All Building articles in 2000 Issue 34
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Features
Verbal remedies
What happens if a contractor carries out a variation on the basis of a verbal instruction and the employer s agent then says instructions are only valid if in writing? All may not be lost.
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News
Morrison in talks with mystery suitor
Morrison has announced that it is in takeover talks with an unnamed suitor. The Scottish contractor, which recently dropped the word construction from its name, has a market capitalisation of about £230m.City sources said the announcement could open the door to a bid from Skanska, if the company was not ...
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Features
Oversized, overhyped and over here
When US shopping colossus Wal-Mart bought Asda, it promised to revolutionise the way Brits buy their baked beans and a lot more besides. Everything would be bigger, better and under one roof. Now the Bristol flagship is open, have the Yanks pulled it off?
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News
Output growth stalled in spring
growth in Industry output has stalled for the first time since the beginning of 1996, the Construction Confederation s second quarter survey has warned. The Construction Trends Survey found that output growth was static between the first and second quarter of 2000, with a 1% fall in the balance of ...
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Features
The loaded generation
Architects Robert Gaukroger and Scott Pryde don't wait for work they go out and find it. They're part of a new breed that is using business savvy as well as design skill to get rich.
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Features
No margin for error
Oil companies could teach construction firms a thing or two about safety in a dangerous industry. As Schal found out with its client BP, attitudes won't change without expensive carrots and sticks.
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News
Mowlem to set up social housing division
Mowlem is aiming to increase its housing output by launching a brownfield social housing division. The business, which will be part of Mowlem s £600m turnover building arm, will target housing association and local authority contracts. It will also hope to capitalise on private finance initiative work and refurbishment projects ...
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Comment
Divided we fall
First person - The industry s safety record has deteriorated badly, and the whole project team must share the responsibility for improving it.
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Features
The death of IQ
Ever wondered why some clever people are dreadful managers? The answer lies in their emotional intelligence, a new idea that looks set to revolutionise management.
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Features
Crazy mixed-up contracts
What happens if parts of your contract fall under the Construction Act and parts don t? The answer is that everyone gets confused so why not write in adjudication and fair payment clauses anyway?
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News
European Commission rocks Pimlico School PFI
European Commission accuses Westminster council of infringing procurement directives on London school.
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Features
The civic surgeon
Dashing around the country asking people what they think of where they live may be taxing, but EDAW s Kevin Murray believes you can t do urban design without it.
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News
Inferior steel halts work on Doncaster Earth Centre
Inquiry launched into how wrong kind of steel was used on flagship lottery project.
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Features
A case of cut and snip
Adjudicators are right even when they re wrong. And no, you can t just pick out the bits of an adjudication that you like. That s the rough-and-ready world of quick justice.
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News
Industry lacks business skills, says CITB
Construction firms lack business management skills, says a report by the Construction Industry Training Board. The report, based on contractors assessment of themselves, says construction firms do not have the skills needed to form long-lasting relationships with clients, and that they fail to communicate effectively with both their clients ...
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News
Building Regs changes hit industry
The construction industry is facing a “triple whammy” over changes to the Building Regulations, writes Andy Pearson.It has emerged that energy efficiency targets set out in the proposed revisions to Part L will be more difficult to meet because of changes to the environmental regulations that govern the manufacture of ...
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News
Kvaerner is favourite for Skanska bid
Norwegian giant s construction operation looks like offering the best deal for Skanska s money.
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News
RIBA to set up European architecture lobby group
Cross-party organisation will try to influence European Union on regulations and regeneration funding.
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Features
Appointments
Contractors Multiplex Construction has appointed Paul Gandy managing director and David Morris business development director of its UK and European operations. Brian Moore has been promoted to construction director at Bethell Group. Housebuilders Nick Stonley has joined Alfred McAlpine Homes as managing director of its London division. Martin Eversden has ...