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Titan Environmental plans further expansion
New reseach and development facilities to be built at Banbridge HQ.
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Proposed wind farm site ‘too close to nuclear reactor’
West Somerset council refuses planning for turbines near nuclear power station.
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Highways Agency to offer contracts to small firms
New project support framework will cover a wider range of services that will appeal to smaller enterprises.
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John Roper named Construction Manager of the Year
Sir Robert McAlpine construction manager picks up gong for work on Newcastle cancer lab.
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BPB reveals aggressive growth plan
UK plasterboard firm hopes plan for new factories will kill takeover bid from St Gobain.
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Biggest shopping centre in Scotland planned for Glasgow
The 1 million ft2 Silverburn shopping centre will be some 400,000 ft2 larger than any shopping centre the country has seen before,
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Westbury reports 26% fall in profit
Housebuilder reveals 26% fall to £45.5m for the half-year to 31 August 2005.
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NewsMacCormac Jamieson Prichard dropped at Broadcasting House
Construction team blames creative differences for termination of architect's contract at BBC landmark.
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Balfour Beatty start on £100m City scheme
Redesign of old De Beers headquarters by architect Rolfe Judd will act as gateway to City.
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Wolseley acquires Encon for £140m
Wolseley expands European distribution business with purchase of insulation material supplier.
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Prescott rejects Stevenage expansion plan
Deputy prime minister turns down 5000-home extension plan, but is 'minded to grant' 3600-home alternative.
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Unison claims PFI is 'built on sand'
Public sector union steps up campaign to get procurement route scrapped.
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BAA names preferred suppliers
Mason Land Surveys and Halcrow Group named referred suppliers for land and building consultancy services for work on the firm’s seven UK airports.
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NewsVinci sizes up Mowlem as takeover rumours swirl
UK board of French giant said to be pushing to buy ailing contractor; other large firms also interested.
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CommentConsider the evidence
After an accident such as Hatfield, prosecutors come under pressure to launch a case. But too often they go ahead without having a leg to stand on
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Hot air
The defendants installed an extractor fan on their property which protruded through the side of the wall into the claimant’s rear garden. The claimant commenced legal proceedings arguing that the extractor fan trespassed into her garden and that it also constituted a nuisance. The claimant sought an injunction requiring the ...
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Laing O’Rourke staff lose bonuses as profit falls £35m
Thousands of staff miss out on lucrative perk as contractor’s profit plunges from £61m to £26m
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Laing O’Rourke staff lose bonuses as profit falls £35m
Thousands of staff miss out on lucrative perk as contractor’s profit plunges from £61m to £26m.
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CommentRed-tape rollback
The European commission has taken the first tentative steps in its campaign to make EU businesses more competitive by cutting regulation. And there’s a long way to go …
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Handled with care
A new accreditation scheme is offering training and indemnity insurance to construction professionals taking on the vital role of asbestos inspectors