All Building articles in 1999 Issue 31 – Page 2

  • News

    First signs of overheating as activity rises

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    UK construction activity grew in July for the sixth month in a row, says the latest report by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. The total construction activity index dropped slightly to 62.9 from 63.7 in June, but stayed well above the 50 no-change level. The survey said the ...

  • News

    Industrial action threat at Merrill Lynch HQ

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Steel erectors working for contractor William Hare on the £100m Merrill Lynch headquarters in the City of London are threatening industrial action to win a 50p-an-hour pay increase.The steel erectors are working a strict 36-hour week, in a bid to force William Hare to give the project nominated site status, ...

  • Features

    Totally absorbing

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Ove Arup's Chris Twinn has pioneered a radical humidity control system for a Jersey document store. Will it revolutionise building services?

  • Features

    Timber’s back in the frame

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    A damning TV documentary on timber-frame homes sent the English and Welsh market into a downward spiral. Now it’s making a comeback – but with a new twist.

  • Features

    Woolf’s teeth

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    An important element of the Woolf reform is the idea of a pre-action protocol, which governs how parties should behave before litigation starts. Fail to follow it and the court can now take a big chunk out of you.

  • News

    Additional features push Wembley cost to £475m

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Partly retractable roof, banqueting hall and more seats help to add £155m to new stadium’s price-tag.

  • News

    Firms team up for £400m of BT work

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Facilities management work totalling £200m to be let under Project Jaguar, with £200m of capital projects set to be added later.

  • News

    Sir Robert McAlpine issues £4m Hampden Park writ

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Contractor makes rapid response to client’s funding shortfall on Scottish national stadium.

  • News

    £120m Liverpool lottery project gets green light

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Council wins court ruling against city developer and will press ahead with delayed scheme.

  • News

    Linden to raise £20.1m to bid for brownfields

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder to issue shares and loan notes to exploit expansion opportunities in Bristol and Gloucester and boost brownfield landbank.