21 October 2011
Building
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£200,000 death fine
21 October 2011
Cement firm Cemex has been fined £200,000
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A quick guide to claims arising under a construction contract
27 Oct 11
A quick guide to the typical claims that may arise on a construction and engineering project
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Alan Ritchie suspended amid Ucatt expenses probe
21 October 2011
Former Ucatt leader is suspended on full pay as union turmoil deepens
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Any more for any more?
21 October 2011
In light of the Arcadis/EC Harris deal, independent consultants have a choice to make – and they better choose fast
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Arcadis seeks Asian growth after EC Harris buy
21 October 2011
Dutch firm on hunt for further acquistion after announcing merger with EC Harris this week
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Architects' confidence falls further, RIBA survey claims
25 Oct 11
Predictions for workloads and staffing levels both fell in September, according to Future Trends survey
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Aussie rules: The Construction Act in Australia and New Zealand
21 October 2011
There has been lots of coverage of the new Construction Act for England and Wales but what about similar legislation in other jurisdictions? Here’s a guide to the antipodes
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BAA 'still pursuing' idea of third Heathrow runway
21 October 2011
Chief executive hopes governement’s next aviation policy document would consider the option
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Balfour Beatty wins £77m contract to tackle M4/M5 bottlenecks
26 Oct 11
Managed motorway scheme will see opening of hard shoulders to improve traffic flows
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Barratt Homes snaps up 26-acre Coventry plot
27 Oct 11
Housebuilder buys up land from Goodman and British Land
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Beginning of 2011 sees first rise in insolvencies for years
21 October 2011
Falling workloads, problems with banks lending and economic uncertainty to blame for firms collapsing
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Berkeley buys up 52-storey Beetham tower site
21 Oct 11
Housebuilder poaches site of Ian Simpson-designed scheme from administrator
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BIG wins Swiss competition to renovate 1960s warehouse
25 Oct 11
Danish firm will refurbish the existing ‘Transitlager’ to create a multi-use development
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BIM and the QS: Better late than never
24 Oct 11
Why are the majority of QSs reluctant to use BIM? It’s time to get on board before early adopters in the contracting market get too far ahead
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Bradford student digs awarded highest ever BREEAM rating
25 Oct 11
Student halls built by GB Building awarded 95.05% score
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Brazil sports minister resigns amid corruption probe
27 Oct 11
Orlando Silva was in charge of preparations for 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics
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Capita and Populous prepare masterplan for Mumbai racing circuit
24 Oct 11
Firms part of consortium examining the case for a new Formula One standard stadium
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CITB training levy passes vote
25 Oct 11
Industry federations and employers back the levy
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Construction apprenticeship starts up 5%
27 Oct 11
Rise in apprenticeships welcomed by business secretary Vince Cable
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Construction Marketing Awards shortlist revealed
27 Oct 11
IASB2B and McCann Manchester lead the field with 15 shortlisted entries between them
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CPA/Barbour ABI Index: Construction outlook is ominous
21 October 2011
The new Index reveals more contracts wins in retail and private housing but other sectors see work dry up
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CPA/Barbour ABI launch new index
21 October 2011
Monthly measure of construction orders sees big fall off in PFI health work
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David Willetts tops out £100m lab by Shepherd Construction
25 Oct 11
Institue of Animal Health lab funded by government, Biological Sciences Research Council and Skills Large Facilities Capital Fund
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Dev Sec receive £50m funding boost for Hammersmith scheme
26 Oct 11
Development Securities project will start before 2012 as Scottish Widows puts up £50m of funding
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Developers query pay plan for design review
21 October 2011
Review suggests developers should pay for design review through planning or pre-application fees
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EC Harris and Arcadis: Two become one
21 October 2011
After years of secret courtship, EC Harris and Arcadis finally announced their engagement this week. Before they tie the knot, Joey Gardiner asks how the merger between Dutch engineer and UK consultant will work
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ECA launches campaign to sign up female electricians
24 Oct 11
Currently less than one in 700 of electricians are women
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FMB: 'Green Deal installers need to be able to self-certify work'
27 Oct 11
Alignment of standards is needed to keep costs down says FMB and CITB-Construction Skills
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Foster's New Covent Garden Market site goes to planning
24 Oct 11
Proposals, worked up with Neil Tomlinson Architects, will be lodged with Wandsworth Council this week
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Francois Dallegret - 5 November/14 December 2011
4 Nov 11
The Architecture Association School presents God & Co: Francois Dallegret Beyond The Bubble. Dallegret, most famous for his work on ‘bubble houses’ was a leading architectural and design provocateur during 1960s and 1970s.
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Half-century old Robinson Steel falls into administration
21 Oct 11
KPMG appointed to handle the administration of structural steel specialist
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Hansom: I dare you
21 October 2011
This week, contractors go the full monty for a charity calendar, a boss is not amused by the ‘Lunch Atop Heron Tower’ photo and the hot seat at Mouchel proves too much for two chairmen
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HCA makes board appointments
26 Oct 11
New board members prepare housing body for new regulation role
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Healthcare: Get well soon
21 October 2011
When we think of healthcare, we think of patients, but at the moment it’s the estate that’s sick. It needs leadership, innovative development ideas - and a good bedside manner
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Homes with solar power will have to meet efficiency standards
28 Oct 11
Minister confirms feed-in tariffs will be cut
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Impartial arbitration: Tapping into the unconscious
21 October 2011
Arbitrators and adjudicators promise to be impartial, but can they be unknowingly biased towards one side?
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Impartiality of arbitrators: A and others vs 1) B 2) X
24 Oct 11
This case lead to an examination of whether an arbitrator’s impartiality was in doubt, and showed that there can be conflict during a proceedings not just at the outset
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Inbox: Good cheer
21 October 2011
The October sunshine lifts the mood as readers toast a straight-talking lawyer and a pier in need of a revamp, while QSs insist they have befriended BIM - or would do if the software could be standardised
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Industry output to fall further than expected over the next two years
24 Oct 11
Opportunities remain in rail and energy construction
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Lead times July-Sept 2011
21 October 2011
Although lead times remain overwhelmingly stable, growth in tower construction in London will affect capacity in steel fabrication, vertical transportation and cladding.
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Libyan authorities seek UK rebuild help
21 Oct 11
The National Transition Council is seeking firms to rebuild Tripoli airport and Misrata hospital
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Mansell bags £40m student job
21 Oct 11
Balfour subsidiary to build student scheme in Kings Cross
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Mansell to build £18m academy in Norfolk
25 Oct 11
Jestico + Whiles-designed scheme will comprise new and old buildings
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Ministers hails development opportunities as government vacates offices
21 Oct 11
Francis Maude says the reduction in the government’s office estate is creating opportunities in prime locations
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Morrell reappointed
21 October 2011
Paul Morrell was this week reappointed as the government’s chief construction advisor.
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Mouchel sell-off continues after pipeline business disposal
24 Oct 11
Troubled consultant sells subsidiary to Mott MacDonald for £2.55m
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My Digital Life: Martin Carroll
21 October 2011
From clothes, to drinks, to timely annecdotes in 140 characters or less, this director likes to roam the web
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My working day: JFA ecologist Adam Earl
28 Oct 11
The ecologist at JFA Environmental Planning doesn’t have a regular working day but they all start early with feeding his three chickens
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NSCC president's firm enters administration
26 Oct 11
Classic Excel Firm run by David Jones employed 35 staff
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OFT to pay £1.2m of contractors' appeal costs
24 Oct 11
Kier and Sisk among the winners as tribunal orders regulator to reimburse nine builders
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Olympic bridge completed
19 Oct 11
A key footbridge linking the Olympic Stadium and aquatics centre has been completed, the ODA has announced.
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Patton Construction wins £45m Salford Tesco superstore
26 Oct 11
Environmental store will be built opposite Salford City Shopping Centre
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PfS £30m tender
21 October 2011
To be split between nine bidders
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Planning and biodiversity: An inconspicuous truth
21 October 2011
When the planning system leaves sites empty, it also blocks money that is urgently needed to enhance local biodiversity, says Jaquelin Fisher
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Public Health Index: PFI work dries up
21 October 2011
Growth in the public health sector will only happen with a new pfi model
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RIBA launches MBA in architectural and construction management
25 Oct 11
Course is intended to help architects improve fee-earning potential
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RIBA London CPD Roadshow - 1 December 2011
4 Nov 11
The RIBA 2011 CPD Roadshow series takes place on 1 December. All sessions are accredited under the new RIBA Core Curriculum in Health and Safety, Climate, External Management, Internal Management, Compliance, Building Procurement and Contracts, Designing and Building It, Where We Live, Context and Access For All.
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RIBA membership fees frozen for third year in a row
21 October 2011
Brady says move is intended to ‘help architects through challenging times’
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Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama opens after £22.5m redevelopment
25 Oct 11
Cardiff scheme designed by BFLS with Willmott Dixon as main contractor
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Severfield-Rowen company factfile
21 October 2011
Need to know facts on this steel specialist
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Skanska wins £50m City development
25 Oct 11
Fletcher Priest-designed building scheduled to complete in autumn 2013 with work to begin immediately
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SKM targets ‘global transport brand’ after acquisition
21 Oct 11
Australia-based consultant sets out expansion plans after Mouchel Rail buy
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SMEs and bank lending: Hell to pay
21 October 2011
Need a loan? Easy - just agree to put down a hefty whack of collateral, pay the exorbitant interest rates and meet the gobsmacking bank charges. Then sign here … (preferably in blood) … and watch your business grind to a halt. Building reports on the pacts construction SMEs are facing to get funding
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Solar tariffs below 28p will devastate PV industry
28 Oct 11
The government is warned that cuts in Feed in Tariffs fall for PVs would be massive blow to sector
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Spotlight: impact of tower construction
21 October 2011
London is a rare area of growth, says Brian Moone, and the projects coming back on line include large and complex towers. Developers and suppliers had better plan early to avoid logjams
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Strong design: Loughborough University's Design School completed
25 Oct 11
£14.7m development is Shepherd Construction’s third project for the University
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Sustainable Communities for Leeds appointed to £180m housing PFI project
24 Oct 11
Government has approved the regeneration scheme, which will rejuvenate Little London, Beeston Hill and Holbeck
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T&T tops QS barometer in August and September
20 Oct 11
Gleeds, G&T and Davis Langdon runners up in Building’s top 40
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The Construction Act: Changes to RIBA, PPC200, IChemE and ICC contracts
25 Oct 11
As well as the NEC and ICC changes, other bodies have updated their contracts in light of the new Construction Act. Here are the main points to look out for
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The only way in Essex
21 October 2011
This has got disaster written all over it
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The trouble with letters of intent and the law
21 October 2011
Here’s a case where a ‘side letter’ was relied upon to clarify the key terms under negotiation. The problem is that such documents may not be deemed legally enforceable
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Tom Haughey: Man of steel
21 October 2011
The structural steel sector has been knocked for six by the recession. No one knows this better than Severfield-Rowen boss Tom Haughey - not that he’s going to let that stop him expanding the business. The sheer nerve is admirable
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Top 100 South East Asia infrastructure projects revealed
27 Oct 11
Project directors from some of the Top 100 projects will be appearing at the Southeast Asia Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum
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Treasury review to decide future of PFI
20 Oct 11
‘Son of PFI’ system may be put on hold
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Troubled Mouchel must sell off more assets to appease banks
21 October 2011
Consultant has debt mountain of £87m
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Turkish PM claims builders' negligence 'amounts to murder'
27 Oct 11
Massive earthquake turned poor quality concrete ‘into sand’, Erdogan says
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Turner & Townsend buys US project manager
21 Oct 11
Consultant swoops on $5m-turnover New York firm Ferzan Robbins & Associates
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U is for unliquidated, V is for variation
21 Oct 11
In the latest of our jargon-busting series, Michael Conroy Harris explains unliquidated damages and variations, for when a project doesn’t go to plan (or contract)
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University of the Arts: The art of simplicity
20 Oct 11
The new University of the Arts campus exudes creativity. Ike Ijeh visits the recently converted King’s Cross Granary to find a building that melds old and new, industry and art and provides a home for the next generation of designers
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Willmott Dixon bags eighth ProCure 21+ project
24 Oct 11
Firm will deliver £24m upgrade works for South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Willmott Dixon tops September barometer after big Tesco win
21 October 2011
A £85.6m contract with Tesco in Woolwich saw Willmott Dixon leapfrog rivals to top September’s contractor league table
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Wonders & blunders with Marta Nowicka
20 Oct 11
Marta Nowicka finds herself transported by the introspective spaces of a private house in Notting Hill - but London Met’s Graduate Centre does her head in
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Work to begin on £100m nuclear waste store
27 Oct 11
Northern Irish firm Graham Construction will build vaults on a former military airfield in the Scottish Highlands
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WSP and Mott MacDonald bosses in running for prestigious award
27 Oct 11
Shortlist announced for the ACE’s European CEO Awards 2011
