All Building articles in 09 January 2009 – Page 5
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Lets have some help, here
Confidence in the construction sector is at rock bottom, and what construction firms badly need is a scheme that reduces the risk of doing business
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Heathrow rail hub to smooth path for third runway
A £4.5bn rail hub could be built at Heathrow airport in an attempt to offset the environmental damage caused by a third runway
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NewsLawrie Haynes leaves WYG
Lawrie Haynes has stepped down as chief executive of consultant White Young Green with immediate effect
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CommentHappy new year (yes, really)
Sorry, folks, but joyful prospects for 2009 are thin on the ground
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‘No green light for Greenfield’
The government has played down reports that Gordon Brown is preparing to relax rural planning laws in order to address housing shortages in the countryside
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CommentWebmasters glossary: Mashup
A mashup is a web resource that combines information and web services from two or more sources
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CommentHansom: A fresh start
It’s a brand new year, and we’re giving up being gloomy, sowing discord, drinking champagne and getting people’s company names wrong. Starting next week, of course
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NewsFoster replaced on Kazakhstan scheme
Foster + Partners is no longer working on Aldar Properties’ Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, despite being chosen as designer in November 2007
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UK housing starts sink to lowest ever level
NHBC figures show private home starts have plummeted to about half the level of the last recession
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Styles & Wood looks to Middle East as retail slump hits profit
Retail fit-out specialist Styles & Wood is planning a push into the Middle East in an attempt to offset the economic slump in the UK
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NewsFoster dragged into Wembley row
Brookfield, the firm formerly known as Multiplex, has issued a writ in the High Court to force Foster + Partners and HOK Sport staff to divulge information they hold on the Wembley stadium project
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NewsDavis Langdon leads fresh round of job cuts
Consultants and housebuilders are bracing themselves for another round of redundancies, with firms including Davis Langdon preparing to make deep cuts in their workforce
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NewsTesco orders QSs to cut fees in half or lose future work
Consultants face price cuts of 20-50% as client responds to ‘current economic climate’
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CommentCredit where it’s due
I was pleased to see our image of East Barnet school published on 5 December, page 6. As an architect interested in project delivery, I am a keen follower of your magazine
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Strategic Forum to debate national tower crane register
The possibility of a national register for tower cranes will top the agenda of the first meeting of the Strategic Forum’s Plant Safety Group, despite continued resistance from the Health and Safety Executive to the idea
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FeaturesCountry focus: Poland
Poland has been enjoying a construction boom over the past three years, and although it’s not immune to the financial pandemic, it’s still going to record 6% growth. Marcin Klammer of EC Harris reports
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UK Contractors Group to fight for skills overhaul
New trade body chairman warns of ‘dire skills shortage’ in face of slashed training budgets
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FeaturesIdentity crisis: Construction's corporate rebrander Steve Edge
He’s worked with George Lucas, Cartier and Dior, but is a corporate rebrand from Steve Edge really what construction companies need to survive the recession? Well, Wates, Kier and Skanska seem to think so
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Construction shunned in New Year’s Honours list
Paul Morrell one of few industry leaders recognised as architects, developers and housebuilders miss out
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Connolly profit down
Pre-tax profit at Bedfordshire housebuilder Connolly Homes fell 42% from £5.3m to £3.1m after writedowns of £1.3m