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Amec wraps up nuclear deal
Amec eyes up opportunities in the UK the purchasing nuclear services company for £37.2m.
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NewsAmec snaps up French engineering firm PK SAS
Amec aims to expand engineering and technical services network in Europe.
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Travis Perkins faces trading struggle
Builders' merchant lowers expectations for 2005 due to "challenging" markets
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Kier bullish despite house market gloom
Kier says profit in construction division will help compensate for slowdown in the housing market.
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CITB-ConstructionSkills launches apprenticeship scheme
Major contractors to provide work placements for college students in skills boost for industry
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NewsBusiness round up
Paul Pedley stands down as Redrow boss, Gleeson announce more losses in building division and housebuilders report a flat market.
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Plymouth Hospitals PFI drops single bidder
Ferrovial’s Medico Vanguard consortium will have to bid again following health trust's decision to split £350m PFI to attract more interest.
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NewsRogers bags Docklands wharf masterplan
Architect Richard Rogers bags masterplan for £2bn scheme in Docklands.
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Pastry problems
This was an appeal from the decision of judge Seymour on 21 April 2004 in which he dismissed Filobake’s claim again Rondo and awarded nominal damages against Frampton.Filobake was a manufacturer of filo pastry and wished to extend its product range into samosa pastry. Rondo specialised in the manufacture and ...
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NewsGovernment to press on with PFI housing
Government launches seven PFI housing schemes as part £1.2bn, three year programme.
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Tesco tunnel collapse causes rail chaos
Tesco launches investigation with its engineer contractors following the collapse at superstore site.
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Government bails out NHS trust with PFI supplement
Health department sets precedent by giving London hospital £45m extra to meet cost of new PFI facilities.
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Social housing firms urged to cut profits
Housing Corporation chairman Peter Dixon expects to squeeze profits up to 10%
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Whitehall to be told industry can deliver nuclear plans
Banks explore ways to fund a new-build power station programme as ministers prepare for autumn debate.
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Air vs energy
Part F, which deals with ventilation, could be in direct conflict with Part L, which requires airtightness to cut carbon emissions. So how will the ODPM get them working together? Hywel Davies, research manager at CIBSE, has some answers
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Waste or space?
The full impact of changes three years ago to Part H - dealing with drainage and waste disposal - is only now being felt as housebuilders try to make better use of land and deliver high-density schemes. Nick Orman of the WRC Group explains
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Access all areas
The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers outlines the three key areas where discrepancies between the access requirements of the Building Regulations and the British Standards have just been ironed out