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NewsUltraframe heads for first half loss
Turnover at conservatory maker falls 28% in first quarter of financial year.
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On whose authority?
The claimant company Tube Tech International Ltd (Tube Tech) specialised in the cleaning of industrial pipe work and allegedly entered into four contracts for the cleaning of a natural gas plant in Nigeria with the first four defendants (TSKJ) who, it was claimed, was acting as a consortium.The claim was ...
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NewsHill announces help for first time house buyers
Changes to PPG3 will give councils more power to provide affordable housing in rural areas and on commercial land.
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NewsPark planned to mark entrance to Canary Wharf
Broadway Malyan is carrying out a feasibility study for the park that will straddle a dual carriageway in Blackwall.
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Jet-To-Let takes off
A new survey reveals that 20-somethings are being tempted to buy abroad as a first step to getting onto the property ladder.
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Supplier sues Jarvis for £500,000
Laboursite is taking Jarvis to court amid claims that the support services firm is sitting on 100 outstanding invoices.
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FeaturesDung removal machine
Staff at a Wildlife Park needed to move so much earth and dung they upgraded their JCB wheelbarrrow to a machine digger.
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NewsPrescott outlines new plans for social housing
Scheme aims to get more people on to the property ladder while keeping homes out of private hands.
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NewsUK firms engineer Chinese success
From China to Madrid and back home again, from the humble DIYer to industry heavyweights, British construction is in the headlines.
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News£26.3m motorway disposal keeps Laing profit on course
John Laing says profit improved in second half of 2004 and results for year are in line with expecations.
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Employment in SME firms hits four-year high
High levels of activity in last quarter leads to best rates of employment in SME construction sector since 2000.
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FeaturesTsunami diary: the real work begins
Arup civil engineer Anthony Peter, 26, landed in Sri Lanka last week to help with the reconstruction process. In this extended extract from his diary for Building he looks at the task ahead.
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Labour MPs back bill to hold bosses to account on safety
Leading backbenchers vote for measure that could oblige companies to appoint ‘safety directors’.
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NewsRogers furious at dismissal from Shanghai World Expo
Chinese government drops RRP from 2010 expo masterplan – two months after it won design competition
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NewsNottingham Island gains outline planning consent
Eastside & City Developments aim to start work on 3m sq ft mixed use development in Spring 2006.
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Council defends Bath Spa as project leaks £4m
Council hopes to claim back cost hike from architect and contractor, but is criticised over water supply problems.
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NewsRogers furious at dismissal from Shanghai World Expo
Chinese government drops RRP from 2010 expo masterplan – two months after it won design competition.
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Plan to pay for £60k house
Deputy prime minister John Prescott’s plan to provide homes for £60,000 each could be boosted by the use of private capital to pay for infrastructure such as roads and sewerage
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Labour MPs back bill to hold bosses to account on safety
Leading backbenchers vote for measure that could oblige companies to appoint ‘safety directors’
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NewsLatham slams review of act
Leading industry figures have slammed the government’s failure to drive through reform in construction, warning that the industry could be left to initiate changes on its own after the review of the Construction Act is published