All Building articles in 1999 Issue 26
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Prescott orders inquiry into 2000 village bust-up
Deputy prime minister calls for full report after architect HTA resigns from compromised project.
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Simms hints that he may leave in 2001
Analysts give mixed response to news that Carillion chairman may become a non-executive director.
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‘No big contracts in Kosovo,’ says taskforce
The government's Kosovo taskforce returned from its reconnaissance mission on Tuesday and warned that there were no big projects for contractors. Trade minister John Battle, who led the team, said on his return to RAF Northolt: There are a lot of misconceptions. There was no devastation on a major ...
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‘Housing Corporation is institutionally racist’
Candidate for mayor of London says under-representation of minorities shows discrimination.
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Tarmac finishes children’s unit
Tarmac has completed the Tree House, a children s unit at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport. The project, designed by Chorley-based architect Gilling Dod, was featured in Building last year as an example of how defects can plague a project but it has now been completed to the satisfaction ...
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Edinburgh’s Dynamic Earth museum opens
Queen cuts ribbon at £34m, Hopkins-designed interactive visitor centre today.
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Trouble brewing …
Real ale sales are falling away, and housebuilders are directly responsible. The reason? A combination of creaky floorboards and older drinkers inability to hold their beer.
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City tips YJL to go private after homes arm sale
Analysts think Lovell Partnerships disposal may make firm too small to attract investors.Analysts think Lovell Partnerships disposal may make firm too small to attract investors.
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City warms to Amec pitch on partnering
City analysts responded positively to an Amec presentation last week in which it extolled the benefits of partnering. In a three-hour pitch, introduced by chief executive Peter Mason, the contractor suggested margins could grow from 1% under traditional competitive tendering to more than 3%. Three client case studies were cited ...
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Appointments
Contractor Building, civil engineering and utilities contractor McNicholas has appointed Stas Chobrzynski personnel manager. Housing Nick Paul and Martin Foster have been appointed non-executive directors of Laing Homes. Housebuilder Charles Church has appointed Richard Breen construction director for its southern region. Robin Brown has been ...
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Architects urged to stop sulking over procurement
Arts minister Alan Howarth calls on architects to stop behaving defensively over design and build.
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Bovis in Argentina merger
Bovis is to beef up its presence in South America after merging its year-old Argentinian business with Buenos Aires construction and project manager Dictis. Chief executive Luther Cochrane said he could not divulge the cost of the deal because Bovis is planning a flotation that will separate it from its ...
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Berkeley in talks to buy Battersea site
Housebuilder and developer keen to build homes around power station in £500m scheme.
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Mixed-use growth is Berkeley mantra
Commercial and leisure facilities in residential schemes to account for 15% of housebuilder s turnover by 2001.
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Change for the better
New tax rules may mean a one-off tax hit this year, but they also give smaller practices the chance to improve their management systems, and in doing so become more profitable.
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Rogers calls for clampdown on greenfield projects
Environmental-impact fee for developers is one of architect s 100 recommendations to John Prescott. Environmental-impact fee for developers is one of architect s 100 recommendations to John Prescott.
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Green carrots, please
First person Tax breaks on green construction would encourage developers and provide a new revenue stream for QSs.
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Contractors give cautious welcome to Tube plans
London Underground document promises partnership with private sector on £7bn upgrade.
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Spotlight on reinforced concrete frames
Mace continues its series on the lead times of trade packages, which are mostly unchanged or slightly shorter. John Gravett takes a closer look at enquiries, tenders and workloads for reinforced concrete frames.
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Crest profit leaps but no takeover yet
Crest Nicholson chief executive John Callcutt has said the highly tipped takeover target has had no approaches from interested parties and is not planning to make any acquisitions itself. Callcutt said: I think Crest continues to deliver shareholder returns and it is difficult to believe shareholder value would be ...