All Building articles in 13 March 2009 – Page 4
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Over 10,000 construction and property firms to fail in 2009
Sector will be the worst hit as economy continues to deteriorate, predicts new report
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Bovis Lend Lease vs Trustees of the London Clinic: Loss, expenses and natural justice
The factsBovis applied for summary judgment for the enforcement of an adjudicator's decision. The dispute arose out of a contract made between Bovis and the clinic by which Bovis agreed to carry out and complete a redevelopment of a medical consulting facility. The contract was the JCT Standard Form (1998), ...
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Strike warning over cut-price foreign worker pay
Unions accuse subcontractors of 'lying' as Alstom site document shows nationally agreed wages undercut by £4 per hour
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Applications for government pre-qualification list shoot up
Sign-ups to database of preferred contractors rises 13% as firms vye for public work
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High-speed rail line to Scotland planned
Transport minister instructs High Speed 2 chairman to research ‘crucial’ scheme
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Miller Group plunges £170m into red
Write-downs lead to large loss for housebuilder, but construction division stays healthy
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HSE to improve safety in immigrant workers
Polish, Romanian and Gujurati construction communities to be targeted by outreach programme
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Dubai $10bn bail out to reach developers within days
Hopes developers will use government cash to pay UK consultants and contractors
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To illustrate my point …
Hugh Venables of marketing consultancy The Partners Group was writing a missive about the Work at Height Regs when he spotted these builders on the slate roof of the hotel across the road
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Comment
Ready and willing
I am currently studying Building Surveying and the Environment at the University of Plymouth
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Thames sustainable power station
Regeneration bosses in the Thames Gateway have signed up energy company Cyclamax to create energy from commercial waste in its sustainable industries park
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US regeneration model proposed
The British Property Federation has launched proposals for funding regeneration projects based on a US model
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Mayfair redevelopment plan
The Crown Estate has announced a 10-year plan to redevelop the St James area of Mayfair in central London, which includes Jermyn Street and Piccadilly
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The quiet life: Was mini-Mipim worth the trip?
The suited, brogued and shaded of the property industry arrived in Cannes this week to a very different Mipim
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Comment
These things are important
Bernard Cribbins was the voice of The Wombles, not Paddington, who was voiced by Michael Hordern (27 February, page 32)
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HawkinsBrown in Tooley Street: Young at heart
A refurbished London terrace will be turned into offices, a shop, restaurants and studios
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Linnett to the rescue: Linnett vs Halliwell
A party can’t get out of coughing up its fair share of an adjudicator’s fees by quibbling about jurisdiction after the event (we have one Christopher Linnett to thank for that)
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Features
Paul Hamer: saving White Young Green
After swallowing 18 companies in five years, the consulting engineer was bloated with debt and stranded in rapidly receding markets. Now its new boss, Paul Hamer, has to mount a rescue. Tom Bill asks him how he’ll do it …
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Graduates: What you can do in the recession
Now is not the best time to be a construction graduate, but if you make the most of what opportunities there are, you can still stand out from the crowd. Michael Willoughby has some suggestions