All Building articles in 05 March 2010 – Page 5
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FeaturesBack to the floor: Factory Records is reborn as a nightclub
Factory Records, the legendary Manchester label, has been reborn as a nightclub. Thomas Lane nips in ahead of the crowds
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Hamer: WYG is back in business
Paul Hamer, chief executive of consulting engineer WYG, has spoken of the “huge difference” its restructured balance sheet has made when bidding for work
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FeaturesMe and my baby: Steve Morgan is back at Redrow
You can’t imagine much intimidates Steve Morgan. In his time, the 57-year-old former site engineer has battled the prime minister of Thailand for control of Liverpool football club, founded Redrow at the age of 21 with a £5,000 loan from his father and was on the wrong end of a ...
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FeaturesCivil stars: ICE’s London award winners
Civil engineering may not be the most glamorous profession but the ICE’s London awards give its brightest and best their moment in the limelight. Thomas Lane takes a look at the winners
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CommentAvoiding disputes: Fancy a game of battleships?
Every contract tells you to issue a notice when something is going wrong. But that launches warships – and makes it virtually certain that something will go wrong
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NewsBBC launches stinging attack on UK construction
Head of property turns on industry after National Audit Office accuses it of being a poor client
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FeaturesCountry focus: United Arab Emirates
The end of the year could see a more robust performance from the UAE economy, but for the time being it’s displaying only the most anaemic of recoveries. Simon Light of EC Harris in Dubai reports
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NewsData planning: Applications in February
A £1.5bn project puts housebuilder Cannon Kirk way, way out in front in the clients list
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FeaturesUS and you: America’s London embassy is looking for UK firms
America is about to build a £330m embassy in south-west London and it wants British firms to do the lion’s share of the work
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CommentAmanda Levete: What Japan can teach us
Or, as the atlases have it, Japan: a country that endlessly contradicts itself, but does so with such artistry that it hardly matters. But what can it teach us
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London Bridge revamp altered to cope with Shard crowds
Network Rail has been forced to redesign its £650m revamp of London Bridge station to prevent congestion from future tenants of the neighbouring Shard
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NewsValue of Urban Splash halved after ‘humbling’ year
Developer that epitomised the New Labour ‘urban renaissance’ admits to fighting battle for survival
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Firms fear they will lose work after introduction of bribery law
Construction firms face losing out on billions of pounds of overseas work when new bribery legislation comes into force, lawyers have warned
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NewsDevelopers slam ‘inflexible’ affordable homes ruling
Fears for site viability as minister rejects 2,550-home Countryside scheme over lack of social housing
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WSP mulls ‘transformational’ acquisition
Chris Cole, chief executive of WSP, has said he would “not count out” making a “transformational” acquisition, amid speculation that the consultancy sector will go through a period of consolidation this year
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EDF talks to ‘select group’ about first new-build nuclear deal
EDF Energy is in talks with about four consultants over a deal likely to be its first nuclear new-build contract in the UK
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97% of councils get behind BSF
Ninety-seven per cent of local authorities believe that the £55bn Building Schools for the Future programme is helping to improve education locally, according to a survey by Ipsos Mori
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NewsBAA: We can offer contractors 6% margins
Steven Morgan, BAA’s capital projects director, has introduced a financial incentive plan that could boost contractors’ profit margins from 2% to more than 6%
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NewsFlying fortress: Heathrow Terminal 4’s bomb-proof facade
A dazzling 180m-long glass external wall has transformed dingy old Heathrow Terminal 4 into a light-filled modern airport building. It is also capable of withstanding a 100kg car bomb. Stephen Kennett finds out how it was done
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Carillion forms team for £295m rail bid
Carillion has formed a surprise joint venture with Sir Robert McAlpine and Spanish contractor Dragados to bid for the £295m Borders Railway PPP in Scotland