All Building articles in 14 August 2009 – Page 9
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NewsTories to take axe to Partnerships for Schools
Senior Conservatives back report by right-wing think tank that calls for delivery body to be replaced
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NewsOut of the ashes
Anglo-Irish construction group John Sisk has won a £30m contract to rebuild the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, which was wrecked by fire last year
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NewsAlstom warns union off strikes
Lawyers for French engineering giant Alstom have written to the GMB union threatening legal action if it goes ahead with planned strikes in September
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NewsAlsop could reunite with former SMC boss
Questions were being asked this week about the next move for maverick architect Will Alsop – sparking rumours of a possible link-up with the former chairman of his parent company, Stewart McColl
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FeaturesWe’re all going on a (green) summer holiday
Eco-tourism is big business in Cornwall, with green developments popping up all over the county to meet demand from conscientious tourists. So Building packed Dan Stewart off on his hols to find out what the options are for the green tourist – and if it’s all it’s cracked up to ...
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FeaturesThe way of all quangos
The Tories are rekindling that age-old election pledge: to burn down the quangos. We’ve heard it all before, but is it any different this time? And if so, which ones would be for the pyre?
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Alan Camp homes in Peckham
Wake Properties has completed eight homes in Peckham, south London, designed by Alan Camp
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Housing minister kickstarts ailing local homes initiative
John Healey wants Local Housing Company pilot scheme in Barking to be built by the end of the year
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EU rules could force out agency labour
New EU regulations on workers’ rights could spell the end of agency labour in the construction industry, experts are warning
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CommentIf at first you don’t succeed: Adjudication
Adjudication works best when each chunk is bite-sized, but that doesn’t mean you can keep bringing the same piece back again until you get the decision you want
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Chelsea snubs Adam and Terry
Classicist architects Robert Adam and Quinlan Terry have been left off a longlist, unveiled this week, of masterplanners to design Qatari Diar’s Chelsea Barracks scheme in London
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NewsThe Grimdex: 7
Building’s seven-strong Gloomwatch panel rate their mood from 0-10, with 10 the most unhappy. The average is that month’s “Grimdex” forecast
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for 39 essex street chambers
This is my first Building Buys a Pint, but I learn quickly: if you want to get a group of people together and talk about something other than work, don’t pick barristers or a bar which one of the senior partners part-owns
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NewsDubai legal body ‘swamped’ as dispute backlog hits £3bn
Claims expected to triple this year, as payment problems continue for UK contractors
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Apollo turnover rises 22%
Social housing contractor Apollo has posted a 22% rise in turnover for the year to 31 March 2009 from £214.5m to £261.6m
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FeaturesGateway to the world: Thames Gateway Forum 2009
The Thames Gateway Forum in November is attracting delegates from France to China, as global investors eye up opportunities in the South-east’s fastest changing region. You should really be there too …
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NewsBono Happold: Buro Happold structure for U2 tour
Buro Happold designed this moving video screen for U2’s 360 degree tour, which kicks off this week
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Interserve profit up 19%
Support services and building group Interserve has posted a 4% rise in turnover from £913.6m to £951.2m for the six months to 30 June 2009
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Nuclear body presses forward with £15bn storage facility
The Nuclear Industry Association is seeking views on plans for a £15bn waste repository, signalling an escalation in efforts to tackle the problem of radioactive refuse in advance of the planned £40bn new-build programme
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Latest construction appointments - 14 August 2009
Mark Wainwright has joined Turner & Townsend as global managing director