All Building articles in 1999 Issue 06 – Page 2
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Tesco loses building chief to rival John Lewis
Nigel Keen takes up position as deputy director of building at superstore's rival retailer
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Features
Builder to the stars
Irène Beard doesn't look like your conventional builder, but then her clients are hardly run-of-the-mill. Take Ringo Starr, for example
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CITB fund to boost standards
The construction Industry Training Board is to spend more than £34m on a system of on-site skills assessment and training for up to 500 000 workers. Under the new system, which was launched this week, workers who have worked in construction without a formal qualification will be able to convert ...
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UK slams Euro grout ban
A European move to ban the use of tunnelling and formation grouts has been met with a chorus of protest from UK contractors and consultants. Construction Confederation president Sir Martin Laing and chairman Alan Crane will head a delegation going to Brussels next week to lobby against the proposals. The ...
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Bank backs firm's one-stop shop
South Wales contractor Castleoak Construction, part of £25m-turnover Castleoak plc, has landed £30m of backing for a new venture from banking giant Credit Suisse First Boston. The £15m-turnover contractor has set up Castleoak Design Build Finance, a new company offering a one-stop building service for clients in the healthcare sector. ...
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Specialists back CITB
Specialist ontractors this week welcomed the CITB's new on-site assessment initiative. Robbie Beattie, training officer for Birkenhead-based housebuilder Porterbuilders, which last year took on 19 apprentices, said the initiative would create more opportunities for training. Monitoring the process will be the key to its success, but I'm hopeful it ...
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Features
Wrongful arrest
If a contract had a clause that says the employer can boot you off the job for not tying your shoelaces, would it be upheld by the courts? In England, quite possibly; other countries are more sensible
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Split mooted as buyers approach Swan Hill
The break-up of developer and housebuilder Swan Hill looked possible this week after the firm revealed that it had become a takeover target. The £88m-turnover company was asked to make a stock exchange announcement after a sharp rise in its share price led to speculation that a buyout offer had ...
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Appointments
Contractors Jeremy Eavis and Neil Franklin have been promoted to construction directors in HBG Construction's southern region. Paul Goodall has been made surveying director in the region. Clugston Construction has promoted Tim March to regional director in the northern region; Keith Bevan, Rod Fry, Martin Kellerman ...
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Features
Your planning queries answered
Baffled by planning rules? Building's planning agony uncle can guide you through the local authority labyrinth. His two-monthly slot starts with some fictional questions. Next time, he'll answer yours.
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Servisair blasts Amey's 'inadequate' takeover bid
The takeover battle for airport services group Servisair heated up this week when the company accused Amey of trying to buy it on the cheap. Servisair's management dismissed Amey's "opportunistic" 200p a share offer in a defence document released this week. In it, chairman John Willis said: "[Amey's] ...
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Allott & Lomax directors hand firm to staff
Employees' trust fund will gradually buy out shareholders and take on ownership of engineer.
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Manchester ploughs ahead with stadium
Six shortlisted for £90m stadium despite rumours that Manchester City Council is facing a shortage of funding for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
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BAA casts off architects after reshuffle
Airports operator BAA has axed Percy Thomas Partnership and Kohn Pedersen Fox from its list of preferred architects. The architects are the latest to be dropped as BAA whittles down its list of consultants. The client has already ditched four quantity surveyors and Bovis and Schal as construction managers. It ...
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Government action - Taskforce sends Raynsford cowboy-busting package
Regional pilot scheme likely for "Quality Mark" accreditation system.
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Shepherd loses chief after 14 months
Stuart Fraser, Shepherd Construction's London and South-east director, has left the contractor after only 14 months in the job.Fraser's recruitment was a major coup for Shepherd, which lured him from Costain, where he had worked for 33 years.A Shepherd spokeswoman said: "Stuart Fraser has left in mutual agreement with the ...
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