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NewsNeolithic new look
Permission for a visitors’ centre at Stonehenge has been granted but will only go ahead if plans to build a tunnel under Salisbury Plain are given the green light.
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The start of a beautiful friendship
The proposed merger between Taylor Woodrow and Wimpey may be the biggest housebuilder deal so far, but it follows a year of frenetic takeover activity. Mark Leftly investigates what lessons this might hold for the new kid on the block
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FeaturesWhat it costs: windows
There are a lot of variables to consider when specifying windows. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans tots up the numbers for different options
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FeaturesTimber windows: Back to the future
Out of favour for so long, timber could be making a comeback thanks to improvements in its durability. And as Jan-Carlos Kucharek reports, modern technologies may help this thoroughly traditional material press the right buttons when it comes to sustainability
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FeaturesJames Johnson & Co: Making an entrance
Meet James Johnson & Co, a joinery company from east London that has built and fitted everything from glass toilet doors to silky service accesses in the capital’s offices.
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FeaturesAllgood Ironmongery: Iron in the soul
Allgood Ironmongery made its name among the dreaming spires, but has also tackled the Gherkin and T5. Now it is trying out something new in the healthcare sector.
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Berkeley forms joint ventures with Saudi investor
Housebuilder Berkeley Group is forming three joint ventures worth £1bn with its biggest investor, Saudi Arabian Saad Investments, to build up its landbank.
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Connaught buys repair firm
Connaught has bought social housing asset management firm AE Williams for £6.5m.
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Activity in the first quarter ‘highest for two years’
Construction activity in the first quarter was the highest in two years, according to research from the Construction Products Association and Ernst and Young.
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Severfield-Rowen boss to step down from board
John Severs, the founder and group managing director of listed steel firm Severfield-Rowen, is to step down from the board.
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Sharewatch — Taywood on top as other housebuilders lag behind
Taylor Woodrow was the clear winner in the City last week. The firm’s share price rose 16% to 489.5p in the week it announced its proposed merger with George Wimpey, and continued to rise throughout the week as rumours abounded of a Persimmon intervention to thwart the proposed deal.
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Countryside to develop £55m Bury scheme
Countryside Properties has won a contract worth £55m to oversee the regeneration of Radcliffe, near Bolton in Lancashire.
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NewsA grocer scorned
Tesco is threatening to mount a judicial review of the decision by communities minister Ruth Kelly to allow a rival scheme on a site it owns in Sunderland.
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in February 2007
Sales rose but registrations and completions were down on last year, while the South-east finished most projects
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Persimmon plans Taywood bid
Housebuilder Persimmon is understood to be considering a rights issue to raise £1bn for a takeover of Taylor Woodrow.
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Miller appointed
Miller Construction has been appointed by Hammerson as the main contractor on an £82m project to build a retail and leisure development at Union Square, Aberdeen. Completion is expected in 2009.