All Building articles in 2000 Issue 15 – Page 2

  • Features

    Appointments

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Contractors John Jackson has been appointed regional director of Alfred McAlpine. He will be responsible for the company’s civil engineering business in London and the South-east.South east-based Loweth has appointed Graham Scott managing director. He succeeds Stuart Redcliffe, who remains as chairman. Richard Baker has been appointed finance director and ...

  • Features

    Angle poise

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Clear-glazed partitions spread precious daylight in an ad agency's attic office. And, in a special twist devised by hotshot designer Softroom, they slope to reflect the mansard roof.

  • News

    Electricians sacked after H&S strike at Pfizer site

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Construction manager Amec plays down disruption, but threatens to bring in replacement workforce.

  • Features

    Expert advice

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    The role of the expert witness has changed dramatically since the Woolf reforms – more power, more responsibility. So, here’s a list of things to pack when the call comes.

  • News

    HLM to take over ad firm and go public

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Architect to join forces with advertising group to form RockArchimedia, a "total branding" company that aims to get support services listing.

  • News

    BAA: Clients may go abroad to fill skills gap

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Lack of direct employment is responsible for the current crisis in recruitment, warns BAA’s Terminal 5 project director.Speaking at the BRE’s second annual conference on the subject of Respect for People, Norman Haste said: “The decline is precipitated by the wholesale move to subcontracted labour. The unions have a very ...

  • News

    Lipton calls for cash to fight CABE’s London bias

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Architecture champion says lack of resources prevents it from spreading influence across the whole country.

  • News

    Half of business 'on Internet by 2005'

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    The construction industry will handle half of its business over the Internet by 2005, according to the findings of the Construction Products Association’s first e-commerce survey.E-commerce has increased 10% across the board in the past 12 months, says the report, which was published in partnership with the Construction Industry Computing ...