All Building articles in 1999 Issue 36 – Page 2
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Features
Life after Rogers
When architect Pierre Botschi was made redundant after 14 years with Richard Rogers, he found the going tough – until he met interiors specialist Jack Pringle and moved into hotels.
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Goodall’s mystery backer revealed
Andy Ruhan, son-in-law of Birmingham tycoon Roy Richardson, provides up to £8m for McAlpine stake.
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Electricians threaten strikes over ‘rubbish’ JLE pay deal
Workers on troubled Tube line set to reject deal that gives a 26% wage rise but takes away other benefits.
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Agencies ‘at centre of Railtrack inquiry’
The British Transport Police investigation into Railtrack is believed to centre on the use of labour agencies in its London and South-east station regeneration programme.Police refused to name companies raided last month as part of the inquiry into alleged fraud and corruption, but it is understood that commercial groups hiring ...
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Taylor Woodrow promises jam – but later
Taylor Woodrow chief Keith Egerton claims that a series of high-rise residential completions in the second half of 1999 will lift the group’s year-end figures dramatically above the interim results announced on Tuesday. Pre-tax profit was up only 6% to £51m for the six months to 30 June; however, Egerton ...
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The legal 500
The construction law sector is getting bigger, tougher and more lucrative. This year's league table of the best regarded firms covers the UK on a regional basis, and includes areas of special interest, such as private finance initiative work.
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Industry presses Brown for 5% VAT
Sir Martin Laing urges chancellor to cut VAT rate on repair and maintenance work in battle against cowboy builders.
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Profit sinks 38% as Mace reorganises
Chief executive puts profit fall down to move to new headquarters and investment in new services.
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‘I’ve got 30 minutes to shift your belief stucture’
Cluster group meetings are the Movement for Innovation’s tool for sharing new ideas and shifting entrenched attitudes, but can gatherings of Egan evangelists change the industry? Building went to one meeting to find out.
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Snapshots show dome zones on target for 2000
Views from the site reveal the millennium exhibition taking shape with 16 weeks to go to opening.
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Morrison battles for role on £160m Liverpool scheme
Contractor to organise meeting with developer after Court of Appeal blocks city council plan for site.
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WSP aiming for £150m turnover
Consulting engineer WSP is aiming for a turnover of £150m within two years after announcing that it is on course to hit its previous target of £100m by the millennium. WSP made a record interim pre-tax profit of £3m for the six months to 30 June 1999, 34% higher than ...
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Kvaerner issues £12m writ over Scots factory
Kvaerner Construction is suing wood-based panel manufacturer Egger UK for the £12m it claims it is owed for building a £55m factory in Scotland.A Kvaerner spokesperson said: “We have issued a writ and it is to resolve the final account with the client. I doubt it will go any further ...
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