All Building articles in 06 November 2009 – Page 5
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NewsPost modern: Rotterdam shopping centre
Delta Development Group and SNS Property Finance have announced plans to turn Rotterdam’s main post office into a shopping centre
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Construction ‘can’t innovate’
The construction industry’s recovery is being hampered by its inability to innovate, according to a study by the Management Consultancies Association
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NewsBuro’s sound job: Polish performance venue
Buro Happold is to deliver the structural engineering and building services design for the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra’s performance venue in Katowice, Poland
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Scott Wilson buoyant
Consulting engineer Scott Wilson Group said its half-year results would be ahead of market expectations, thanks to its work on Crossrail and the Mersey Tidal Barrage.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint: The interiors group
“Do you watch Little Britain?” Adrian demands as I sit down. “Who does he look like? Go on, guess!”
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FeaturesPardon me boy, is that the chattanooga choo choo?
Well, no it’s not. But following a major renovation and extensive tunnelling to Antwerp Centraal Station, trains can now whizz through on their way to Amsterdam, Brussels and beyond
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CommentThey know how to use the sky box
That’s just one of the benefits of having children. But the struggle to combine work and reproduction is rewarding, exhausting and different for everybody
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Green boost to house values
Environmental improvements to the Gateway could add £2.5bn to housing values by 2050, according to new plans commissioned by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) from architect Sir Terry Farrell
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H & S Blunders
Last week, in the wake of two letters questioning the appropriateness of our pictures of health and safety blunders, we ran a web poll asking if the series should continue
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FeaturesTom Barry: ‘The UAE is coming out of recession as we speak’
Tom Barry is boss of Arabtec, the UAE’s biggest contractor, and he’s been doing the job for 35 years. So who better to ask what’s going to happen next to the Emirates?
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Lloyds: Relationship crucial in WYG bailout
Lloyds Banking Group has said its strong relationship with White Young Green was vital to last week’s rescue deal with the consulting engineer
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NewsNG Bailey boss was ‘victim of cost-cutting drive’
Doubts raised that departure of Mark Andrews from M&E specialist last week was mutual decision
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FeaturesIt’s back! Return of the PFI
It seems that rumours of the PFI’s demise have been greatly exagerrated. But what type of work is likely to be available? And where’s the money going to come from?
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Babcock goes atomic
Babcock International has completed its £38m purchase of the commercial arm of the UK’s Atomic Energy Agency, which handles decommissioning work in Scotland, Dorset and Oxfordshire.
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Arabtec profits fall
Arabtec, the UAE’s largest contractor, has announced a 35% fall in profit to 167m dirham (£28m) for the third quarter of 2009
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Data planning applications in October
Developer Commercial Estates Group tops the clients list, while Barratt continues to look busy
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Alumasc trading down
Building and engineering products company Alumasc has said trading was down in the three months to the end of September compared with the same period in 2008.
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CommentEvery city is also a history book
So it’s a shame that architects have forgotten how to read them, because they speak volumes about their profession. Yes, Robert Adam’s seven deadly sins has moved on to ignorance …
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FeaturesA time for action?: Energy policy consulation
Consultation Man will be going back in his box if the Tories have their way, to be replaced by a more ‘dynamic’ approach to energy policy. But is there more to the consulting process than just a lengthy exercise in delaying decisions?
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ACE sets up Middle East group to tackle late payments
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering is setting up a regional group in the Middle East to help its members recover outstanding payments from clients in the region