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WYG gears up for profit increase
Consultancy firm expects increase in orders to bring profit boost.
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Features
Costs: Lighting systems
Good lighting design can give retailers a competitive advantage as well as being energy efficient. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at the whole-life costs of common lighting options
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NewsCardiff Bay secures major casino
Aspers has been named as the casino operator for a planned £700m leisure complex in Cardiff Bay.
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Aukett losses force board to cut costs
Architect reveals losses for the last three months despite contract wins by recent acquisition Fitzroy Robsinson.
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Builders unclear of working at height rules
Safety blitz in south west shows safety in the area is improving but inspectors find many still ignore legal duties.
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NewsSales down 22% on Wilson Bowden sites
Housebuilder says that an increase in the number of sales sites has not compensated for subdued levels of activity.
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Tube Lines invests 150m on station improvements
Plans include the refurbishment of 30 stations and the upgrade of 11 lifts and 13 escalators.
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HSE fails to find reason for crane collapse
HSE investigation finds no conclusive explanation for the crane collapse at Canary Wharf which led to the deaths of three men.
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Letter questions Blairs green credentials
Solarcentury CEO Jeremey leggert calls on Tony Blair to end the "crippling uncertainty" facing the photovoltaic industry.
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RIBA hands out first Conservation Awards
John McAlsan + Partners and Avanti Architects walk away with two trophies each
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Persimmon on target for profit growth
Housebuilder issues trading update anticipating growth despite slower trading in last six months
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NewsBerkeley turns 203m profit in "very acceptable" market
Pre-tax profit falls 11.7% but Berkeley is confident of future prospects and further returns to shareholders.
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NewsDeveloper spurns Alsops 100m Shanghai Kiss
Zhejiang Huamen Real Estate Group turns to London Eye-style design, after branding Kiss too expensive.
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Comment
Contracts and cucumbers
The claimant, Hortimax, referred six disputes arising under six different contracts to adjudication by way of serving six separate adjudication notices. The six decisions were delivered in August 2004 by the adjudicator. Hendon, the defendant, was a commercial grower of cucumbers and other vegetables and carries out its operations in ...
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Building on green belt could solve housing crisis
Building homes on green-belt land could put an end to Britain’s housing crisis, a report has said.
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Serious Fraud Office drops Bickerton investigation
Decision to end inquiry into Hertfordshire contractor after three years follows collapse of Jubilee Line case.
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Prescott calls for EU sustainability summit
John Prescott is planning to thrash out a common European approach to sustainable communities as part of the UK’s upcoming presidency of the European Union