22 July 2011
Building
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… And in other news
22 July 2011
Lots of government policy announcements this week – how will they affect you?
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Advance payment guarantees: Meritz Fire and Marine Insurance vs Jan de Nul NV and Codralux SA
25 Jul 11
In this case the court looked at whether the advance payment guarantees that were the subject of the claim were performance bonds (otherwise known as demand guarantees) or pure guarantees.
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Apollo and Keepmoat to merge
22 Jul 11
Combined firm will create £1bn-turnover social housing business
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Architects wanted to design post-Olympics Park
28 Jul 11
Design competitions for public spaces in the park have been launched
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Bam set to bag £120m of work
22 July 2011
Contract wins to boost activity in regions where construction is low
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Byles’ phone ‘hacked by journalists’
22 Jul 11
Daily Telegraph claims the former head of Partnership for Schools was targeted
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Campden Hill: Living in luxury
22 July 2011
John McAslan & Partners’ designed scheme overlooks Holland Park in west London
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Canary Wharf and Qatari Diar sign JV to redevelop Shell Centre
28 Jul 11
Scheme is the latest project to kick off on London’s South Bank
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Carillion bags £123m Canadian station
28 Jul 11
Contractor given its second job on Toronto subway extension
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Construction appointments: 22 July 2011
22 July 2011
This week WSP, Sisk, Kier and Holder Mathias have made appointments
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Construction industry recession to deepen in 2012
22 July 2011
Data firm Experian downgrades forecasts for output and predicts 4% contraction next year
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Converted offices: Too much homework
22 July 2011
Fancy living in a converted office? The government wants you to but Jay Das thinks it’s a short-term solution that will create long-term problems
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Cost model: low-cost academies
22 July 2011
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Council approves plans to replace station demolished for Crossrail
25 Jul 11
Newham council backs new station at Pudding Mill Lane.
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Developers welcome national planning framework
25 Jul 11
Councils to be told to approve permissions unless “significant and demonstrable” disbenefits
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End of term report: encouraging signs, but needs more work
22 July 2011
Response to the James Review leaves some key questions unanswered
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Fair payment: Get some ZZZs
22 July 2011
Fair payment. It’s what we all want, isn’t it? The government is backing payment promises, coming soon to a contract near you
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Foster + Partners’ Ruskin Square wins planning
22 Jul 11
Nine acre mixed-use scheme in Croydon approved
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Gatwick Airport plans £60m heat and power plant
27 Jul 11
New scheme will serve north and south terminals
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Government reveals where it will invest £22bn over next three years
19 Jul 11
Education to get the largest sum from 2011 to 2015
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Government stalls on key James Review points
22 July 2011
A further three-month consultation is to be launched
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Green retrofitting: Home help
22 July 2011
The government’s aim to make housing greener is laudable, but imposing ever more stringent regulations won’t help. Linden Homes’ idea of a central fund for retrofitting may do
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Hansom: upping the stakes
22 July 2011
You’ve got to innovate to stay ahead of the game, as demonstrated by this week’s super-size canapes, rowing on the roof of Selfridges and the fact I can now be found on Twitter …
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Inbox: Worry not
22 July 2011
?What’s the best test?
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It is possible to help SMEs and achieve budget cuts
22 July 2011
Big contracts and small firms poses a quandary – but there is a model that shows how it can be done
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Kensington and Chelsea College opens
22 July 2011
Dixon Jones Architects’ £14.5m Kensington and Chelsea College has opened.
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Lafarge hives off more of its gypsum business
22 Jul 11
Construction products giant sells its Australian operations for £109m
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Leaked planning policy draft prioritises developer profits
22 July 2011
Document suggests councils may have to cut back their requirements for affordable housing
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Lending to construction falls £614m in June
25 Jul 11
Repayments outstrip loans to building firms, say bankers
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Lenehan: Styles & Wood targeting growth in London market
22 July 2011
New chief executive believes the London market could help the firm return to growth
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M&S prosecuted for asbestos failings
18 Jul 11
Retailer and two of its contractors convicted for putting public in danger
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Mace set to win role on £315m post-Olympic job
22 July 2011
Firm has bid to take on role of project delivery partner for after-Games transformation
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Make wins planning for tallest Croydon tower
22 Jul 11
Residential scheme for developer Menta will include 499 homes
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Manchester City consults on new training ground
19 Jul 11
Rafael Viñoly to design new football centre
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Mansfield Folkhouse youth centre: Rejuvenated
20 Jul 11
The Nottinghamshire youth centre has had a £6.5m makeover
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Marketing products: Are you adding value?
3 Aug 11
How can you make your businesss stand out? And what’s the difference between adding value and just adding stuff
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Morgan Sindall awarded £65m Hull BSF contract hat-trick
26 Jul 11
Wins add to the contractor’s haul of BSF contracts for Hull council
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Mortgage lending grows £1.8bn from May to June
20 Jul 11
But lending was 3% lower than in June 2010
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MP Betts slams government's planning response
28 Jul 11
Chair of select committee says government has ’ignored evidence’ on regional plans
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MPs approve plans for new energy and nuclear projects
22 July 2011
The new build programme could be worth up to £40bn
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My digital life: Derry Long
22 July 2011
This man’s Apple crazy… now if only he could be more organised…
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Olympic build jobs fall as venues near completion
21 Jul 11
Olympic Delivery Authority meets local employment targets but misses work goals for women and disabled people
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Pete Redfern: How the recession made me stronger
22 July 2011
In 2008 Taylor Wimpey’s chief executive was battling to rescue the firm from the brink of collapse, just months after the merged company became the UK’s biggest housebuilder. Today it’s back in growth and a far stronger business. Building talked to him about surviving tough times
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PFI schools worth £2bn to be procured in bulk deals
22 July 2011
Schools may be batched with those from different areas in move that will favour major contractors
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Presumption in favour?
27 Jul 11
Design Council Cabe’s Rachel Fisher on what the new planning framework means for design
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Private firms win 12% of £1.8bn affordable housing fund
22 July 2011
Barratt, Kier and Keepmoat will all get cash from the HCA’s funding scheme
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QS mergers: Wedding's off
22 July 2011
Up-against-it QS firms are hooking up with other companies, looking for global reach and diversification. But now really isn’t the right time to get hitched
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RPS reports 11% revenue growth
28 Jul 11
However profits remain flat for global planning consultant
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S is for suspension, T is for termination of a contract
22 July 2011
Want to wind up work on a job early? In the latest of our jargon-busting series Michael Conroy Harris explains how to go about suspending or terminating a contract
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Saint-Gobain snaps up Build Center chain for £145m
25 Jul 11
French group also in exclusive talks for Wolseley’s French plumbing business Brossette
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Shepherd sues own lawyer Pinsent Masons for £10m
22 July 2011
Firm accuses lawyer of negligent drafting of subcontracts that led to Court of Appeal defeat
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Specialist HSE Group falls into administration
25 Jul 11
Building services subsidiary ‘close to buy-out’
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Speedy Hire appoints new finance director
25 Jul 11
Lynn Krige joins from John Laing
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Spending shift to Defra revealed by £22bn pipeline
22 July 2011
Three-year pipeline shows spending moving from education, housing and transport to waste projects
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Sustainability: From start to finish
22 July 2011
Sustainability means more than how a finished building performs - how the materials start and end their lives is increasingly important. Building looks at the challenges faced when trying to go green and how three sectors are adapting
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The London 2012 Aquatics Centre: Star of the show?
27 Jul 11
Zaha Hadid’s £269m contribution to the Olympics is complete – and it has both triumphs and disappointments
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Thomas Vale grows turnover by 28%
22 Jul 11
Midlands based contractor reports strong set of results for 2011
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Tolent clauses: Read but don't weep
22 July 2011
The new Construction Act stands accused of letting contractors force subbies into picking up all adjudication costs, but that’s an overly pessimistic reading of the legislation
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Top 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2011
22 July 2011
Looking at recent trading updates you’d be forgiven for thinking that the industry was on the road to recovery. But there’s a few big hurdles to jump over yet, and this will take some time. Martin Hewes’ annual league tables of the UK’s top contractors and housebuilders show exactly how far we have to go and who’s getting ahead
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Turner and Townsend targets 60% overseas revenue
27 Jul 11
Chief executive Vincent Clancy spells out priorities as pre-tax profit drops 12%
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United House pursues Green Deal amid cuts
22 July 2011
Firm considering launching new funding model for eco-friendly retrofit of homes
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Velodrome tipped to win Stirling prize
21 Jul 11
Hopkins’ 2012 venue leads the pack of six finalists for the architectural gong
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View from my office: James Slattery
28 Jul 11
The BCQS director reports from his office in Jardins area of Sao Paulo
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VolkerStevin Marine lands £18m naval job
22 Jul 11
DIO awards firm contract to build specialist facility in Portsmouth
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Will the construction strategy help or hinder SMEs?
22 July 2011
The coalition’s construction strategy was officially launched this week. How come SMEs are worried that life is about to become much more difficult? Building reports
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Willmott: listed firms too bullish
22 July 2011
Chief executive worried the government is getting the wrong message
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Wonders & blunders with Colin Morrell
22 July 2011
Colin Morrell’s head is turned by a couple of office buildings, but while PwC’s HQ stands out for its design and sustainabilty, the Ark in Hammersmith should sink without trace
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WSP's profits almost halve
25 Jul 11
Downturn in Libya and UK public sector hits structural engineer
