All Building articles in 1999 Issue 36
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Inquiry into sagging roof at Midlands station
But project team insists competition-winning structure is behaving exactly as predicted.
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Rate hike would hurt industry
Any sudden hike in interest rates by the Bank of England to counter housing inflation could damage the current “stable” construction market, according to Galliford chief executive George Marsh.Speaking at the group’s year-end results launch, Marsh said: “It is of some concern that government may use the blunt instrument of ...
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Mansell plans international growth
Private company eager to break out of traditional role and form strategic alliances to meet client needs.
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Report finds HAs racist
A report commissioned by the Housing Corporation has found housing associations guilty of “deeply ingrained patterns of institutional racism” in their attitude towards ethnic minority employees.The report, which is due to be published in mid-autumn, was compiled by researchers from the universities of Salford, Lincolnshire and Humberside. The researchers ...
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Features
How do you like it so far?
Client care research is a tool used by an increasing number of professional services firms to keep their clients loyal, and guarantee continued income.
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Comment
Falling standards
How can we prevent fatal failures in the enforcement of building standards, as seen in Turkey and Ashford?
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Tale of the expected
A recent case is worth looking at precisely because it is nothing unusual for construction, just a bog standard tale of things going pear-shaped on site – and in court.
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Demolition firm fined for deaths
Demolition contractor Keltbray has been fined £200 000 after two men fell to their deaths on a site in the City of London. Judge Elfer, who heard the case at Southwark Crown Court, said the Holborn-based firm was guilty of a gross breach of safety rules. The judge added that ...
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Social circuit
PowerGen's naturally ventilated HQ, built in 1995, promised to promote staff interaction. Five years on, is it living up to expectations?
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Trying cases
Requirements to use "best endeavours" and "reasonable endeavours" appear in many construction contracts, but do they mean you can sue somebody if you think they're not trying hard enough?
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Get on the bus
Training is a key ingredient of any IT overhaul. But how best to do this when staff are scattered throughout Britain? Easy. Go to them.
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New inquiry begins into Millennium Village fiasco
Greenwich jury wants to know who was to blame for downgrading of innovation targets on 2000 project.
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Planning delays hit Beazer results
Top three housebuilder sees profit rise just 3% after problems getting on site.
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Wilcon's posh homes plan bears fruit
Housebuilder Wilson Connolly reported a 42% hike in pre-tax profit to £20.3m for the six months to 30 June 1999. Group managing director John Tutte described the rise as “not a freak but a trend”. Tutte said the result was the fruition of a plan launched 18 months ago to ...
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Steel erectors plan London overtime ban
Steel erectors are set to step up pressure over pay by banning overtime on London sites from 20 September.Projects likely to be hit include the Millennium Dome, HSBC’s Canary Wharf headquarters, the Merrill Lynch building in the Square Mile and St Catherine’s House in Kingsway, central London.The workers, who staged ...
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Comment
One night in Baghdad
From exotic ethnicity in Isfahan to showy vulgarity in Nevada; hotels should offer more than nylon sheets and shower caps.
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Features
Back in boom
Last year, the market was about to fall off a cliff. This year, orders are up, house prices are up, and Wimpey is starting a yuppie housing scheme it mothballed last year. Too good to be true?
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Cost model: Indoor arenas
The growing popularity of indoor sports such as ice hockey and basketball has led to a boom in new indoor arenas in many UK cities. QS Davis Langdon & Everest examines the cost implications and specifications of indoor arenas
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Appointments
ContractorRichard Lumby has been appointed managing director of Crown House Engineering, the building services arm of Carillion.Housebuilders Trevor Thompson, formerly Yorkshire regional director for Wimpey Homes, has been appointed managing director of retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone’s new North-east division.Redrow Homes has promoted Rob Slocombe to sales director in the ...
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Mason lights fire under Amec
Chief executive expresses dissatisfaction with low margins in construction division, despite 20% rise in group profit.