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  • Killoran: Ruling nothing out
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    Persimmon has ‘no need to buy’ as profit rockets 45%

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Finance boss insists housebuilder will grow organically, despite rumours that it is planning an acquisition

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    Broker’s notes: The tears and the triumphs …

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Share prices are like the Olympics, aren’t they, dear reader? Now bear with me on this one … It’s because both are full of highs and lows.

  • Turn, turn, turn
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    Turn, turn, turn

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    The rotating observation tower at the Glasgow Science Centre reopened yesterday, two-and-a-half years after technical problems caused it to close. The bearings on which the £10m structure turns failed when oil and water flooded the basement. The 400 ft tower, designed by Building Design Partnership based on a concept by ...

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    CPC fights for life after Lion Plaza catastrophe

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Directors mount rescue bid after disastrous City scheme forces project manager into administration

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    A maer sleekit

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Edinburgh council’s development company, EDI Group, has won planning permission for a mixed-use scheme containing offices, leisure and retail elements, all linked by a five-storey public arcade and square. The scheme, for a derelict goods yard next to Haymarket Station to the west of the city centre, is being designed ...

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    Eubank wins backing to save West Pier

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Property group Marylebone Warwick Balfour is understood to have backed a last-ditch bid by ex-boxer Chris Eubank to save Brighton’s crumbling West Pier

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    Sacked steelworkers press on with Wembley pickets

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Sacked steelworkers at Wembley national stadium were still demonstrating at the site as Building went to press, despite apparently having no support from unions.

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    ABI warns Berkeley bosses

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    The Association of British Insurers has issued regeneration specialist Berkeley Group with its most severe corporate governance warning.

  • Spanswick: Staying for new work
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    Bovis plans joint ventures with General Property Trust

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Contractor discusses European retail jobs with the Australian developer after its merger with parent Lend Lease

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    Heritage fund signals new activism

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    New developments, such as those in the Thames Gateway, may have to adhere to codes for culture as well as design under plans being considered by the Heritage Lottery Fund

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    Six in race for ice station Halley

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Six multidisciplinary teams have made the shortlist of a competition to design a scientific research station in Antarctica. The Halley VI competition, which was run by the British Antarctic Survey and the RIBA, attracted 86 entries. The architects on the shortlist are: Lifschutz DavidsonHugh Broughton ArchitectsFrancis Design–BMT Nigel Gee and ...

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    Artistic leanings

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Artistic leaningsArtistic leaningsIWA Architects has completed this feasibility study for an £8m arts complex at the St Mary’s Centre site in Clitheroe, Lancashire. The complex will have a 600-seat multipurpose hall and two cinemas with seating for 270 and 70 people respectively. The project team included engineers Max Fordham and ...

  • Boscastle: It would have taken a 40 ft high wall to defend the village
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    ICE: Flood defences would not have saved Boscastle

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Engineering body says only feasible defence for devastated Cornish village would be wider river channel

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    Waitrose and Safeway sue Wates and Interserve

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Two supermarket chains are suing major contractors over alleged defects at superstores.

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    CABE slams PFI hospital

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    CABE has criticised the design of another major PFI hospital project, just two weeks after it slated plans for the £1bn Royal London.

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    First new-build city academy blazes a trail for school design

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Middlesbrough’s Unity City Academy is an accessible, IT-led learning centre – complete with egg-shaped pod

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    Emcor Rail wins £11m CTRL contract

    2004-08-26T16:02:00Z

    Encor Rail will supply enginnering services to Stratford and Ebbstreet stations.

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    Wolton find Wright man close to home

    2004-08-26T12:44:00Z

    Chartered surveyor appoints Steve Wright to oversee expansion across the UK.

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    Acquisition trail takes Connaught to Wales

    2004-08-26T10:27:00Z

    Connaught extends reach across UK after acquisition of two Welsh heating firms for £1.6m.

  • Millie Wates health and safety
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    Millie melts Wates' hearts

    2004-08-25T15:35:00Z

    A Wates safety initiative raises £5,000 to buy a guide dog puppy. Ahh...