All Building articles in 1999 Issue 09
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Features
Welcome to the reel world
Ster-Kinekor, the South African international cinema operator, is set to invest £90m across Europe and has plans for 50 multiplex cinemas. It helps if you speak in Zulu or Afrikaans to the boss.
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News
Pimlico PFI plan vetoed
A groundbreaking £15m private finance initiative project at London s Pimlico School hangs in the balance this week after governors withdrew their support. The board voted to oppose the plan to redevelop the school and build flats on another part of the site. The proposals were put forward by the ...
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Comment
New whines for old
Rules for civil litigation have been completely rewritten and yet it seems unlikely that they will do much to reduce the cost of claims against consultants or, indeed, that proceedings will be so different.
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News
McAlpine set to take on the Railtrack six
Contractor Alfred McAlpine and rail signalling specialist Adtranz have teamed up to take on the big six in the £650m rail maintenance market. McAlpine aims to win one of the Railtrack rail maintenance contracts that went to six rival firms after the privatisation of British Rail, ...
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Features
Just the job
An Edinburgh-based architect tells Jane Garwood about the pleasures and pains of running his own practice, and London favouritism.
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Comment
Warranted interference
The contracts bill introduced in the House of Lords late last year will mean that collateral warranties are no longer needed in construction contracts in England and Wales but the Scots aren't rid of them yet.
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News
Goldschmied wins RIBA presidency
Richard Rogers managing director vows to raise the profile of British architecture along with the standards of the profession.
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Comment
What can they get you on?
Contractual parties are free to exclude liability as they think fit. But to avoid being caught out, they must define the exclusion as they want it.
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News
Galliford profit soars in 'stable' Midlands market
There is no sign of a recession in the Midlands, regional contractor and housebuilder Galliford reported last week. Galliford made good progress in the second half of 1998, reporting a 44% jump in pre-tax profit to £1.1m on turnover up 48% to £108m. Galliford chief executive George Marsh said he ...
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Features
Disco inferno
Burning in your own CD-ROMs is now fast, idiot-proof and completely affordable, thanks to the latest CD writing technology.
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Features
Why we must outlaw the cowboys
Cowboy builders are tarnishing the whole industry's image. Everyone from small contractors to eminent figures such as Bovis chairman Sir Frank Lampl are concerned that the association with cowboys will drive away staff and make it difficult to attract high-flying graduates. The problem is: how to ostracise the crooks and ...
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Features
Cost study: London Heathrow Marriott Hotel
The Whitbread Hotel Company s 390-bedroom London Heathrow Marriott is its first new-build hotel, procured to a tight timescale using extensive prefabrication and within a fixed budget of £56 000 a bedroom. The result is Marriott s flagship for the UK
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News
Search starts for GLA contractor
The search for a contractor to build the Foster and Partners-designed Greater London Authority headquarters will begin this month. Developer CIT Markborough, which won the race to provide a home for the London mayor last week, is keen to find a builder to meet the tight deadline. CIT Markborough managing ...
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Features
This little company went to market
When contractor Connaught sought expansion, independence and staff motivation, a flotation was the perfect solution.
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News
DETR launches safety inquiry into chimney flues
Government action follows exposé of potentially risky chimney flue liners in Building Homes.
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Comment
Championing the cause
Why the new architecture champion must help designers defeat the planning autocrats, as well as tackling the tat.
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News
BT plans to slash supplier list to follow Egan
£500m-a-year client holds conference to outline plans to senior contractor executives.
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News
Civic Trust calls for brownfield incentive
The Civic Trust has warned that the government s target for brownfield development will not be achieved without inducements to housebuilders to develop contaminated land. Mike Gwilliam, director of the Civic Trust, said government funding was required to ensure contaminated brownfield sites were developed by housebuilders. Gwilliam said: Public ...
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News
Brickwork giant stumps up holiday pay
Brickwork subcontractor Irvine Whitlock has agreed to pay backdated Christmas holiday wages in what is seen as an important precedent for other firms, writes Michael Glackin. Irvine Whitlock, which employs more than 450 operatives, has become the first large trade contractor to withdraw its refusal to pay ...
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Electricians locked in talks over opera house bonuses
Sparks want guaranteed payments for a 60-hour week but contractor insists on greater productivity