All Building articles in 1999 Issue 43
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Features
QSs in revolt
The RICS’ Agenda for Change took a year and 750 000 pieces of paper to formulate. President Simon Kolesar says it’ll make the institution a better servant of its members. Why, then, do QSs want the heads of their own organisation impaled on spikes at Great George Street?
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Sparks in pay vote row
Electricians at the Royal Opera House and Jubilee Line Extension are crying foul after a national vote to accept a pay deal they opposed.Electricians voted 3324 to 2636 in favour of the deal, which gives them a 26% pay increase over two years but reduces travelling allowances. A number of ...
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Losing out
Mirza & Nacey Research has compiled the first-ever survey of QSs’ fees – and it doesn’t make happy reading.
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US wobble hits Taywood
The prospect of a Wall Street crash took the shine off a presentation to City analysts by Taylor Woodrow’s US homes arm last week. Analysts left the meeting in London unconvinced that the division could maintain its strong performance in the event of a stock market downturn.“The fact is, they ...
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Green shoots
The Institute of Management’s Karen Charlesworth on how an environmental strategy can help your business.
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MOD fraud squad probes Taylor Woodrow project
MOD begins investigation after dispute over sewage treatment work at Oxfordshire RAF base.
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Industry stunned by exit from tendering
Laing’s rivals and partners were stunned by the news that the contractor is pulling out of competitive tendering – a move that will see staff numbers reduce by 850 to 1950 and turnover shrink from £1.2bn to £800m over the next two years.Stanhope director Peter Rogers’ reaction was typical of ...
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An ideal divorce
Breaking up is hard to do, especially when it comes to dividing assets – and especially when you're a company the size of Tarmac, and the computer network has to be split. It's the IT department you should feel sorry for ....
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Design watchdog slams Foster office
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment has criticised a Foster and Partners London office scheme in its first design review.In a letter to Lord Foster dated 25 October, the CABE’s Peter Stewart said the 10-storey Walbrook House, between Bank and Cannon Street underground stations, was “not worthy of ...
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Partners in design
Tristram Carfrae has brought his engineering skills from the other side of the world to rebuild, repopulate, and re-enthuse Arup Associates. Now, he also finds himself having to fill the void left by the departure of design director James Burland.
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Package deals
Bosses’ pay is on the up and their cars are still flash – but next year they might all be opting for Peugeot 106s. Full salary breakdown by Hays Executive Recruitment overleaf.
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Laing to cut turnover by a third in dramatic shake-up
Move away from competitive tendering will lead to £400m cut in turnover and 850 job losses.
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Cost model: Property taxation
Careful planning of property taxation issues can increase the value of investment in commercial property. In the latest cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest’s property taxation services group examines the issues and shows how allowances and deductions can be calculated for an office refurbishment project
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Naughty contracts
It has come to our attention that there are certain firms attempting to evade the Construction Act. Mr Raynsford is very cross about all this, and if anyone is found guilty they’re in hot water …
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Prime contracting pay plan sparks trouble
Angry consultants say Defence Estates’ paid-when-pay proposal would put them at a disadvantage.
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Clash points
Contractors are happy to design and build – managing risk is part of their job description. But the corollary is that clients must allow them the freedom to do their job, and they cannot if designers are novated.
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Clash points
Of course responsibility and power go together, but the situation is not as simple as Jennie thinks – for one thing, novation is worse for clients than contractors, but intimately linked to single-point responsibility.
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CIS tax scheme under fire-again
The Construction Confederation is calling for an overhaul of the industry’s new tax scheme in the week that it takes full effect.Confederation tax expert Liz Bridge said the Construction Industry Scheme voucher CIS24, which some contractors fill in to show earnings, was unworkable. She said the confederation wanted the CIS24 ...
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Man charged over rail link murder
Kent police investigating death of Kvaerner worker on Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
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Raynsford starts hunt for change champions
Construction minister Nick Raynsford launched the Champions For Change initiative in front of more than 200 senior construction managers last week and praised the industry for embracing the Egan agenda.Raynsford said: “The industry has come a long way in a short time and it couldn’t be accused of ignoring Egan. ...