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Anger as council sets own sustainable homes standards
Housebuilders say Reading council has exploited delay in introducing ODPM code to impose tougher requirements
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Plea for planning gain tax to be levied locally
The Town and Country Planning Association has pleaded with the government to allow the proposed planning gain supplement to be levied locally.
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Upbeat Wimpey says sales have increased since last year
Housebuilder George Wimpey has reported that its sales are now outstripping those for last year.
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NewsCarillion admits surprise at £90m Mowlem writedown
Contractor suffers hits on schools and tunnel projects, having already written down £45m during takeover
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Cyril Sweett launches building surveying division
Quantity surveyor Cyril Sweett has launched a building surveying division based in London and Bristol.
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Wolseley to hire Peugeot staff
Materials giant Wolseley is to employ up to 200 of the 2300 people made redundant last week by car maker Peugeot.
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NewsMultiplex says Cleveland Bridge 'held gun to its head'
Project director accuses Cleveland Bridge of threatening insolvency if Multiplex did not agree to its financial demands.
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NewsBarts PFI scheme finally reaches financial close
Skanska consortium reaches financial close eight months after it was originally expected to do so in August last year.
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NewsBristol mega-hospital gets green light
North Bristol's Southmead Hospital to become £280m acute hospital, bringing many of the city's specialist facilities on to one site.
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NewsMulitplex and Hollandia agree final steelwork settlement
M&E contractor Honeywell also agrees deal with Multiplex to accelerate work on project.
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NewsMultiplex manager slams Cleveland Bridge at High Court
Multiplex project manager Ashley Muldoon calls steel contractor "incompetent, unmotivated and devious."
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NewsCABE calls Ghery's Brighton project banal
CABE letter says public spaces on Frank Gehry's King Alfred development had not been given enough thought.
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NewsWilson Bowden buys Roland Bardsley Homes for £25m
RBH has completed around 150 houses each year in its North West region for the past three years.
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NewsLondon's tallest skyscraper wins planning approval
The 228m high Bishopsgate Tower by Kohn Pederson Fox overcomes objections to win planning approval.
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NewsSpanswick appointed to Health and Safety Commission
Bovis chairman John Spanswick will promote the construction industry's role in HSC strategy and programmes.
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Cemex faces prosecution after dust cloud
Cement firm is charged by the Environment Agency after Rugby factory spewed dust over homes and cars.
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NewsHanson says energy rises will increase material costs
Material supplier says that it is focusing on increasing prices to cover energy price rises in 2005.
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NewsMichelmersh reports strong brick demand
Brick-maker says that sales since start of 2006 are higher than same period last year.
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NewsJackson Construction wins Millennium Community contract
Jackson will build 109 sustainable timber homes at the Millennium Community in Kings Lynn.
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Features
Flight path to Cairo
Maurice Rosario enjoys the culture and lifestyle in Cairo but having lived abroad for years he finds it increasingly difficult to define home.