for the place,” Melanie told me.
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RICS plans Asian cost service
The RICS is to begin a cost information service for the Asian market in response to the growing number of UK companies expanding in the far East.
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Workload of small builders rises 20% during summer
The workload of small construction firms rose 20% from July to September despite recent housing slowdowns, according to a survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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NewsSharewatch Barratt sets the alarm bells ringing before Christmas
Housebuilders appear to be looking forward to spring in much the same manner as turkeys view Christmas.
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Construction insurer to roll out improved benefits
Construction pensions and insurance provider B&CE is to overhaul its insurance offering and launch a health package for workers.
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T Clarke picks up
Electrical contractor T Clarke said trading has recovered in the second half of the year after issuing interim results in which turnover for the half decreased 3.7% to £96.5m.
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Waterman upbeat
Engineer Waterman Group said invoicing for the first quarter was up 31% compared with the first quarter of last year.
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Travis Perkins buy
Builders merchant Travis Perkins is to acquire Tile Giant and its subsidiaries for £12m, with a further payment dependent on performance.
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Bullish WYG reports strong start to the financial year
White Young Green has given the City an upbeat assessment of the financial year.
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Key Keynes site snapped up
One of the largest housing sites in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, has been bought by development venture Making Places for 2,500 homes.
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Regeneration awards 2007
There is only a week left to buy tickets for this year’s Regeneration awards.
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EP chairman
Yvette Cooper, the housing minister, has said Robert Napier will chair English Partnerships until the launch of the Homes and Communities Agency.
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Sheffield funding
CTP St James has secured £18.2m of funding from Bank of Scotland Corporate for the St Paul’s Place mixed-use development in Sheffield city centre.
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Brownfield skills gap
A government consultation on skills gaps in the brownfield sector closes today.
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Hospital shortlist
English Partnerships has shortlisted Gladedale Holdings, Barratt Homes and Moat Homes for the regeneration of the Stone House hospital site in Dartford, Kent.
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Housing hiccup
Housebuilding starts have fallen from 178,304 to 171,269 starts in the 12 months to September, according to government statistics.
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Thurrock homes
Plans for 1,200 homes in Thurrock, Essex, are to be unveiled at next week’s Thames Gateway Forum by housing association Family Mosaic.