All Building articles in 1999 Issue 14 – Page 2

  • News

    DL&E to take over Manchester QS

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Davis Langdon & Everest to absorb Poole Stokes Wood in bid to broaden range of services.

  • News

    Eight picked to pilot PFI social housing

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and London councils among those selected for ground-breaking upgrade and maintenance deals.

  • News

    Symonds split fires sale speculation

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    French parent takes over FM arm, prompting rumours that remaining businesses will be sold.

  • Features

    A handy little friend to know

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Creditors often have to fight it out when a firm becomes insolvent. That is when those who know about Romalpa come into their own.

  • Features

    Gonks, gifts and guided tours

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    National Construction Week is back. This time the industry plans to use hands-on events and freebies to convince the media and public that there s more to building than wet concrete.

  • Features

    A question of human rights

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Does the right to adjudication created by the 1996 Construction Act infringe the right to a fair trial enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights? In short, the answer is no.

  • Features

    Intrapet

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    One step up from a network, an intranet can reduce paperwork and improve communication. But it needs care and attention if it is to become the office best friend.

  • Features

    What a performance

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden has been hitting the headlines since it went on site in 1996: defective design, vandalism, strikes and claims have plagued it. Well, it was never going to be easy imagine trying to do £220m of work in a maze the size ...

  • News

    Scots wishlist published

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Construction chiefs in Scotland have called on the forthcoming administration to give the industry the priority that its importance to the country s economy deserves. The industry bosses are part of the Scottish Construction Sector Pathfinder Group, which is chaired by Sir Fraser Morrison. It was one of 13 bodies ...

  • Features

    Winning ways

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    The second in a series on marketing looks at how you can optimise your chances of being awarded work by improving your bidding strategy.

  • Features

    Whole-life

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    The second in Building's series on occupancy costs compiled by Citex Professional Services looks at learning resource centres today's high-tech equivalent of the traditional library and now an essential part of the service offered by further education establishments.