All Building articles in 2002 issue 34

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  • Features

    Trying times

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    When Terry Morgan took the helm at Tube Lines, he thought he would be running part of the London Underground in a matter of weeks. Then the legal challenges began … Phil Clark finds out how the former international rugby player has been using his extra time.

  • News

    Sure thing

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Sure thing: London architect Walters & Cohen has won a competition run by Brighton and Hove council to design the Sure Start nursery in Hollingdean, East Sussex. The practice beat off competition from Cotterell and Vermeulen, Architype and Eger Architects. QS on the project is Gardiner & Theobald, structural engineer ...

  • News

    Sharewatch

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Share indices in the week to 23 August 2002

  • News

    QS shake-up

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Following Citex's tribulations last week there's been more drama in the QS sector as Accord acquires Schofield and MDA restructures to give staff a controlling interest

  • Comment

    Same time, same place

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Many people have run away with the idea that delay caused by a client forgives delay caused by a contractor. It doesn't

  • Features

    Picture perfect

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    The most talented of our photography entrants, Ray Anderson, displays an impressive understanding of composition and use of light and shadow, capturing the often overlooked beauty of urban structures, concrete and man-made spaces.

  • Comment

    Just say no

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    You've got your dispute, you've got your adjudicator – and you've got your adjudicator's unreasonable terms of appointment. What should you do next?

  • Comment

    Hush money

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Most of us will do anything for a quiet life. And if the peaceful enjoyment of our homes is shattered by noisy neighbours or aeroplanes, we're increasingly likely to sue

  • Comment

    Hansom

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    This week, our man in the know on Foster's gem of a job, monkeying around in the art world, what Cavity Man is saying and how not to guard a site entrance …

  • Features

    Focus on the regions

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    How are activity levels and order books changing around the UK?

  • News

    MDA shake-up puts staff in driving seat

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Top 10 QS MDA has carried out a restructuring to give staff and management a controlling interest in the firm.

  • Comment

    Desecration row

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Iconoclasts have come a long way from Byzantium to Brockhampton, but they're still smashing up £7m of church property a year. Here's a solution …

  • Features

    Quality control

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    The winner of Building's first short story competition is a revenge comedy by Tony Miller that deals frankly with the controversial subjects of fractal tiling and public speaking. Jonathan Meades, who picked the winner, praised its fine narrative architecture and truthfulness – however, it does contains some nudity and should ...

  • News

    CITB set to take over rail workers' safety training

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Government is expected to ask training board to increase standards and introduce levy on rail contractors.

  • Features

    The International Brigade

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    A gutsy band of UK consultants have stormed the Johannesburg world summit to take up the flag of global sustainability in construction. Matthew Richards reports on their manifesto – and asks: where on earth are the contractors?

  • News

    Persimmon and Wilson Bowden defy slowdown

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilders Persimmon and Wilson Bowden posted record results this week.

  • News

    Bovis Lend Lease hits profit high as split rumours grow

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Contractor’s record £42.6m profit comes amid speculation that parent group could be divided and sold off.

  • News

    Government may subsidise contractors' PFI bid costs

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Industry pressure and concerns over rising PFI tender costs could result in public funding for shortlisted firms.

  • Comment

    Base motives

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Starting from this month, anyone who repays a debt late is liable to an additional 12% per annum interest. So, how will late the late payers try to wriggle out?

  • Features

    Bouncing back

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    In this month's tracker, Construction Forecasting and Research reports that a chilly May turned into a splendid June, with activity rising sharply on the back of government spending …