All Building articles in 18 July 2008 – Page 7
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UK ‘risks losing race to build nuclear power stations’
Government warned that competitors may snap up vital parts if it spends any longer ‘dithering’
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BPF: Flood deal puts developers at risk
An agreement between the government and insurers to guarantee insurance cover for developments in areas at risk of flooding is flawed, the British Property Federation has warned.
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Features
Meet the boss of Bouygues UK – Madani Sow
As the new boss of Bouygues UK, Madani Sow is in charge of feeding the company’s voracious appetite for acquisitions. But, as he tells Tom Bill, it demands an awful lot from those it buys
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Blink and you'll miss it: Sculpture at Goodwood
This sculpture was on show last weekend at this year’s Festival of Speed in Goodwood, West Sussex
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Features
High-speed core construction: Core blimey!
Speed is everything in construction today, so concrete specialist John Doyle has devised a system that means the building core can be built at the rate of a floor a day. Thomas Lane found out more
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MPs fear schools bidding is unfair
MPs have raised fears that the government’s £45bn Building Schools for the Future programme is being split between too few contractors, writes Sarah Richardson.
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Comment
Let’s start at the very beginning
Your article “Government failing on sustainable procurement” (4 June, www.building.co.uk) emphasised the importance of sustainable procurement practices in the construction industry.
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Comment
Bad start for Boris
I see Boris Johnson, the London mayor, plans to reinstate Parker Morris space standards in London’s new housing (27 June, page 12).
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Babcock figures healthy
Babcock has said its order book stands at £3.8bn after a number of recent contract wins worth over £800m.
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Housing association falls foul of credit crunch
The first significant housing association to feel the impact of the credit crunch emerged this week as the social housing regulator put London specialist association Presentation under official “supervision”, writes Joey Gardiner.
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CZWG to scale back Arsenal regeneration
Arsenal Football Club is being forced to scale back the final part of its £390m regeneration of the area around its new Emirates stadium in north London, writes Martin Spring.
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Barratt carves up property arm
Barratt is to reduce its £1.7bn debt burden by selling the assets of Wilson Bowden Developments, its commercial property arm, writes Joey Gardiner.
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Turf-topped terraces: Make Architects
Glasgow council has unveiled plans for a £100m project at Speirs Lock, masterplanned by Make Architects.
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Final approval for Manchester’s Holt Town regeneration
Developers have signed a section 106 agreement with Manchester council allowing the final approval of the 4,300-home Holt Town regeneration scheme east of the city centre.
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Features
Construction’s allies with the CBI - industrial strength lobbying
It’s a truism of construction that its political power doesn’t reflect its size. Now its leaders are trying to change that by consolidating, unifying and forming an alliance with the CBI. Sarah Richardson reports
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Comment
These are all mistakes
After superb journalistic sleuthing (and a case of Scotch in the right hands) we have a draft of the next report to shake up construction. Chris Addison runs through the main points
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Gavron: London developers already cutting affordable homes
Developers are taking advantage of the new London mayor’s housing policy to try to reduce the amount of affordable homes they have to produce, according to former deputy mayor Nicky Gavron.
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Abu-Dhabi-doo! Midfield Terminal Complex
Image: Kohn Pedersen Fox designs Midfield Terminal Complex at Abu Dhabi airport
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Laing O’Rourke announces 76% profit growth
Company predicts that it will double in size over next four years after financial results defy downturn