All Building articles in 1999 Issue 19
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Military school launches £100m PFI project
Contractors asked to train engineers and rebuild estates in Surrey and Kent.
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Schal in £150m Sainsbury HQ coup
Construction manager scoops confidential Project Orange plan to rationalise sprawling London estate.
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£300m scheme for Manchester
A public-private joint venture has launched a £300m mixed-use development at Spinningfields in Manchester city centre. The joint venture between Allied London Properties, Manchester City Council and Manchester College of Art and Technology unveiled a 150 000 m2 regeneration masterplan. Designed by Building Design Partnership, the masterplan ...
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Industry hits back at Channel 4 'bias'
Television documentary that pilloried construction's health and safety record ignored positive evidence, Construction Confederation claims.
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Kvaerner chief leads £42m bid to buy PFI portfolio
Sydney-based shell company led by construction boss Fletcher aims to buy out stakes.
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Miller ups ante to £98.6m in battle for Cala
The CALA management team planning a buyout of the Scottish housebuilder has been shaken by a Miller Group announcement that it is upping its hostile bid to £98.6m. This week, Miller not only beat the management team s last bid of 190p by 10p but threatened to go up to ...
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Industry safety ‘disgraceful’
Health and safety minister Alan Meale this week described the safety record of the construction industry as disgraceful. Meale s comments were made at the launch of the Health and Safety Commission s Working Well Together campaign. Meale said: The industry has an ugly side. The industry ...
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PFI funders fear Treasury ‘banking blacklist’
Private meeting hears claims that taskforce is warning departments against some banks.
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McConnachie’s new post
Former Shepherd Construction executive Stuart McConnachie has joined family-owned fit-out contractor Miletrian as operations director for the London area. McConnachie was Shepherd s regional manager for London and the South-east and was credited with building the business into a £50m-turnover concern. He is the third senior executive to leave ...
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Access all areas
Taylor Woodrow, construction manager at Gatwick Airport, has created an intranet that lays open every facet of the job for every subcontractor and consultant to see.
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Mansell consolidates after failed merger
Chief executive Beardsmore says flotation and acquisitions are not on the agenda for now.
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Appointments
Contractors Peter Warren has been appointed business development director at Clegg Construction. Gerry Golden , managing director at Lilley Construction, has also been appointed managing director of Sunley Turriff. Lilley Construction director Keith Hyam has also become a director of Sunley Turriff. ...
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BT attempts to calm fears over property cost-cutting
Switch to hotdesking and home working will not hit new investment, says top client.
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New bonus deal at opera house
Strike action at the Royal Opera House has been averted after M&E contractor Balfour Kilpatrick agreed a bonus deal with electricians that will guarantee them a basic rate of £10 an hour. The settlement, which will see a resumption of a 50-hour working week, also enables electricians to earn ...
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New Turner & Townsend boss reshuffles top team
Senior partner Wray makes early impact as he outlines new strategy for £32m QS and project manager.
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Crunch talks over Cardiff stadium
Rugby World Cup organisers were in urgent talks in Cardiff this week over the staging of October s final at the £120m Cardiff Millennium Stadium. The decision will be based on a report on the stadium s progress by Ove Arup & Partners, which has been commissioned by Rugby ...
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Lipton is champion
Broadgate veteran will combine chairmanship of Commission for Architecture with project management work at Stanhope.
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Charters and partners
A charter can go a long way to clarify the intent behind the creation of a contract when the parties start falling fall out and have to go to court or arbitration.
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Contractor chases small fry
Kvaerner Construction will target small clients and government departments in the coming year, as it says large players such as London Underground, BAA and the water companies are not offering any large contracts. The contractor announced this strategy after its parent company, Kvaerner Group, last week announced a pre-tax loss ...