All Building articles in 1999 Issue 13 – Page 2
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Features
High-wire act
A new footbridge over London s Royal Victoria Dock is a stunning addition to the landscape, but why was it built asymmetrically 15 m above the water?
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News
Railtrack’s investment pledge applauded
Railtrack s promise to invest £27bn in Britain s railways over the next 10 years was greeted enthusiastically by rail contractors, despite doubts over government funding. A spokesman for Balfour Beatty, which has carried out almost £300m of work for Railtrack in the past year, and is the largest supplier ...
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Euro entry ‘will boost construction spending’
Bovis-commissioned report predicts low interest rates and more investment in infrastructure.
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‘Get sick and you’re sacked’ contract dropped
Tarmac labour arm NCS has withdrawn a controversial work contract and agreed to pay its operatives sick pay following union outrage over what one lawyer described as a get sick and you re sacked contract. The move comes weeks after construction union UCATT complained about the contracts to ...
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£60m Home Office PFI in disarray
Bidders threaten legal action as project is delayed by fears over decanting staff into temporary offices.
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Railtrack moots £200m London Bridge boost
Railtrack has appointed architect TP Bennett to carry out a feasibility study for up to £200m of refurbishment work at London Bridge Station. The plans to upgrade London Bridge have been prompted by the need for additional lines as part of the Thameslink 2000 project. The predicted increase in passenger ...
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Euro helps plant sales to 10-year high
European construction plant sales reached a 10-year high in 1998 as contractors prepared for a euro-fuelled boom in construction spending, according to a report by Off-Highway Research consultancy. Sales of £20bn for heavy plant and equipment were described as little short of startling , and ascribed to a combination ...
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