All Building articles in 1999 Issue 02 – Page 2

  • News

    Probe prompts BPB boss' exit

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Jean-Pierre Cuny, chief executive of plasterboard giant BPB, has stood down in the wake of a European Commission investigation into the company. In a shock move, Cuny, 58, who has been with BPB for 21 years, announced on Wednesday that he is to stand down. A BPB statement said: "The ...

  • Features

    The boot's on the same foot

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    The JCT's latest Information Release Schedule is designed, supposedly, to make the architect's lot a happier one. But after closer inspection, it actually seems to give the contractor the upper hand.

  • News

    Henry Boot to repair rust at Isle of Wight hospital

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Contractor lands four-year, £15.9m recladding deal on trailblazing eight-year-old hospital.

  • News

    Rogers may suggest brownfield cash boost

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Urban Taskforce chairman Lord Rogers this week confirmed that he may recommend financial reforms to encourage the development of brownfield sites. A taskforce spokesman added: Producing additional financial resources to implement some of the taskforce measures is under consideration. The comments were made at the launch of the ...

  • Features

    What Bob and Chris did next

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    How two Mowlem men who struck out on their own handled their crazy first year of corporate takeover, icy disappointment, compulsory redundancy and quiet triumph.

  • Features

    Art of glass

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    A Newcastle square is to get a dramatic new look, thanks to an innovative technique for recycling glass into paving flags

  • Features

    Appointments

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Contractors Britannia Construction has appointed Jon Woolfe financial director. Mike Mann is deputy managing director. Nigel McArthur has been appointed regional construction director at EBC Construction, a division of the EBC Group. Housebuilders Nigel Perryman has been appointed deputy group finance director of the Shaftesbury ...

  • News

    Amey/Kvaerner land MOD headquarters

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    A team including Amey and Kvaerner has been chosen to carry out a privately financed redevelopment of the Ministry of Defence's Whitehall headquarters worth up to £800m over 30 years. Engineer Hyder and funder Innisfree are the other members of the AHK consortium that won the redevelopment competition. The ...

  • News

    High cost of outlawing cowboys alarms industry

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Government taskforce's "quality mark" system will cost firms £500 a year, say industry leaders.

  • News

    Merged architects aim for overseas markets

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Overseas expansion is a priority for the architectural practice formed out of the merger of Abbey Hanson Rowe and Holford Associates.The pair announced the merger deal, which will create a new top 10 practice, this week after nine months of talks.The practice, which will have 330 staff, will start trading ...

  • News

    Building announces new advisory board

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    The chief executive of Amec, a director of Britain's biggest property developer, and the senior partner of Davis Langdon & Everest are among seven new members of the editorial advisory board of Building. The other members of the 12-strong board are Sir Frank Lampl, chairman of Bovis Construction Group; ...

  • Features

    Advice from the expert

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    If there's nowhere to run when a client hires you to assist the court as an objective expert, there are certain considerations to bear in mind.

  • Features

    Do yourself a favour …

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    When you come to choose a potential adjudicator for your contract it is a good idea to pick one of the many nominating bodies. Pick the wrong person and they could be accused of bias.

  • News

    Amec bullish on business strategy – City not so sure

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    AMEC's move away from traditional contracting into higher-margin specialist work is paying off, the company claimed this week. Chief executive Peter Mason released a bullish trading statement, saying Britain's largest contractor is on target to meet the City's expectations in its latest results. Analysts expect pre-tax profit in the order ...

  • News

    Redrow defies flat market with £34.5m land deal

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder makes biggest-ever purchase of land for redevelopment from ICI.

  • News

    £320m national stadium to go on site in 2000

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Construction work is scheduled to start early next year on a £320m national stadium at Wembley. Lottery-backed client English National Stadium Company this week struck a deal to purchase the existing stadium from leisure group Wembley plc. The company will pay for the stadium with £103m of a £120m Sports ...

  • News

    Revealed: what £100m McLaren HQ will look like

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    First published picture of Foster’s masterplan for kidney-shaped Paragon headquarters in Woking.