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Highway patrol
This was an appeal by the London Borough of Camden against a decision of the Magistrates Court dismissing summonses brought against the Mortgage Times Group Ltd. Camden alleged three offences against Section 34 (1)(b) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Camden alleged that Mortgage had failed to take all ...
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NewsJarvis chairman upbeat despite £56m pre-tax lost
Jarvis chairman Steven Norris claims company has turned corner as core businesses report £16m operating profit
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NewsBovis global finance chief follows Millett’s exit
Andrew Silverbeck is the second key director to leave the contractor in the space of a month
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NewsTough regs set to hit margins
David Pretty, Barratt Developments chief executive, said this week that increased government regulations will lower housebuilders’ profit margins over the next 12 months.
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NewsWillmott Dixon revamps its listed housing business
Contractor sells social housing and speculative arms to its repairs spin-off for £64.5m
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Currie & Brown overhauls business
Currie & Brown has announced a major overhaul of its business as it tries to fend off rumours that it is about to be sold to a rival firm.
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NewsDavid Chipperfield selected for Turner art gallery
Minimalist architect taken on by Kent County Council after previous £50m plans were scrapped
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NewsCurrie & Brown overhauls business
Fresh management structure sees company strive to strengthen position as multidisciplinary company
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine limbers up for Olympic stadium bid
The contractor’s record at the Arsenal football ground makes it favourite to land the 2012 project, as tender documents are released
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NewsHays in competition probe
Office of Fair Trading visited recruitment giant last month over possible breaches of competition law
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Market forecast: Output recovering
In the latest quarterly focus on industry trends, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reveals that after a slow 2005, output is climbing back up – and prices with it. Plus, a look behind curtain walls
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FeaturesThe insiders
These men are paid to know your business better than you know it yourself. They are private investigators hired by construction firms hit by employee crime, whether on site or in the boardroom. Their job is to expose the enemy within.
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CommentGive us our time back
Legal aid — This month our panel of experts locks horns with a client that has withdrawn an extension of time, sacked the architect and refuses to pay what’s due. Should the contractor down tools, lean on the new architect – or is adjudication the answer?
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FeaturesThe Treasury’s little brother … demands to be heard
Since 2001 the Office of Government Commerce has been quietly plodding away without anyone taking much notice. But now, as Katie Puckett reports, two seemingly very different procurement reforms are set to grab the attention of the government and the industry.
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Wolseley buys firm for 1.35bn
Acquisitive building materials giant Wolseley has secured its biggest ever deal, with the £1.35bn purchase of Danish rival DT Group from CVC Capital Partners.
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Balfour Beatty back on top with £600m deals in June
Business barometer Giant leads all three contractor league tables, helped by £553m PFI hospital
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CommentFeeling the heat
The weather lands a housing officer in hot water on a prison trip and drives Ruth Kelly off on her hols three days early, leaving it to former Bovis execs and tabloid editors to remain career-focused
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in June 2006
The latest data shows that regional completions are well up on last month, but sales have dipped since June 2005