All Building articles in 2002 issue 30
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Features
Jarvis gets tough on agency
tax-avoidance schemesSupport services group calls on subcontractors to employ direct labour and avoid use of 'composite companies'.
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Mansell to close troubled maintenance arm
Contractor Mansell is closing its loss-making maintenance arm as part of a plan to float on the stock exchange.This decision will mean the closure of four offices in Glasgow, Warrington, Cheshire, Reading, Berkshire and Leeds. The £492m group has yet to finalise details of redundancies at the division, which employs ...
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Shennan in talks over key post at Bluestone
Former Kier National boss Graham Shennan could soon join Morgan Sindall's loss-making regional contracting business Bluestone.Building understands that Shennan, who left Kier in May, has been offered a specially created role on the board of directors at Bluestone in an attempt to turn the division around.John Morgan, executive chairman of ...
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NewsFrom sailors to sales
From sailors to sales: 200 Broomielaw, a £20m Glasgow office development overlooking the river Clyde, is now under construction. The site was formerly occupied by a hostel for seamen. The project, for developer Walker Group, is set to become one of the anchor buildings in a financial services district planned ...
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FeaturesWhen Wimpey met Wayne
Last year, fashion guru Wayne Hemingway launched a very public attack on volume housing. So housebuilder Wimpey offered him a job. Marcus Fairs found out what happened next …
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Low share price leaves Wilcon ripe for picking
Housebuilder Wilson Connolly's floundering share price has raised City speculation that it could be vulnerable to a takeover bid.
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Learning from mistakes
A report published this week gave damning evidence concerning the state of construction training today. This critical problem needs to be addressed – and fast
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NewsLeading lights
Leading lights: Architect SHH has designed a lighting installation and wall feature for the arrival court of the Victoria Park Plaza hotel in central London. The hotel is the third to be opened in the UK by operator Park Plaza Hotels Europe: the firm is building a fourth in Nottingham, ...
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NewsLayers of history
Layers of history: Stonehenge visitors' centre is designed to blend in with the landscape, restoring the stones' natural setting.
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EP failed to develop new towns, say MPs
Development quango English Partnerships has been criticised by MPs for failing to develop the potential of new towns in England and Wales.
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FeaturesWho dares, wins
Interim managers are a bit like the SAS of the construction industry – they come in, clear up the mess and get out again – and construction firms are increasingly turning to them for help in difficult times. But why, asks Victoria Madine, doesn't anyone want to talk about it?
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Comment
Czech the small print
Communists have always been jumpy about private property – which goes a long way to explaining why developers must still take care in the Czech Republic
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FeaturesCost model: Energy savings
Following April’s budget, landlords can claim tax relief if they invest in energy-efficient technologies. But will these savings cover the extra initial outlay? Patrick Murdock, head of capital allowances consulting at Cyril Sweett, and Simon Harris, associate in the firm’s engineering services cost management team, use the case study of ...
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Contracts
Hochtief wins airport jobContractor Hochtief has won a £16m contract to build a terminal building at Guernsey airport.Hospital revamp awardedCrispin & Borst has landed a £3m contract to refurbish the grade II-listed General Lying-in hospital in London from the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Trust.Hyder secures defence dealHyder Consulting ...
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Connaught continues with spending spree
Property group Connaught has made its second acquisition in recent weeks with the £21.7m purchase of a gas appliance maintenance firm.
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Comment
Comment
A lesson to us allThe government finally admitted this week that vocational training needed an overhaul. Skills minister Ivan Lewis said employers needed tailor-made training schemes to meet skills shortages, and pledged an overhaul of post-16 education. His comments just happened to coincide with government body the Adult Learning Inspectorate's ...
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Children of the revolution
IT was supposed to transform the construction industry. Over the past few years there have been incredible technological advances – but for every firm that's using online collaboration and intelligent objects, there are dozens that are sticking to tried-and-tested methods. So how did construction get stuck in the slow ...
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Design changes delay Fulham Tube station refurb
Late redesigns leave Fulham Broadway unlikely to be ready for opening of £75m retail scheme above it.