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Builders LondonThe Builders London is the principal trade organisation for private sector housebuilders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. It is an exciting industry filled with many talented people and organisations, providing sustainable and attractive homes to meet the demands of consumers. If your project does not have to be completed on a priority basis, you may want to consider offering it to a contractor as a "fill in" job. Most contractors will take such projects at a reduced price, insuring they have other work in the event of adverse weather or materials delivery mix-ups at another project. Many contractors will accept a project as a "reference" contract. This is a win-win situation for the property owner; work is completed at a reduced price, and since the contractor will use the completed job to showcase his expertise to potential clients, only his best work goes into your project. Finding the Right Contractor There are at least three sources for finding a qualified building contractor in your area: word-of-mouth references from people that have recently had a similar project done, local licensing authorities who provide a list of contractors with appropriate building contractor license, and Internet web sites that make referrals. For instance, Canadian residents can visit www.handycanadian .com to locate a qualified contractor in their area. By following these simple steps, you can avoid a potential nightmare, and insure your project is a pleasant experience for all parties involved. Our member firms account for approximately 80% of all new homes built in England and Wales in any one year, and include companies of all sizes, ranging from multi-national household names through regionally based businesses and small local companies.1. Retailer Next sees profits up 4% data: 19.03.08 Retailer Next unveils a 4% rise in annual profits, saying it is a good result "in a period of economic slowdown". 2. Youths attack Australian school data: 07.04.08 Several people are hurt after youths armed with bats and a machete attack a Sydney high school. 3. UN envoy's Burma dismay data: 19.03.08 The UN's envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, says that his recent visit there yielded no concrete results. 4. Osama bin Laden 'aide' wins deportation fight data: 10.04.08 The Home Office's plans to deport terrorist suspects were dealt a blow when Abu Qatada, the preacher once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe", won his fight against being sent back to Jordan. 5. Czech artists acquitted in trial over faked nuclear blast on TV data: 27.03.08 Czech artists who hacked into a national television weather broadcast to show what appeared to be a nuclear explosion were acquitted by a court on Tuesday of the criminal charge of spreading false information. 6. Are NATO promises backed by anything? data: 10.04.08 You can now file away as "frozen promises" NATO's commitment to two would-be democracies. 7. EU leader urges Turkey to speed changes data: 10.04.08 The president of the European Commission said Wednesday that he would urge Turkey to speed up reforms and show more interest in European Union membership during his first official visit this week. 8. 'Regular excercise can slow down ageing' data: 10.04.08 Regular exercise can help slow down the effects of ageing by up to 12 years, a study claims. 9. Clinton's chief strategist quits data: 07.04.08 Mark Penn, chief strategist for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, quits over a conflict of interest row. 10. Call to improve care of elderly data: 10.04.08 Standards of elderly care could be in danger if workers' pay and conditions do not improve, a committee says. 11. Blacksliding on reform is seen in new EU states data: 07.04.08 The European Union's eastward expansion aimed to cement former Communist countries into a bloc committed to pluralism, democracy and good government. But the new members have a tendency to backslide and succumb to "reform fatigue," according to a recent academic study. 12. NHS migrant rules face legal bid data: 10.04.08 Rules banning some migrants in England from hospital treatment are to be challenged in the High Court. 13. Stressed? Try doing the dishes more often data: 10.04.08 Doing just 20 minutes of housework or gardening every week is enough to boost mental health and reduce stress, a study has found. 14. Nikolai Baibakov, Stalin's oil minister, dies at 97 data: 07.04.08 Nikolai Baibakov, who oversaw Russian oil production during World War II and went on to become one of the Soviet Union's top economic officials, died Monday in Moscow. 15. Gazprom and Eni prepare to join forces to pipe natural gas from Libya to Europe data: 10.04.08 Some analysts describe Gazprom's moves in North Africa as a "pincer" attack on Europe, which already gets a quarter of its natural gas from Russia. 16. April snow worst for two decades data: 07.04.08 Britain saw its worst April snowfall for nearly 20 years yesterday as winter returned. 17. Woods targets fifth Masters title data: 10.04.08 Tiger Woods will take aim at an historic Grand Slam when the first round of the Masters begins at Augusta on Thursday. 18. Grand prix chief holds ground amid calls to quit over sex scandal data: 10.04.08 Max Mosley, head of the International Automobile Federation, has admitted he was in the sadomasochistic session caught on tape, rejected implications that there were Nazi themes and defended what he did as 'completely legal.' 19. 'I'm on the plane... the PLANE' data: 07.04.08 When passengers can yap into their mobiles in the air, plane travel will be even worse, says Clive James. 20. Alzheimer's blood test 'promise' data: 07.04.08 A US company hopes to be the first to market a blood test to detect early signs of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. 21. Olympics to 'rebound from crisis' data: 10.04.08 The head of the Olympic committee says the Games will recover from "crisis" after days of anti-Chinese protests. 22. Fox acts to snap up video ad company data: 10.04.08 Fox International Channels, News Corp's global pay TV unit, buys a majority stake in Utarget, a UK advertising network focused in video and 'subsite' technology 23. Three US troops killed, 31 wounded in Iraq clashes with Shi'ite militia data: 07.04.08 suspected Shiite militants lobbed rockets and mortar shells into the U.S.-protected Green Zone and a military base elsewhere in Baghdad on Sunday, killing three American troops and wounding 31, officials said. 24. Payout for death of Olympic hopeful, 15 data: 07.04.08 The parents of a teenage diver tipped for Olympic glory have won undisclosed damages from the swimming club where he lost his life. 25. Facebook throws down online chat challenge data: 19.03.08 A new service, expected to roll out in the next few weeks, represents Facebook's latest challege to AOL, Microsoft and other makers of popular instant messaging programmes 26. Argentina's beef with its farmers data: 07.04.08 The revolt by Argentina's farmers has reopened old divisions in Argentina, says Daniel Schweimler. 27. New Labour chief may reject job over debt data: 10.04.08 The crisis engulfing Gordon Brown's leadership has deepened after the man he hand-picked to clean up Labour's finances held back from taking up the job amid fears about the party's ÂŁ20 million debt. 28. Three share £2.2m Lottery cash data: 10.04.08 Three ticket holders are each £753,154 richer after sharing a £2.2m jackpot in Wednesday's main Lotto draw. 29. McLaren breakdown on the way to ball data: 27.03.08 30. Doctor Who draws in 8.4m viewers data: 07.04.08 The return of Doctor Who attracted 8.4 million viewers, it was disclosed yesterday. |