All Building articles in 04 February 2011 – Page 3

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Hansom: Intriguing

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

We’re a bit cloak and daggers this week (apologies to the faint-hearted), what with bloodied carpets, scribbled warnings and mysterious fires. Thank goodness some people are keeping a cool head
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Steel price goes up

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Indian multinational materials giant Tata is to raise the price of structural steel by £95 per tonne in March because of concerns over rising coal prices. The new price will take effect on all deliveries from Sunday 6 March 2011.
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M&E firm signs up to green retrofitting joint venture

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Brookfield Green aims to capitalise on energy efficiency regulations
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UK engineers venture into Sudan to improve infrastructure

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

There are opportunities in the oil-rich south but fears about the politically unstable north
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Standardised schools: Here’s one we made earlier

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Thanks to a streamlined procurement and design process, councils can now choose a school from a brochure and get it delivered in just 13 months. Is this a revolution in the classroom
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John Drew: The new power house

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

For years, John Drew has been best known as the architect who advised on the masterplan for Battersea Power Station. Now he’s joined forces with Jack Pringle and has a possible £300m worth of schemes on the horizon. Emily Wright finds him in bullish mood
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Localism in Walthamstow: Down at the local

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

For an unsettling preview of where the localism agenda may be heading, take a look at our piece on the battle of Walthamstow Stadium. It’s a familiar story of an ambitious developer expertly jumping through all the regulatory hoops to overhaul a popular local landmark.On paper the plan looked a ...
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Mitie delays work; shares drop

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Outsourcing company, Mitie, saw its share price drop after warning the City of delays in securing work before the end of the financial year.
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Spotlight: When contractors fail

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

The downturn has put many contractors out of business, says Brian Moone. What impact is this likely to have on project lead times?
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CityWATCH: Mouchel and Costain

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Mouchel and circling suitor Costain upped their PR efforts this week, each playing hard to get and trying to appear nonchalant in the pages of national newspapers
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Walthamstow stadium: A dog’s chance

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

The famous greyhound track has been mothballed for three years while housing association L&Q wrestles with local opposition to its plans to build 300 homes on the site. After a crunch meeting last week the two sides seem as far apart as ever. Is this a foretaste of the new ...
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Just cause and impediment

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Your subcontractor just isn’t up to scratch, so you fire him and hire someone else – but in doing so you stand accused of repudiating the contract. So what are your options?
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Morrell: firms should run buildings

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Government’s construction adviser calls for construction companies to operate the buildings they work on
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Building buys a pint for…Trowers & Hamlins

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

This week it’s lady’s night at Building buys a pint, and conversation turns to potato ricers, un-attentive boyfriends and furry hats
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Video: Birmingham Library fly-through

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Exterior and interior features highlighted in £188m development
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Battersea Power Station: The last chance

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

As the communities secretary stands poised to decide on the latest plan to restore Battersea Power Station, Emily Wright looks at why, this time, things have to be different
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Back to clients sharing risk

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Soaring commodity prices mean contractors must either play safe and miss out or take a dangerous gamble. Is it time for clients to share some of the risk again?
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Back on track

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t think that Building gives enough weight to the personal commitment of Lord Coe to provide an athletics venue at the heart of the East End (Building blog, 25 January)
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Bid-rigging firm GAJ goes under while awaiting fines verdict

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

A firm that was appealing against a £110,000 fine imposed for cover-pricing has gone into administration with the loss of 33 jobs.Coventry-based builder GAJ Group, which turned over £18.5m in 2009, was engaged in a number of housing and schools projects, including a £3m development of Harris School for Warwickshire ...
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Research reveals average pay delay of three weeks

2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Experian says client payments overdue by 21 days as government promotes project bank accounts