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VAT row erupts over refurbs
A row has broken out over the government’s refusal to abolish VAT on refurbishing buildings after it emerged that a London school demolished a sports hall to avoid paying the tax.
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Council architects take Whitehall to task on design
Local government architects have attacked the role played by central government in procurement and design in a pre-election document that has been sent to all three major parties.
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NewsMcChesney triumphs
Architect Ian McChesney, working in conjunction with landscape architect Fenella Griffin, has won a competition to design the Avenham Park Pavilion in Preston, Lancashire.
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HOK Sport faces legal fight after ‘crippling’ US rival
Wembley architect is accused of poaching five senior staff from Ellerbe Becket – after promising not to
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NewsBarratt upbeat following 20% increase in profit
Forward sales top £1bn as Barratt detects an improvement in housing market since turn of year.
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Skanska wins M1 junction contract
£119m highway contract brings hat-trick of recent road wins for Skanska.
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NewsPilkington predicts 15% profit despite tough UK market
Profits from automotive industry and joint ventures will help counter effects of difficult UK trading conditions.
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NewsCarillion joint venture reaches financial close on school PPP
£150m Scottish PPP scheme will see construction of 10 new facilities for 6,000 children.
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NewsQSs freed after Jubilee Line Extension fraud case collapses
Six men acquitted after one of longest and most expensive fraud trial thrown out by judge.
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NewsMcBains Cooper wins 20m Elephant and Castle scheme
The property and construction consultant will provide 209 new homes including 46 affordable flats.
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Davis Langdon appointed National Change Agent
Davis Langdon will help set up procurement consortia using £35m fund.
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Gleeson sells off building arm after big losses
Group will concentrate on low-risk activities after building division records six month loss of £16.6m.
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FeaturesOpen mike : A tale of two Englands
Many people have long suspected that the economic success of the South-east has been at the expense of the North. But are they right?
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Developers fined after death of toddler
Virendra Kotak and Stephen Patterson are fined £29,000 for not securing concrete slabs that crushed a two-year old.
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NewsKier reports sound growth
Housing sector only worry but construction group says post christmas sales indicate modest growth for 2005.
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NewsJohnstone acquisition hits Ennstone profits
Redundancy costs at Johnstone punch a hole in profits of aggregates group.
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Wolseley posts record interim results
Builders materials supplier boosts profit to £287.2m and increases UK turnover to £1.16bn thanks to strong RMI.
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Laing and Serco win 761m health PFI
Joint venture wins preferred bidder status for massive Leicester University Hospital NHS Trust project.
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Laing ORourke loses out on 500m Dubai airport deal
Contractor fails to win phase two of plum job in Gulf state but consoles itself with expansion into UK housing.
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Comment
The privileged few
Schering Corporation was the registered proprietor of a patent for a therapeutic product. Cipla Ltd planned to launch the product on the European market. Prior to the planned launch Cipla wrote to Schering and headed the letter “without prejudice”. In the letter Cipla stated it was aware Schering had registered ...