All Building articles in 1999 Issue 31 – Page 2
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First signs of overheating as activity rises
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 ...
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Industrial action threat at Merrill Lynch HQ
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, ...
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Features
Totally absorbing
Ove Arup's Chris Twinn has pioneered a radical humidity control system for a Jersey document store. Will it revolutionise building services?
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Timber’s back in the frame
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.
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Woolf’s teeth
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.
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Additional features push Wembley cost to £475m
Partly retractable roof, banqueting hall and more seats help to add £155m to new stadium’s price-tag.
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Firms team up for £400m of BT work
Facilities management work totalling £200m to be let under Project Jaguar, with £200m of capital projects set to be added later.
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Sir Robert McAlpine issues £4m Hampden Park writ
Contractor makes rapid response to client’s funding shortfall on Scottish national stadium.
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£120m Liverpool lottery project gets green light
Council wins court ruling against city developer and will press ahead with delayed scheme.
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Linden to raise £20.1m to bid for brownfields
Housebuilder to issue shares and loan notes to exploit expansion opportunities in Bristol and Gloucester and boost brownfield landbank.
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