All Building articles in 1999 Issue 46
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News
Coates to retire from G&T after 21 years in hot seat
Rivals question creation of a triumvirate of senior managers to replace QS senior partner.
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Four firms listed for £55m university PFI job
Four firms are lined up for a £55m private finance initiative higher education scheme in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Jarvis, Carillion, Focus Education (a Bovis-led consortium) and Norwich Union PPP, a consortium including Kvaerner, have been shortlisted for the scheme to build and operate sports facilities and halls of residence at the ...
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Ove Arup profit up 69% worldwide
International engineer Ove Arup Partnership defied fears of a worldwide recession by logging a 69% jump in pre-tax profit to £4m for the year to 31 March 1999. The £4m is what is left after £10.6m was distributed in a staff profit-sharing scheme. Ove Arup's 4500 staff receive the money ...
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Features
Recycled yoghurt cartons, wind-powered lights, and a sea of tarmac …
Sainsbury's eco-friendly flagship store on the Greenwich Peninsula pioneers green features and a low-energy heating system. Shame about the car park.
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Features
Should all compliance be forgot …
New year 2000 promises to be the biggest celebration for, well, 2000 years, but spare a thought (and a lump of coal) for the industry's IT managers. Will they spend the night soberly watching over their networks, or are they confident enough to party with the rest of us?
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HOK founder Hellmuth dies aged 92
George F Hellmuth, one of the co-founders of international architect HOK, died on 5 November after a long illness. He was 92. Along with Gyo Obata and the late George E Kassabaum, Hellmuth started HOK in St Louis in 1955 with 26 employees. The company now employs more than 1600 ...
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Tax scheme in trouble after one week
Revenue officials launch review after claims that new scheme is costing industry "millions".
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Beazer boss stands ground against City
The chief executive of top-three housebuilder Beazer Group, John Low, has spoken out for the first time after gibes that the firm had missed the boat in the booming South-east market. Low said he would not rush out and buy land at any price, commenting: "If it takes three or ...
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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.
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Features
Appointments
Contractor Davendra Patel has joined interior fit-out specialist Neslo as operational director. Housebuilders Wilcon Homes has appointed Deborah Benson regional managing director for east Scotland. Housebuilder Charles Church has appointed Debbie Willis land manager for the south Midlands. Consultants Brian Witten has been appointed head of ...
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SKM leads Australian invasion into UK
Engineer Sinclair Knight Merz plans multiple mergers to boost UK turnover to £60m within five years.
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Housebuilders will be forced to avert radon threat
Radioactive gas affects many more areas than previously thought, reveals new BRE guidance reveals.
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Mather endorses South Bank park proposals
The masterplanner of the South Bank Centre says a proposal to site buildings under a 5.3 ha sloping park offers a good way forward, although other options are still on the table. Speaking for the first time on the new proposal, architect Rick Mather described it as excellent. The option ...
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Edinburgh council blocks Foster plan
City suspends application for Granton Waterfront site to give precedence to Llewelyn-Davies' £500m-800m regeneration masterplan.
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Union row breaks out over 'bogus' employment
Electricians demand that union takes action over labour agency that admits exploiting tax loophole.
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Comment
Leaps and bounds
First person Like Laing, small contractors should have the courage to admit that they have been wrong and change the way they operate.
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Outlook bright for northern England
Latest Construction Confederation report says it is definitely not grim up north but London workload drops in third quarter.
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'Respect' taskforce on brink of collapse
Conference on racial and sexual discrimination in construction postponed because of lack of funding.
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Features
The case for the plaintiff
Harmon knew something was fishy about the job, but it needed a lot of courage and money to take on the House of Commons. Here, Harmon's solicitor explains what happened.
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Service charge
New rules coming into force next April may mean hefty tax bills for personal services companies. How can industry professionals avoid getting stung by the Inland Revenue?