All Building articles in 11 March 2011 – Page 2
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FeaturesNightingale Associates on healthcare specification
Public sector cuts and government proposals to hand healthcare commissioning to GPs means these are interesting times for healthcare specialist architects. Building talks to Mike Nightingale, founder of Nightingale Associates
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NewsHSE slashes audits
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) plans to slash unannounced workplace inspections by up to a third.
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Kier awaits bid-rigging fate
Kier, along with five other contractors ordered by the Office of Fair Trading to pay millions of pounds for bid-rigging, will find out the fate of its appeal against the fines at 4pm today (Friday). The Competition Appeals Tribunal will hand down its decision to Kier, John Sisk, Bowmer & ...
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FeaturesEast London Line big winner at Civil Engineering Awards
The awards took place last Friday honouring the civil engineers that make London run - from infrastructure, to buildings to the protection offered by the Thames Barrier.
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Building buys a pint for… the Building Awards shortlist
Last week Building hosted a drinks reception for those shortlisted for the Building Awards. It wasn’t so much Building buys a pint, but Building lays on heaps of booze and everyone on the shortlist is invited. The Met Bar, famous in the nineties for its celebrity clientele, had probably never ...
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German banks exit UK
German banks are exiting the UK property debt finance market, according to surveying firm Savills
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Don't be 'wilfully blind' to finance issues
A recent example of a firm going bust shows the risks company directors take if they neglect their duty to creditors and are ’wilfully blind’ to problems their business may face
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CommentContractor results: A turn up for the books
The latest City updates by contractors reveal a surprisingly healthy outlook, says Alastair Stewart. Order books are good shape and margins are rising … among the heavy weights at least
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Building sports venues: It's only a game
Construction projects notoriously run over time, but when you are building a venue for an international sports event, time is of the essence. Here’s a few things to bear in mind
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NewsCarbon Plan targets office buildings
Display energy certificates will be compulsory for commercial buildings within 18 months
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NewsBuro Happold's new senior role
Chris Hetherington has filled the newly-created role of group chief operating officer
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NewsMayor will call on construction sector to hire ex-offenders
Mayor of London Boris Johnson is to call upon the construction sector to employ more young ex-offenders.
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Inbox: Perfect Casting
This week, readers assign leading roles to the overlooked Construction Industry Council; adjudicators experienced in the art of delay and disruption disputes; and architects with business nous
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NewsCITB training levy faces overhaul
Panel including UKCG and FMB members to propose reforms after government confirms body’s future
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NewsTreasury committee launches inquiry into future of PFI
Review will establish if it is a suitable method of delivering projects
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CommentProcedure costs: Please translate
If a judge wants a specific document prior to trial that one party has never heard of, you’d expect someone to ask for clarification. Not in this, unnecessarily expensive, case
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Mitie creates mobile facilities management division
The new division will be called National Mobile Services
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CommentLet's dance
We’re in a party mood this week, as we toast the Building Awards 2011 finalists at an exclusive, and very sartorially aware, London venue. Now, has anyone seen my bow tie?