All Building articles in 2000 Issue 25 – Page 2
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Features
Is the act bankrupting us?
Despite healthy orders, insolvencies seem to be on the increase. Are firms pushing the self-destruct button to avoid paying when they lose adjudications? And if they are, what can you do to get your money?
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News
House Builders’ Federation set to quit Confederation
HBF members unhappy with neglect of land and planning as major contractors set new agenda.
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News
Raynsford heads guestlist at Building’s reception
More than 150 industry leaders and MPs gather on Commons Terrace.
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Features
Why can’t they win at home?
Architects Zaha Hadid, Alsop & Störmer, Branson Coates and David Chipperfield were chosen to represent British design excellence at last week s Venice Biennale. So, why aren t they landing more major projects in the UK?
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News
Exterior dream fades for ‘gang of five’
Tough market means directors who left Schal to start their own company are on verge of being bought.
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Features
‘I have worked in construction all my life and now I have given my life to it’
While more and more companies are paying attention to site safety, there has been precious little headway in on-site health and workers are paying the price.
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News
£500m Elephant & Castle race down to two
The race for the £500m redevelopment of London's Elephant & Castle is down to two teams, say sources close to the scheme. Southwark Land Regeneration and London Amsterdam Countryside are now fighting it out for the job to regenerate the 72 ha site in south London. It is thought that ...
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Three top architects chosen for £250m business park
Foster, Allies and Morrison and Hare to design one office block each in first phase of 10-year scheme.
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Features
21st-century classic
Foster s design for a covered square in the heart of the British Museum meant the engineer had to sit 800 tonnes of steel and glass over the world-famous and grade I-listed Reading Room.
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Dublin talks to majors about £18bn plan
Irish government officials are expected to sound out major contractors about work in Ireland when they attend a seminar in London today on public private partnership deals. Senior Irish civil servants from the Taoiseach s Department and the Finance Department will address directors from companies such as Laing, Costain and ...
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