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NewsAlfred McAlpine wins 50m BAA contract
Maintenance contract covers four of the seven BAA airports.
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Asbestos-riddled rubble given away to public
Environment Agency alerted at Cumbrian demolition site.
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NewsCIPS confident despite industry slowdown
Growth at lowest in three years as civil engineering sector struggles.
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Grass-burning power station gets go-ahead
£6.5m bio-energy station to be build in Staffordshire.
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Hopkins joins the Ivy League
London-based architects to design Princeton’s new chemistry department.
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Features
Specifier Products
Nifty ways to transform roofs with lights and hand-crafted tiles plus an award-winning recycling sytem that cleanses grey water from household sinks using the roots of plants
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Features
Costs: Single-ply membranes for flat roofs
Choosing the right single-ply membrane is not simple, especially as the options are often difficult to compare. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at some of the more common choices
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Speedy Hire pushes profit to £23.8m
Speedy Hire says diversity of markets puts it in a good position to withstand a cooling economy.
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NewsLaing plans £95m rights issue
Money will be used to support Laing’s activities in the PFI/PPP sector.
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DLR extension to Woolwich Arsenal reaches financial close
AMEC will extend DLR from City Airport to Woolwich Arsenal in £240m PPP joint venture
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Vanda Murray joins Carillion
Ultraframe director appointed non-executive director of Carillion.
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NewsJarvis secures Deutsche Bank loan
£31.3m loan will allow Jarvis to operate until a debt for equity swap is secured in August.
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Paddington Hospital plans abandoned
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust’s refusal to approve business case puts plans for £800m hospital in jeopardy.
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Orostream wins monster job at Loch Ness
Firm has been appointed main contractor on £4.5m project to convert Fort Augustus Abbey into luxury apartments.
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NewsMultiplex admits big loss at Wembley
Australian contractor predicts it will lose £45m on Wembley but says stadium will be ready for 2006 FA Cup FInal.
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NewsAfter 99 years, Ritz finally buys house next door
The Ritz hotel in central London is set for expansion after buying one of the capital’s most famous townhouses next door.
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Comment
A retail tale
Sainsbury’s wished to expand one of their stores. The local planning authority approved the necessary application but the secretary of state called it in. His inspector, following a full inquiry, supported the proposal. However, after considering the inspector’s report and obtaining supplementary information, the secretary of state decided that planning ...