All Building articles in 05 February 2010 – Page 4
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NewsWaltzing in
AEG Europe and architect Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have submitted proposals to Greenwich council for a 450-bed hotel with a triple-height reception pavilion next to the O2 dome
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Features
SMEs: Tangled up in tape
A survey by the NFB has shown how public procurement is systematically biased against small firms. Emily Wright found out how, and met one group of SMEs that are fighting back
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Comment
Return to sender
Last week’s story on Concentra said incorrectly that Durkan Holdings sold its 51% stake in Durkan Pudelek to Gombe Holdings
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Comment
The road to recovery
Jeff Brown Here’s some good news for firms that are pursuing claims against insolvent defendants: a new bill should make it easier for you to get your money …
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Comment
… and new ones, too
Regarding Morrell’s views on older buildings: Immediate postwar construction can be equally shoddy
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News
Mouchel renegotiates
Consultant Mouchel has renegotiated terms with its banks to avoid a breach of covenants
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McInerney struggles
Irish housebuilder McInerney Holdings has announced that it completed just 756 homes in the UK and Ireland in 2009, compared with 1,359 units the previous year.
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FeaturesSpotlight on lifts
The complexity of lifts can vary immensely, which means that their lead times do the same. Here Brian Moone looks at what’s involved – with special reference to the lifts at one very special building …
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Comment
These problems with Kickstart
Homebuyers quite rightly are the best judges of private housing quality
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Hyder optimistic
Engineering consultant Hyder has said it will beat profit forecasts in its full-year results despite being owed £9.4m in Dubai. It said it had scaled back work in Dubai, but had won six major projects since October.
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Comment
What problems with housing?
It was good to see some reflection in last week’s issue on the state of housing quality (22 January, page 20)
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Comment
These problems with housing
The recent problems with the Homes and Communities Agency’s Kickstart programme highlight an uncomfortable truth: many of the new homes being built in the UK aren’t good enough
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CommentHansom: The meaning of life
As Monty Python so clearly showed, our worlds comprise just a few basic elements: learning, work, sex, war, recreation and wondering what on earth it’s all about anyway. And construction’s got the lot
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FeaturesGrant Shapps: A young man in a hurry
Come the summer, Grant Shapps is probably going to be in charge of housing policy. And he’s got an awful lot of policy to get through, from a root-and-branch rethink of planning to a radical overhaul of the HCA. Joey Gardiner asked the questions, Tim Foster took the photos
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Mitie’s ‘good start’
Outsourcing specialist Mitie is confident it will hit expectations for full year results
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CommentTube PPP: Mind the gaping hole
A £1.75bn chasm has emerged between what Transport for London is willing to pay to upgrade the Northern line and what Tube Lines is willing to do the work for. Could this be the end of the line for the tube PPP?
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NewsTories to make ‘presumption in favour of development’
Planning green paper, set to be launched next week, will lay out ‘pro-sustainable building’ policy
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NewsFrank’s club
Plans have been revealed for a Frank Gehry-designed clubhouse for a beach golf club on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island