All Building articles in 2005 issue 22
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Contracts and cucumbers
The claimant, Hortimax, referred six disputes arising under six different contracts to adjudication by way of serving six separate adjudication notices. The six decisions were delivered in August 2004 by the adjudicator. Hendon, the defendant, was a commercial grower of cucumbers and other vegetables and carries out its operations in ...
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NewsNew 40m contract sets Alfred MacAlpine up for 2005
Road improvement scheme is latest boon for infrastructure and services group.
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Whittaker seals 770m Mersey port deal
Peel Holdings adds Mersey Docks and Harbour to its expanding portfolio.
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Whitby demands £2.5m harbour boost
Plan to regenerate harbour for local people and tourists gathers momentum.
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Costain wins £50m contract with Bristol Water
Five-year framework agreement for AMP4 programme put in place.
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Planning granted for Convoys Wharf regeneration scheme
Full steam ahead for Richard Roger’s waterfront project.
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HBG wins Leeds Academy project
The new £18m David Young Academy in Leeds is being built for 1,200 children by HBG
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Dundee University begins £1.3m sustainability project
Research grant awarded to fund four-year study by academics and industry.
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NewsBalfour Beatty seals 140m PPP in Scotland
Contractor reaches financial close on £140m PPP project for North Lanarkshire Council.
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NewsNick Raynsford appointed deputy chairman of CIC
Former construction minister will succeed Stuart Henderson as chairman of the Construction Industry Council in 2006.
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NewsOffsite market soars to £2.2bn
Buildoffline reveals exponential growth of offsite construction market.
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NewsHSE exposes poor glass handling practice
HSE warns the cladding and glazing sectors to improve safety after person is injured by falling glass.
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Invensys sells building system business for £82m
Invensys sells building management systems business in Europe and the Middle East to Schneider Electric.
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Taylor Woodrow wins £20m East London line deal
Transport for London awards contractor refurbishment and bridge replacement contract.
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Carillion lands £38m Canadian roads deal
TWD, Carillion Canada's road maintenance joint venture, named preferred bidder for Ontario contract.
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KPIs reveal poor record on cost and time
Constructing Excellence statistics show that on cost predictability, construction cost and construction time standards have either remained static or declined.
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Cemex sells RMC US operation
Taiheiyo Cement buys RMC's concrete and aggregate business in Arizona for £8.7m.
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33 make longlist for 60,000 home competition
Group will be whittled down further in second stage of the government's Design for Manufacture competition.
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Attack of the clone towns
Think tank calls on ODPM to force developers to include independents shops in their developments.
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Peter Commins appointed chairman of CC
The managing director of Pettifer Construction succeeds Roy Wakeman as chairman of the Construction Confederation.