All Building articles in 2000 issue 44
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Features
The stress timebomb
Yesterday was National Stress Day, but did you have enough time to do anything about it? Job insecurity, high technology and a frenzied marketplace have conspired to turn stress into a hidden epidemic, but construction is proving slow to act.
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Still shining
Three years after its opening, the Guggenheim still dazzles visitors and has cast its spell over Bilbao. But the secret behind its success is proving a little more elusive.
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Rights and wrongs
Solicitor Michael Ryley tells employers how to avoid the pitfalls in the Human Rights Act.
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Suffering in silence: One man's story
John is a married 36-year-old, and the father of two young children. He is a project manager working in northern England on a prestigious operation."I think there are a lot of people struggling in this industry, but nobody wants to admit it. The company says we can go to them ...
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Portal launches project system
Construction portal Mercadium has adopted a data management system to offer software packages tailored to the industry.The project information channel, from application service provider Building Information Warehouse, is designed to allow all parties involved in a construction project to swap information from design to the building's operation and ...
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Islington links up with Kier
Kier group and Islington Council have formed a public-private partnership to provide building repair and maintenance in the north London borough.The new firm, Caxton Islington, has a £120m 10-year contract to repair council housing stock, clean windows and buildings and maintain heating services.The firm has taken over the 500 ...
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Profit warnings soar to new high
The construction and building materials sector notched up the second highest number of profit warnings among UK quoted companies in the last quarter, according to new statistics.According to an Ernst & Young survey, eight construction firms issued profit warnings in the third quarter of 2000 – 7% of listed companies ...
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Hackney keeps partnering
The East London borough of Hackney's partnering contracts for housing repair and maintenance will go ahead despite the council's financial difficulties, say officials.The borough, which has overspent by £15m, this week announced a recovery plan to cut its budget. Housing had been identified as an area where cuts were to ...
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Package for small exporters
Minister for trade Richard Caborn has announced an export credit package aimed at small and medium-sized exporters.The enhanced service, from the Export Credit Guarantee Department, which underwrites the export of UK goods, is intended to speed up deals.It includes a fast-track insurance deal for businesses and an awareness campaign to ...
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The problem of existence
If you sign a letter of intent with a company that doesn't exist, do £1m of work and then it all falls through, whom, if anyone, can you sue? Architect HOK found out after it took on a job in Hanover.
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Hopkins wins Docklands prize
Architect Michael Hopkins and partners has won a competition to build a 1 million ft2 office development in Docklands for Fidelity Investments.The practice saw off competition from five architects for the scheme in east London, which includes two buildings. The higher one will be 19 storeys.Work is set to ...
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Comment
We deliver
After recent criticism in the pages of Building, English Partnerships defends its achievements in the urban renaissance.
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The costcutter
This man is one of the most powerful people in construction. Some of the biggest clients in the industry do what he says. But who is Deryk Eke?
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Rail contractors press for higher margins
Maintenance and track renewal at risk as firms warn that they will not carry out contracts on present terms
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Showdown looms over shunned Constructionline
Specialists threaten to pull out of registration scheme if slow client take-up continues.
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Linden Homes completes MBO
The management buyout of housebuilder Linden Homes has been declared unconditional after it was accepted by 96% of shareholders.The £73m package, launched last month by chief executive Philip Davies, makes the firm the second housebuilder to pull out of the stock market after tiring of the ...
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Clash points
Defence Estates created prime contracting to integrate its supply chain and build strong teams. But can major contractors adjust to the culture of co-operation and equality that the new regime will rely on?
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Clash points
Rudi misses the point of prime contracting. It means that most main contractors are subcontractors, too. In any case, as the ultimate holder of risk, it will be in the prime contractor's interests to create a supportive team.