All articles by Andy Cook
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The Guggenheim gazebo
Welcome to the spiral of New York's Guggenheim Museum transplanted to the centre of a Kew Gardens greenhouse redesigned by Salvador Dali and built in Hanover …
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East Midlands: Looking healthy
It’s boom time in Nottingham. The market is doing well in all sectors. Universities are spending money, commercial developers are investing in town-centre schemes and business parks such as the Riverside and Phoenix, and developers are building sheds along the M1 between junctions 20 and 28. Ken Carter, partner in ...
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East Anglia: Good, but not great
Workloads in Cambridge and Norwich are good, but not spectacular. The market is healthy enough for contractor Fitzpatrick to set up an office to service Cambridge and Peterborough, and consultants in Cambridge reckon that workload is about 5% higher than last year. Stephen Bugg, a partner in Davis Langdon & ...
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David Anderson
The new group managing director of O'Rourke has a reputation in contracting that means the subbie is probably glad to have him on its side. So, what plans does he have for the firm?
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IT: Virtual company Liquid asset
London architect Fluid Design doesn't have an office, but thanks to e-mail and mobile phones, it's finding that it doesn't need one. One day, all young design practices could work this way.
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Anderson plans to expand O'Rourke
Ex-Wimpey managing director joins subcontractor with brief to boost turnover to £400m.
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Unipart called in to advise O’Rourke on productivity
Superstructure contractor in talks with car parts firm in bid to boost efficiency on Docklands tower block.
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Modernism makes its mark on Walsall
West Midlands is home to £25m new gallery designed by Caruso St John.
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Firms are losing patience with MOD
Contractors say they need “one prime contract a week” to keep their teams together.
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NHS and Defence Estates to share know-how
Defence Estates to advise health service on procurement but aims to learn over benchmarking.
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QSs vote to accept RICS Agenda for Change
QSs perform volte-face after twice voting against radical restructuring of the institution.
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UK Athletics backs Foster's £475m Wembley design
Sports bodies agree that temporary running track will enable stadium to host Olympic athletics.
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Government calms industry fears over PFI body
Treasury secretary Andrew Smith assures industry that primary role of Partnerships UK will be advisory.
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Specialists fear abuse under self-certification plan
Confederation of Construction Specialists warns that subcontractors will be hit by anti-cowboy measures.
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£40-a-voucher tax scheme ‘horrific’, says report
Construction Confederation report says industry cannot bear costs in the long term.
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Work and playstation
Fledgeling construction manager Exterior has been given the chance to prove itself on a £20m headquarters for computer games giant Electronic Arts. How is it coping?
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Eurostar sues over Waterloo defects
Claim against Bovis, Grimshaw and Tarmac for faults in station’s glazed roof and walls could reach £10m.
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Top clients set to demand better-skilled suppliers
UK clients expected to back motion requiring suppliers to be fully trained and certified or risk tendering ban.
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Retailers fund research on adopting Egan
University analyses shop refurbishment procurement at Boots, Pizza Express, Arcadia and Borders.
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RICS ignores pleas to delay Agenda for Change vote
QS division chief Pountney defeated in bid to postpone emergency meeting to be held in March.