All Building articles in 2000 Issue 32 – Page 2
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Brighton
Brighton distinguishes itself from the kiss-me-quick, donkey-riding image of more traditional resorts by being more of a city by the sea. The past five years have seen an ongoing programme to transform the seafront with a mix of public and private funding. One major development in the early stages of ...
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Housebuilders braced for month of reckoning
Poor sales in September could signal the start of a market downturn, warn firms and analysts.
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Bovis Lend Lease links with French FM giant
Formation of super-team to bid for PFI work creates concern over consolidation in market.
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Bournemouth
What was once a genteel seaside town in a quiet bay has transformed itself in the past 10 years into a mecca of clubs and bars to rival Brighton. The council s latest idea to banish the town s Costa Geriatrica image is to make it the UK ...
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Rogers launches guide to boost urban renaissance
Urban movement gathers speed with publication of guide to global design best practice.
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Big dipper
The Commonwealth's best swimmers will be competing in Manchester's new aquatics centre in the 2002 games. Its record-breaking four pools in an awkward central site will make a splash with the locals, too.
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Livingstone to investigate Tube bidders' merger
Mayor fears reduction in competition as Canadian giant Bombardier plans to buy company in rival team.
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We do like to be beside the seaside
British beach holidays used to look like this. Now, buoyed by bundles of regeneration cash, resort towns are more likely to use sailing academies, arts centres, bars, shops and restaurants to get visitors singing that tune.
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Portcullis House hits new snag days before handover
Confusion over specification means M&E work is unfinished on eve of £250m building s completion.
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Appointments
Contractors Galliford Northern has appointed Nigel Jennison business development manager to expand the division s construction business. Peter Gillespie joins as marketing manager. Builder and developer TA Fisher has promoted Bob Price to the new role of commercial director. Winchester-based Wilding Butler Construction has appointed Nick Sellick to the board ...
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Gay leaves Jarvis after infrastructure rejig
Andrew Gay has left Jarvis after it was announced that the traffic systems division he headed is to merge with the company s rail operations to create an infrastructure division. Gay, who formerly headed M&E engineer Drake & Scull, joined Jarvis in 1998. Rail systems chairman Kevin Hyde will lead ...
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WSP gives free advice to Soweto township
WSP is offering free consultancy services to a Soweto community group on ways to regenerate the South African township. The sustainability arm of the multidisciplinary outfit has just completed a report on possible projects to develop the township's transport, housing and waste systems. The report will be given to the ...
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Adjudication in drag
Some adjudicators seem to be suffering from judgitis , lording it over cases like Gilbert and Sullivan parodies. They could do worse than imbibe recent sobering guidance from Judge Lloyd.
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The difference Brown’s billions will make
The government has made it clear that public housing is top of its 'to do' list - it will spend £2.5bn on it by 2004. So, is the industry about to enjoy a slap-up feast at the chancellor's expense?
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‘Wrong colour’ stone may be stained at museum
Lottery fund and English Heritage waiting for report from consultant before making south portico decision.
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North–South divide widens on new orders
OFFICIAL figures for the second quarter of 2000 show an increasing North South divide in construction demand. New orders for the North, Yorkshire and Humberside, the North-west and the Midlands all slipped compared with the same period in 1999, according to DETR statistics. The drop was worst in the North, ...
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Three in line for BT’s £300m son of Jaguar deal
Carillion, Balfour and Mowlem tipped as preferred firms for extension of Project Jaguar into capital schemes.
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