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NewsBovis profit jumps 14.5% as Lend Lease loses £235m
Bovis is 'reaping dividends' of shake-up while Australian parent suffers 'painful' losses in the USA.
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Persimmon needs £500m to enter FTSE 100
Persimmon chief executive John White believes the housebuilder will have to increase in value by £500m if it is to break into the FTSE 100.
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NewsMouchel Parkman targets FTSE 350
The support services group created by last week's merger between Mouchel and Parkman has set itself the goal of becoming a FTSE 350 company within 12 months.
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Keller axes 80 jobs in two months
Construction services group Keller has made 80 redundancies in its UK businesses since June.
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PPG3 to add 10% to housebuilding costs
Housebuilders have predicted that the cost of building properties will rise by up to 10% over the next 12 months.
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A case for the SFA
Does empty space always cry out to be filled? Not when what you're filling it with looks like Berkeley Homes' Potters Fields project, it doesn't
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Trial by media
Unless I have badly misread the intentions of UK legal practice, I think Tony Bingham may have the wrong end of a stick in his concern for Dr David Kelly's credibility (8 August, page 42).The question hangs on the meaning of "witness". Misuse of the word by the media, possibly ...
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It's worth the struggle
Gus Alexander's seems to think that women are repelled by the construction industry (8 August, page 27). Well, I found it an extremely attractive prospect. I had no trouble getting my first job as it seems most firms and local authorities (where I started out) are keen to get their ...
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Don't bet against the sheikh
As a former expat, I found the feature on Dubai (8 August, page 34) very interesting. However, it was obvious from your leader column (page 3) that Building thinks the emirate's economic boom may be quickly followed by bust. This reminded me of one of many site office debates 20 ...
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Plenty of converts to preach to
The Construction Industry Training Board's recruitment drive aimed at 14- to 19-year-olds is welcome news for an industry suffering from a chronic lack of entrants and skilled candidates. However, there has been a notable failure to mention the channels the CITB intends to use – agencies and intermediary companies. The ...
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Safe in the knowledge
The wealth of talent being assembled for the Crossrail project and the government's backing of it are welcome (8 August, page 9). This provides a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate construction best practice.Presumably, I can rest assured, therefore, that the council planners fulfilled their duties under the Construction (Design and Management) ...
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Nutritional information
Try and find the answer to the question “How much is a ‘portion’ of fruit or vegetables?” in any healthy eating magazine and, believe me, you won’t. But silly me! I should have been reading Building. Much more than just a construction magazine …
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Lords of the public realm
The news that a parliamentary select committee has taken up the cause of the UK's public spaces is very welcome indeed (1 August, page 13). The construction industry and the general public have long recognised the impact of good street design on safety and community pride. Perhaps now the government ...
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Recognition at last
While in the process of arranging motor insurance, I recently called a well known company for a quote."What is your occupation?" asked the insurance adviser politely."Surveyor," I replied helpfully."Is that 'chartered surveyor', or 'quantity surveyor'?" she read from her screen.Who do I have to thank for this raised profile?
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Correction
In the article “US guru to upgrade UK hospital design” (11 July, page 10), I was misquoted. I did not say there was “a bespoke list of architects suitable for work in the healthcare sector”. No such list has been drafted. NHS Estates asked the RIBA how a bespoke list ...
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Since you mention it …
So, quantity surveyors are feeling unloved by the RICS, and Building reckons they needs a champion – say, Paul Morrell. What does the new president think of that?
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FeaturesFellowship of the bullring
Or, how three developers, one city council and a handful of architects transformed a reviled 1960s concrete lump into the apotheosis of cool design. Martin Spring tells the story.
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Let me stop you there
A clause that gave both parties the right to terminate a contract was attacked by one side for being unfair. But the judge shot that one down soon enough