All Building articles in 2001 issue 18
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And the winners are ...
Major contractor of the year(£200m-plus turnover)Sponsored by Trus Joist sprl1st Kier2nd Sir Robert McAlpine3rd Bovis Lend Lease4th Wates ConstructionContractor of the year(£50-200m turnover)Sponsored by Kingspan Building Products1st Thomas Vale Construction2nd Try Construction3rd Countryside in Partnership4th YJL Construction Regional contractor of the year(turnover less than £50m)Sponsored by Construction Manager1st Roberts Construction2nd ...
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Specialist subcontractor of the year
The high level of client satisfaction impressed judges in this EU-Supply.com-sponsored award, but a strong commitment to the Egan agenda clinched the top spot for Shepherd
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Prowting unveils record results
Prowting this week posted record results for the year to February – partly by charging more for slightly bigger houses.
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Surveying practice of the year
Davis Langdon & Everest has had another splendid year, so it retains this Hays Montrose-sponsored award
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Personality of the year
Martin Donohue's quiet transformation of housebuilder Westbury has not gone unnoticed, winning him this Building-sponsored award
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Not a penny more?
Richard Guit - The fixed-price contract is at the heart of the PFI environment, but it means the construction contractor must take on the risk when there are cost overruns
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Oh, what a night
Close to 1500 people squeezed into the Grosvenor House Hotel last Wednesday to watch the seventh Building Awards. Here's what they saw
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Priestley to run NHS sell-off
NHS Estates chief executive Kate Priestley has stepped down so that she can oversee the £650m sell-off of its property portfolio.
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Multidisciplinary practice of the year
Innovation and expansion were hallmarks of all the shortlisted firms but WSP had that bit extra. This category was sponsored by Marshalls
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Merger victims
Everyone said consolidation would be good for housebuilding. But what about the 1500 people who will lose their jobs as a result?
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Project/construction manager of the year
The firms' commitment to partnering and investment in IT impressed the judges of this Barbour Expert-sponsored award
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Man of the match
Andrew Hemsley - Whatever you may think of it, clients are using PPC2000, which makes the role of partnering adviser crucial to a project's success
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Wolseley to list in USA
Building materials group Wolseley plans to tap growing US interest in the group by listing on the New York stock exchange this month.
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The weakest link
Tony Bingham - A full frontal attack on adjudication claimed that the Construction Act went against the Human Rights Act, but there is in fact no connection between the two
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O'Rourke to partner Laing in PFI work
More details of construction arm sale emerge, including initial payment of about £27m.
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Just the job
James O'Donnell tells Eloise Seddon why he swapped quantity surveying for construction management and what frustrates him about his new career
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Idea hunter
David Adjaye is architecture's latest rising star. His controversial Elektra House scandalised fellow architects but it hasn't deterred the celebrity clients. So what is he doing right?
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Happy Valley
This £9m two-tier grandstand at Charlton Athletic's stadium has been designed by architect Albuquerque Nogueira, as part of a consultant team led by project manager Drivers Jonas. Contractor is Birse Construction, and its consultant team includes architect Atherden Fuller Leng and structural engineer WSP. Work started on the stand last ...
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White Young Green goes on shopping spree
White Young Green has turned its sights overseas after making two acquisitions in the UK.
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The show must go on
During the Royal Albert Hall's £66m refurbishment, performances must continue as usual – even if that means Sir Cliff Richard being wheeled in on a trolley wearing a dust mask.