All Building articles in 2002 issue 32-33
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FeaturesNo yes-man
Although the new CIC chairman says he is happy to preach the gospel according to Sir John Egan, Turlogh O'Brien will also give you chapter and verse on where he thinks the great man went wrong. Andy Pearson found out more.
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Comment
We shall not be moved
A second look at the Guidance for Adjudicators focuses on how not to be intimidated – either by the parties or by the huge piles of paper they throw at you
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Comment
The HSE's masterstroke
When Kier and Wates were hauled up before the beak last month, it was easy to conclude that the basis of the Health and Safety Executive's safety drive was browbeating illustrious contractors. But the shock tactic of raiding London sites gave a misleading impression. The HSE doesn't just want to ...
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FeaturesVodafone's mobile home
One of Britain's biggest firms had to use its commercial muscle to get its new HQ built. But, says Martin Spring, Vodafone's Newbury base is not the colossus you might expect
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NewsGood in the SAC
Good in the SAC: The reconfiguration of the American Air Museum at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, was completed this month ahead of a visit by former US president George Bush, who will attend a rededication next month. The scheme was designed by Foster and Partners for the Imperial War Museum. The project ...
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Comment
Time to let go
Retentions are part of the old-school, adversarial industry culture. They're anachronistic, poor value and bound up with all sorts of shady practices. Let's get rid of them
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NewsSafety first
Safety first: Work has started on site at this £56m PFI facility for the Health and Safety Laboratory in Buxton, Derbyshire. The development consolidates the centre’s Buxton and Sheffield laboratories and offices. The PFI contract was won by a consortium including contractors Shepherd and Interserve, the Rotch Property Group and ...
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NewsFaculty of the future
Faculty of the future: City and Islington College has submitted a planning application for the refurbishment and extension of its £12m Centre for Vocational Studies in Camden, north London. The project, designed by Wilkinson Eyre, includes the replacement of a 1960s church with a 2500 m2 four-storey block. The scheme ...
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FeaturesThe sun factor
Britain may be having one of the dreariest summers in recent memory, but it's Building's holiday issue and we've got the sun in mind. We hotfoot it through history to give you the lowdown on everything from solar architecture to sundials – plus, meet the summer-lovin' construction workers …
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Shake-up for NHS Estates
NHS property arm NHS Estates is to be restructured once the sale of some of its property portfolio to the private sector has been completed.
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Skills shortage eases off
The industry’s skills shortage appears to be easing, but is still hurting businesses, according to a survey by the National Specialist Contractors Council.
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Features
Sir Robert McAlpine does the double in July
UK's largest privately owned contractor tops the yearly and monthly tables with seven deals worth £127m.
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Hundreds pitch for Irish docklands scheme
More than 350 architects have submitted pitches for a waterfront scheme in Waterford, south-east Ireland, which is expected to be worth more than £100m.
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Contracts
Balfour’s £194m Italian jobA Balfour Beatty-led consortium has won a £194m contract to electrify the first section of the Milan-Turin high-speed railway. The contract was won by an Italian rail firm Balfour Beatty bought last December.Sommerfield goes for BirseBirse has snapped up a £25m deal to build a regional distribution ...
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Exeter contractor Rok set to snap up Llewellyn
Garvis Snook expected to complete deal for South-east company next week after buying two firms last year.
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Contest for Exeter museum
Exeter council has launched a design competition to find an architect for the £18m extension and refurbishment of its Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
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Conference to tackle insurance crisis
The Association of British Insurers is to host a conference next month to address the shortage of cover available to firms in high-risk industries.