All Building articles in 2000 issue 47
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Features
Be prepared
The JCT design-and-build contract says that the valuation of a job is to be done by the contractor. This can put an unwary employer in a number of difficult and costly positions.
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More Peter Rogers than Richard Rogers
There are few of Richard Rogers' signature flourishes on this west London business park, but then it does have the trademark Stanhope touch: sleek, cutting-edge efficiency in construction and layout.
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News
Outsider to run Wates
Industry figurehead Sir Christopher Wates, head of one of the last large family-owned contracting firms, is to be replaced by a someone from outside the Wates family.
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No quick sale in prospect for Laing
Frontrunner fails to emerge for £100m construction division after pressure from City investors forces family to abandon building.
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Stockley Park, Heathrow:
This design for the third phase of the business park has just been released.
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Hanson's profit warning
Materials giant Hanson has blamed bad weather and difficult market conditions for a likely drop in its profit.
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Features
Golden Gordon
Gordon Brown's pre-budget report has particular tax consequences for small and medium-sized businesses. Here's a round-up of what the chancellor is about to do for your economic well-being.
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Stay frosty
When an adjudicator gets personal, their decision can be clamped by the High Court. Whatever the referee thinks of the parties to the dispute, there must be no suggestion of bias.
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Foreign parts
Tired of rainy days and grey skies? How does a job in the Caribbean sound? Here are some hints to get you going.
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News
Report finds majors shunning traditional work
Building survey reveals large firms are boosting turnover and margins using PFI and partnering work.
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The fatal flaw in the urban vision
The urban white paper may supply some of the tools for regeneration, but they won't be much use if, as Lord Rogers says, the UK has lost a generation of urban professionals. Is he right?
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Comment
The email of the species
Second opinion. Love it or loathe it, email is here to stay. But is it any more than a vehicle for trivia, bad jokes and laziness?
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Comment
The email of the species
Second opinion. Love it or loathe it, email is here to stay. But is it any more than a vehicle for trivia, bad jokes and laziness?
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Comment
Services economy
First person. Building services engineers may not be fashionable, but they're as vital to construction as architects.
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News
Sunny outlook unveiled for dome
The Millennium Dome's white roof is set to be replaced by clear panels under plans proposed by Legacy, the company appointed preferred bidder to buy the building for £125m this week.
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'Flooding your problem,' Raynsford tells developers
Minister underlines fact that new guidance will saddle construction companies with flood defence costs.
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Features
Online defences
Companies without computer security are like shops that leave the door open all night in a street full of malicious strangers. What's more, staff can be just as much of a problem …