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NewsLaing O'Rourke worker dies in T5 accident
A second worker remains seriously injured after 20 m fall from work platform at Heathrow site yesterday afternoon.
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HSE names new chief inspector of construction
Stephen Williams will head up Health and Safety Executive's construction division.
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NewsBPB rejects £3.6bn takeover bid from Saint-Gobain
Slough-based materials supplier spurns 720p-a-share cash offer from French giant.
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Tube Lines completes Piccadilly line repairs
Tube line will reopen on Thursday following extensive repairs to bomb damaged track and signals.
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Hanson increase profit to 172.3m despite sluggish UK
Strong performance in the US and UK aggregates arm enables Hanson to ride out downturn in UK housing sector.
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Bellway set for record results
Housebuilder says in trading update that it has achieved 6% more completions than last year.
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Features
Costs: Natural ventilation for offices
Natural ventilation for offices not only makes financial sense but also offers a sustainable solution to environment management. Wec examine the whole-life costs
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Features
Offices
Specifier this week looks at the high-pressure world of office construction and fit-out, complete with the latest products, who to buy them from and pitfalls to avoid. First, though, we tell the story of the Japanese electronics company that wanted to upgrade its British headquarters – and got an unpleasant ...
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NewsProfits at Ben Bailey fall 18%
Housebuilder reports pre-tax profit of £6.17m for the six months ended 30 June.
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English Heritage hits the streets
EH commissioner Bill Bryson launches 'Streets for all" manual to provide practical guidance on visual quality in streets.
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Architect jailed for wife's manslaughter
Millionaire architect Michael Morton jailed for seven years for manslaughter of wife Gracia during 'sudden flare-up'.
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NewsConstruction industry fatalities reach three-year high
HSE figures reveal that there were 72 deaths in the construction industry in the year to April 2005.
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NewsNewly launched Gleeson Building begins trading
Management buyout of the building division of MJ Gleeson expected to generate a £230m turnover in its first year.
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NewsBlair to launch review into nuclear power stations
The prime minister is set to approve plans for an energy review, plus other stories from the weekend's newspapers.
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Force with Gibbs and Dandy as it extends into South Midlands
Builders merchant acquires Kettering-based timber merchant Timber Force for up to £1.5m.
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Olympic threat to Thames
Bid ambassador warns that Olympics could divert funds away from other projects.
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NewsPolice probe international CSCS card fraud ring
Detectives called in after package containing hundreds of counterfeit CSCS cards is found in Hertfordshire.
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Comment
Unseen clause
ML Europe Property Ltd (“MLEP”) sought to appeal a decision of Mr Recorder Rees QC in the TCC in settlement of Hurst Stores & Interiors Ltd (“Hurst”) final account.MLEP had engaged Hurst to fit out the toilet locks of the London headquarters of Merrill Lynch. The contract envisaged a fixed ...
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Developers under pressure from their own buyers
Report finds that early investors are offloading their flats in hope of making a quick return.
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Unseen clause
ML Europe Property Ltd (“MLEP”) sought to appeal a decision of Mr Recorder Rees QC in the TCC in settlement of Hurst Stores & Interiors Ltd (“Hurst”) final account.MLEP had engaged Hurst to fit out the toilet locks of the London headquarters of Merrill Lynch. The contract envisaged a fixed ...