All Building articles in 1999 Issue 17 – Page 2
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More sparks brought in to finish opera house
Royal Opera House M&E contractor Balfour Kilpatrick has drafted in extra electricians in a bid to keep the project on schedule after the ban on overtime by sparks. Sources at the opera house said 40 new electricians reported for work this week and more were scheduled ...
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British challenge to Euro cladders
Partnering deal with US manufacturer IAC Kawneer enables UK company to fight for a piece of the UK curtain-walling market.
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Prescott launches Thames Millennium Bridge on site
New £15.9m pedestrian crossing at Bankside starts construction after design changes are finalised.
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Taskforce to boost image of construction in the City
Team of bankers and investors to advise on how industry can encourage a more positive response.
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Home Office to meet bid costs
The Home Office has said it will pay the costs of three consortia when they rebid for the department's private finance initiative HQ. Teams including Bovis, Jarvis and developer Godfrey Bradman were outraged last month when they were told they would have to rebid for the £60m contract, three years ...
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Whipping our behinds
Contrary to common sense, the shorter the time to complete a project, the more likely it is that the team will get it done in time. This suggests some ways to organise every job
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Management steps up battle for Cala
Struggle north of the border hots up with in-house buyout team set to increase offer in takeover struggle with Miller.
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Appointments
Contractors Andrew Rowe has been appointed commercial manager in Swallow Construction s new Northampton office. Gary Davies joins the office as project manager and Andrew Wright has become senior estimator. Bowmer & Kirkland has promoted Graham Rodgers to quantity surveying director for the central region. Richardson ...
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Anderson takes PFI expertise to Jarvis
Former Shepherd construction chief joins as director of commercial affairs to develop PFI work.
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Amec to land £90m Manchester stadium
Contractor edges out Bovis, with Laing heading for bronze after Cardiff débâcle.
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Manchester’s vision for 21st-century homes
Birmingham architect Glenn Howells has won a competition to design a model for 21st-century living. The scheme is to be built by housebuilder Urban Splash at its Britannia Basin site in central Manchester. Howells was chosen from a shortlist of six in a competition that was sponsored by ...
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Kvaerner negotiates £150m site-for-work deal
Contractor in talks to build Rogers-designed business park on a site it will sell to developer.
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1200 cheer on Building Awards winners
Record number of guests honour industry s highest achievers at London s Grosvenor House Hotel.
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Henry Boot pre-tax result hits £10.6m
Sheffield-based contractor and housebuilder Henry Boot has turned in a record profit, despite planning problems and a fiercely competitive tendering market. The firm made £10.6m before tax in the year to 31 December 1998, up 5% on 1997. This was on turnover of £172.1m a rise of ...
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