All Building articles in 15 August 2008 – Page 10
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Callcutt disappointed at review response
Former Crest Nicholson boss John Callcutt has hit out at the government’s failure to ban housebuilders that don’t meet customer satisfaction benchmarks from public sector funding.
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Cabe slams Kew plan
John Thompson & Partners’ Kew Bridge scheme in south-west London was criticised by Cabe this week.
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Features
The tracker: The bumpy road
Despite wider financial turmoil, most industry sectors held their position this month – although cracks begin to show when the regions are examined more closely, says Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesThe fixer: James Bulley, the Olympics’ troubleshooter
Ah, the London Olympics. Twenty-three venues, 15,000 athletes, 9 million visitors. What could possibly go wrong? It’s James Bulley’s job to plan for anything that does. So why is he looking so damned cool?
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Mace returns to British Museum
Mace has beaten off competition from Bovis Lend Lease and Balfour Beatty’s Heery International subsidiary to win a £100m extension to the British Museum in London.
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FeaturesBlood, sweat and fixed gears: Building’s cycling track day
When dozens of the industry’s most fanatical cyclists descended on a London velodrome for Building’s inaugural Track Day, an afternoon of frenetic racing ensued – stirring memories of a certain sporting extravaganza held in the stadium 60 years earlier …
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NewsBill Dunster plans luxury log cabins for eco-tourists
£50k holiday homes would not need a connection to electricity, gas or sewerage utilities
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Polaris boost for Barratt
Shares in Barratt rose by a quarter to 160p in early trading this week after it was revealed that US mutual fund Polaris Asset Management had upped its stake in the housebuilder to 6.2%.
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Sir Robert McAlpine and Bovis Lend Lease in Chelsea Barracks race
The £1bn project to redevelop the Chelsea Barracks site in central London has become a two-horse race between Sir Robert McAlpine and Bovis Lend Lease after Balfour Beatty Management and Mace dropped out.
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CommentHow to get money out of a bank
Instead of waiting for the downturn to end before trying to secure finance, you can steal a march on the competition by acting now.
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Balfour profit soars
Balfour Beatty reported a 25% rise in half-year pre-tax profit to £95m on Wednesday.
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NewsOnward Kristiansand: Kilden performing arts centre
Construction has begun on the £117m Kilden performing arts centre in the southern Norwegian city of Kristiansand.
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NewsArcadis was failed WYG bidder
Speculation that overseas player had approached the group over an estimated £200m takeover in June
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NewsSandwich, anyone?
Plans have been unveiled for a 295ft London skyscraper, which has already been nicknamed the Can of Ham.
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CommentBuilding goes sailing … with Franklin + Andrews
It’s nine in the morning on the Isle of Wight but, technically, we begin this “Building Buys a Pint” halfway through the drinking session.
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Emcor quits rail work after loss
M&E contractor Emcor has stopped bidding for rail work after heavy losses in the sector pushed it into the red.
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London mayor Boris will not appoint housing adviser
London mayor Boris Johnson has backtracked on plans to appoint a housing adviser to push through his plans for 50,000 affordable homes in the capital in the next three years.
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NewsAcademic exercise
Napier university in Edinburgh has been given the go-ahead to redevelop its Sighthill campus as part of a £100m renewal programme.
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CommentDraft Construction Bill: I’m amphibious about it
The reform of the Construction Act will probably right some obvious wrongs, but why couldn’t it have been written in plain English? Take the payment rules for instance …
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Olympic media centre ‘up to £90m over budget’
… as sources put funding gap at Lend Lease’s £1bn Olympic village project at £400m