All Building articles in 1999 Issue 24
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Wembley winner
The new national stadium will be a vast improvement on the existing dump. So, isn t it about time we built it?
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Take off time
If your client is Sir John Egan, there is an added incentive to build fast. Cladding was the answer at this Stansted Airport office.
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Wasting money
The extent of the damage that the landfill tax will do to brownfield schemes has recently been clarified by two test cases. There s some good news and some bad
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Watts launches taxback service
Surveyor Watts and Partners has teamed up with accountant Kingston Smith to tap into a vein of unclaimed capital allowances on buildings. Capital allowances are made against certain types of plant and machinery, such as lifts, within a building. This means occupiers can claim back part of the cost of ...
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Worker in landmark pay ruling
An M&E operative has won what is seen as an important tribunal decision in a dispute over the implementation of the European Union s Working Time Directive holiday pay provisions. Labour agency Impact 2000, which employed the operative, unsuccessfully argued that he was not entitled to Christmas holiday pay because ...
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Just the job
The Foster and Partners architect tells Jane Garwood about working on the Millennium Bridge scheme in London and why she wants to design a space station.
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Green light
So far, so good the BRE's bright, sustainable building has been up and running for two years and its occupants love it.
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Taskforce set to fly out to Kosovo next week
Rebuilding team led by Ove Arup chief aims to begin work as soon as possible.
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Orders figures revised up
The DETR s estimate for construction orders for March and April supports the controversial revision to the department s statistics for orders between November 1988 and February 1999. The provisional estimate shows that new orders between February and April of this year were 3% higher than the recalculated figures for ...
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Hang the expense
Titanium cladding, previously more familiar on the straps of Rolex watches, seduced the top British architects who saw it on Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum. Now, it's about to make its UK debut in Glasgow.
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European growth forecasts upgraded
Euroconstruct conference and industry analysts predict steady rise for UK and Continental output over next 18 months.
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Electronic dreams
Like the transition from imperial to metric, moving from paper to datafiles may take some time – but the potential savings are huge
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Dew Pitchmastic posts record result
Specialist construction group Dew Pitchmastic has logged record results for the fourth year in a row. The Sheffield-based company saw pre-tax profit for the year to 31 December 1998 rise 38% to £2.2m on turnover up 19% to £87.9m. Chairman Hugh Grayson put the group s growth down to the ...
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Tarmac deal meets with muted response
Analysts complain of lack of detailed figures, clients worry about loss of materials' ballast.
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Top firms team up to win prime contracts
Kvaerner, Balfour Beatty and Citex form alliances to scoop work in new multibillion-pound market.
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Mace wins SmithKline traditional contract
Construction manager Mace has won the £135m contract to build pharmaceuticals group SmithKline Beecham s west London headquarters. Mace was appointed last week to build the 79 000 m2 complex under a traditional contract, after the drugs giant abandoned a plan to use private finance initiative-style procurement. ...
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Treasury nails its colours to innovation mast
Chief secretary commits government to pursuing best value through new procurement routes.
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Clash points
Clients should take a more holistic approach to dealing with subcontractors, making sure they get paid on time and that risk is fairly allocated, rather than leaving it up to the contractor.
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Clash points
Not so. Subcontractors should fight their own corner against unfair contract terms and not leave it up to clients, most of whom are, in any case, ill-equipped to help them.