All Building articles in 2002 issue 08
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Comment
Protect and survive
Small businesses suffer most from the 'domino effect' of insolvency in the construction industry. Missed opportunities to put things right mean the task is now urgent
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NewsReaching out:
Reaching out: Ulster University’s community outreach centre recently opened as part of the £70m Springvale Education Village, the university’s fifth campus which is being developed to house 4500 students. The £4m centre in north Belfast includes a library, cafeteria, performance space, seminar rooms and offices, and covers 2200 m2. The ...
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Features
Our new police state
The government has taken control of housing, and the result is more mergers and takeovers – and a disastrous slump in the number of homes being built
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FeaturesThe talented Mr Ripply
An open air museum in Sussex has charted timber-frame from Tudors and traditional cottages to arrive at a new architectural idiom for the countryside
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Features
Mind your language
As construction sites become increasingly dependent on foreign workers, Matthew Richards asks whether the industry is doing enough to break down a potentially fatal language barrier
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FeaturesMy kind of town
Why waste time designing a mere building when you can create your own city? When you're done, you can stroll through the boulevards, or even shoot 300 m into the air for a bird's eye view. Andy Pearson ponders on the practicalities of playing God
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Comment
Just the ticket
One of the attractions of making Railtrack's successor a company limited by guarantee is that neither the government nor its members will go down if it flops
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NewsWilcon halves timber-frame output in strategic shake-up
Doubts over future of Preston timber-frame factory, as new chief executive shifts group back to basics.
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HSE tests ground for industry health scheme
Pilot studies into practicality of national scheme will examine issues such as stress and asbestosis.
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Falling profit margins hit industry
Building contractors and civil engineering firms have been hit by declining profit margins, according to the latest figures released by the Construction Confederation.
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DTI review raises funding fears over quality mark
Anti-cowboy initiative has so far cost £16,891 a contractor, but has no long-term business plan.
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NewsO'Rourke trials system-built package on Dartford HQ
New offices to be test-bed and showroom for component-based prefab system aimed at developers.
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Contracts
Gleeson wins Bellway dealMJ Gleeson has won a £5.8m contract from housebuilder Bellway Homes to build 87 apartments on West Street and Trippett Lane in Sheffield.North Midland gets sewage jobCivil engineering firm North Midland Construction has been awarded a £6.8m contract by Severn Trent Water to work on phase three ...
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Comment
Colourful language
The JCT is busy churning out new forms of contract: a blue one for subbies, orange ones for construction managers and a transparent one for homeowners
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HSE cracks down on south coast sites
The Health and Safety Executive stopped work on 20 sites in Poole and Bournemouth during a two-day blitz last week.
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Carillion is greenest contractor, says survey
Carillion is the most environmentally friendly contractor, according to a survey published this week.
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Comment
Why Blair should worry
Scandal to a politician is like manure to a pig farmer – an inevitable, if not enjoyable, part of the job. However, it can prise power from the strongest PMs