All Building articles in 18 March 2011 – Page 3
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NewsPreferred bidder chosen for £790m Forth bridge contract
International consortium preferred choice to deliver replacement for Forth Road Bridge
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NewsGrontmij appoints sustainability director
Appointment of Alex Drysdale follows rebranding of Roger Preston and Partners as Grontmij Building Services
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NewsEDF "to learn" from Japanese nuclear crisis
EDF chief executive Vincent de Rivaz said lessons would be learned and applied to nuclear facilities in the UK
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NewsLCR chief in line to head Crossrail project
Mark Bayley believed to be on longlist to replace Rob Holden
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NewsHouse prices up 0.8% in March says Rightmove
Rightmove published its March house price index today, which showed a 0.8% increase from February
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NewsEarl's Court regeneration to create 1,500 construction jobs
Developers will create 1,500 construction jobs and 7,500 homes as part of the Earl’s Court regeneration
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NewsLovell wins place on £210m Scottish frameworks
Morgan Sindall subsidiary, Lovell, has secured a place on two Scottish frameworks, worth £210m
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NewsSME workers to lose right to train
Construction union Ucatt warns changes could put lives at risk
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NewsGovernment launches inquiry into High Speed 2
The transport committee will launch an investigation into the cases for and against high speed rail
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NewsMortgage lending stagnates in February
Mortgage lending was flat compared with January, figures released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders shows
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CommentHow clients can protect themselves from contractors that underbid
A legal view on tightening up contract terms and using two-stage procurement to route out unrealistically low bids
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NewsT Clarke results hit by Scottish contract
Pre-tax profits fall of 22% blamed on challenging markets and problems with a large contract
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CommentOnce upon a time in the West
We live in turbulent times with the ascendency of the East our most direct challenge. But reports of the death of the West have been greatly exaggerated
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NewsJarvis avoids prosecution for Potters Bar crash
Regulator expected to drop proceedings against the firm for incident that killed seven people
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NewsBerkeley sales rise 25% as construction costs stay low
Houesbuilder says excess capacity in construction sector is keeping costs down despite material and fuel inflation
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Comment
It wasn’t me
If you don’t know how to do something you call in a specialist, right? Well, if you’re a consultant on a construction project, beware. Here’s a few tips to keep in mind …
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CommentNuclear reaction
This week’s news is dominated by the crisis in Japan. We also look at the OFT fines saga, what the Budget might bring and how underbidding is affecting the industry
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CommentQuantum issues
When defects emerge after work is complete the immediate concern is rectifying them. But how you do that will affect the quantum issues in court and how much you recover