All Building articles in 1999 Issue 48
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Race taskforce reborn with £100K
Two industry groups are to provide £50 000 for a taskforce on women and ethnic minorities in construction, with another £50 000 promised by the DETR.The Construction Industry Board and the Construction Industry Training Board have agreed to part-fund the group, which is central to construction minister Nick Raynsford’s Respect ...
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McAslan to lead £150m King’s Cross Station revamp
Blueprint unveiled for bigger, light-filled station to replace 1970s concourse.Blueprint unveiled for bigger, light-filled station to replace 1970s concourse.
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HTA slams 2000 Village inquiry as ‘whitewash’
Sacked architect hits back at Prescott inquiry into flagship housing development in Greenwich.
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Wimpey, St George link up for £250m Project Vauxhall
Winning bidder teams up with defeated rival to regenerate 12 ha in south London over 10 years.
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Aukett profit leaps 65%
Aukett Associates, the UK’s only listed architecture practice, raised pre-tax profit 65% to £1.02m in the year to 30 September 1999. This was on a turnover of £15.1m, which includes joint-venture work. The practice recently reshuffled its board as part of a plan to combine its 11 offices across Europe ...
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McAslan’s snaking bridge wins Glasgow competition
Asymmetric S-shaped structure is chosen to link Glasgow University with Kelvingrove Art Gallery.
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Appointments
ContractorsBristol-based Stoneform has appointed Richard Godby contracts manager.Leigh Davidson has been made head of marketing in the Yorkshire division of Ballast Wiltshier.ConsultantsChartered QS and project manager Burtenshaws has promoted Terry Game, John Cheshire, John Knowles, Mark Matthews and Martin Browes to associates. Ahmed Zghari has joined the firm’s London office ...
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Atkins favourite to win race for Mace
Ws atkins is in pole position to buy construction manager Mace ahead of US-backed rival Citex.Citex was rumoured by City sources to have pulled out of the bidding after Atkins' £12m offer. Sources close to Mace insisted that "nobody was out of the picture", but conceded that Atkins was favourite ...
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Atkins eyes up the USA in expansion plan
America on the horizon as consultant raises half-year profit and turnover 12%.
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Building editor wins award
Building's editor Adrian Barrick was named business magazine editor of the year at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards on Monday. At an awards ceremony at London’s Hilton Hotel, Barrick was chosen from a shortlist that included the editors of PR Week and Doctor.The judges said Building has had ...
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Building editor wins award
Building's editor Adrian Barrick was named business magazine editor of the year at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards on Monday. At an awards ceremony at London’s Hilton Hotel, Barrick was chosen from a shortlist that included the editors of PR Week and Doctor.The judges said Building has had ...
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Beazer to seal prefab deal
Beazer Partnership Homes is expected to announce within days that it has finalised a deal with Amphion Housing Consortium to build 2000 factory-made homes in the south of England. The work will push up the group’s turnover by £100m over the next four years, says the company. Observers say the ...
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Beverley Hughes
Construction may be only one of the junior minister's responsibilities, but her message is that the industry is vital to Labour's wider agenda.
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Countryside blooming despite skills squeeze
Skills shortages have whittled away the benefits of price inflation for many housebuilders this year, says Countryside Properties chief executive Graham Cherry. The boss of the South-east-based housebuilder said: “The key thing that has been affecting us is the lack of skilled workers, which has resulted in higher build costs.”Despite ...
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Management on the brink of buyout at Symonds
Parent group Dalkia will retain facilities management business and outlets in Australia.
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Burland in Ealing retake
A consortium including developer Manhattan Loft Corporation and architect James Burland is set to carry out a £20m-30m redevelopment of Ealing Studios in west London. The consortium, led by film production company Fragile Films, was named preferred bidder on Tuesday by the National Film and Television School, owner of the ...
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Safety concerns over Cardiff rock concert
City council in discussions about stability of cantilevered stands at Millennium Stadium’s new year’s gig.
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Railtrack offers carrot, or stick, to consultants
Bonuses of up to 20% are on offer, but professionals may lose profit if they fail to perform well.
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In the chair
Ten tips on how to prevent your meeting becoming unfocused, an office popularity contest or a downright brawl.
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Railtrack pull-out frees up Tube contracts
Contractors are queuing up to bid for the sub-surface line work on the part-privatisation of London Underground, following news that Railtrack would no longer be bidding for the work. Rod Hoare, chief executive of the Metronet consortium, said: “We are definitely interested in bidding for the sub-surface section and have ...