All Building articles in 2000 Issue 18 – Page 2
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Comment
Be it ever so humble …
First person The slums may have gone, but Britain is still plagued by housing difficulties – which the Conservatives only made worse.
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Features
Don’t buy Beta
In the future, everyone in the building industry will use one data management system. Trouble is, no one knows which it will be. HBG’s Graham Cash hopes he’s backed the winner.
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Features
Because we’re worth it
Sharks, parasites, bloodsuckers … whatever your favourite term for lawyers, the fact is, you need us. The fees may be high, but that’s only because our skills get your buildings built when nobody else can.
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Features
Adjudication’s added value
Arguments about whether there is a contract can be more expensive to resolve than the argument about whatever the argument’s about. But adjudication is set to change all that.
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News
Carillion wins £500m BT job
Carillion has won BT’s £500m Project Jaguar facilities management contract, beating Amec to the five-year deal as predicted by Building.Carillion’s team, which includes Balfour Beatty subsidiary Haden Building Management and Reliance Integrated Services, will manage and maintain 8500 of BT’s properties. The agreement includes an option to extend the contract ...
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Isle of Man government cuts VAT on refurb to 5%
Government lobbies European Council for reduction in repair and refurbishment VAT but ignores UK.
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Housing Forum chief gets bigger M4I role
Housing forum chief executive David Crewe is to take an enhanced executive role on the board of the Movement for Innovation.Crewe, who already serves as a non-executive board member, will remain chief executive of the Housing Forum, where he is co-ordinating the compilation of the government-sponsored housebuilders’ league tables.Crewe said: ...
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Westbury profit up 21%
Housebuilder Westbury has recorded a 20%-plus profit rise for the fifth year in succession.At its results announcement on Wednesday, the company said its pre-tax profit had risen 21% to £53.6m in the year to 29 February. Private house sales were up 2% to 4355, but average selling price rose 15% ...
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Four teams vie for £200m brownfield housing scheme
Consortia competing for Southwark redevelopment to be interviewed on Saturday.
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News
Wembley pays £17m for planning consent
The developer of the new Wembley Stadium has agreed to pay Brent council £17m to improve infrastructure around the stadium in a bid to gain planning permission for the £230m project.It is understood that a deal has been struck between developer Wembley National Stadium and the government taskforce set up ...
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