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For Sale: Centex puts Fairclough Homes in the window
Centex considers sale of Fairclough Homes six years after it acquired the UK housebuilder.
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Livingstone for 20% cut in CO2 by 2010
The Mayor’s Energy Strategy commits London to reducing its emissions of carbon dioxide by 20% by 2010.
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NewsContractors hit out at plans for league tables
Row breaks out over plan to name and shame firms with poor sustainability and safety performance.
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Contractors hit out at plans for league tables
Row breaks out over plan to name and shame firms with poor sustainability and safety performance
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Faulty Towers
The respondents were owners of a hotel and retained the services of the appellants to design the work necessary to remedy structural defects in a large bay window in the building.Remedial work was carried out to the engineer’s design in 1997. In late 1999 the respondents noticed that the lintel ...
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Sir Martin Laing: "We always wanted to sell"
Laing board considered selling Laing for five years before sale to Ray O'Rourke because of low profit margins.
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Rogue security groups prey on firms in North-west
Victims reveal nightmare scenario of intimidation and violence as ‘security’ firms threaten reign of terror on sites.
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NewsMultiplex strikes Wembley incentives deal
Wembley contractor Multiplex has agreed a package of special incentive payments in an attempt to complete the project in time for the FA Cup Final in May
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Part L changes set to make chimneys a thing of the past
Flue and chimney sector under threat as energy regs make it more expensive to put chimneys on new homes.
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Part L changes set to make chimneys a thing of the past
Flue and chimney sector under threat as energy regs make it more expensive to put chimneys on new homes
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Queen’s birthday honours bestowed on industry
Buro Happold chairman Michael Dickson and Halcrow chairman Tony Aluum were both recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours this week.
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Atkins heads for South Africa
Multidisciplinary consultant Atkins has earmarked South Africa as an area for growth after winning heritage work in the country
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Industry launches tool to ensure project satisfaction
Best-value process asks stakeholders what they are hoping for from the scheme before design work begins
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Raynsford pledges to heal rifts
Former construction minister Nick Raynsford has pledged to bridge the divisions within the construction sector following his appointment as deputy chairman of the Construction Industry Council last Wednesday
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Rogue security groups prey on firms in North-west
Victims reveal nightmare scenario of intimidation and violence as ‘security’ firms threaten reign of terror on sites
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NewsArchitectures aristocracy vie for prime ministers award
Shortlist for 2005 Better Public Buildings prize includes Lords Foster and Rogers and Sirs Farrell and Hopkins
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Who'd be a contractor?
Contractors across the UK are gambling it all for higher margins. Over 12 pages, Building examines the high-stakes world of contracting, interviews Sir Martin Laing about the good old days, and offers five survival strategies for small firms plus theres a quiz to see if youve got what it ...
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Sport and leisure
This week, we find out how to specify gyms and nightclubs without breaking into a sweat, showcase all the latest products for your facilities and provide our always-essential suppliers list. But first, the British architect designing a breezy field of dreams in sweltering Abu Dhabi