All Building articles in 2000 issue 43 – Page 2
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Features
Scotland cost forecast
Scottish output soared last year – especially in private commercial – and although new orders are down slightly in 2000, they are forecast to pick up strongly in the second half.New ordersFresh orders for new construction work won by contractors fell in 1999 in England and Wales, according to ...
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News
Precept takes on US construction giants
Consultant Precept targets PFI projects and large-scale capital schemes in bid to beat US rivals and build first UK programme management company.
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Features
Warming to Chile
Building up relationships slowly and surely rather than through a hard-sell approach is the key to cashing in on Chile's ambitious five-year construction programme.
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News
WYG snaps up Cassells
White Young Green, the multidisciplinary engineering consultancy and project manager, has snapped up Cassells, a consultancy offering health, safety and management services. The consideration is £791 000 – a cash payment of £158 200 and the issue of 353 125 ordinary shares in WYG. Leicester-based Cassells, composed of Cassells (UK) ...
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News
Canary Wharf safety probe
A London Labour MP is set to call for a review of construction safety and employee rights after claims by UCATT of abuses in Docklands.A spokesman for Jim Fitzpatrick, MP for Poplar and Canning Town, said union representatives had voiced concerns over conditions on sites in one of the UK's ...
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News
Prefab pioneer did not cut build costs
Report into Peabody Trust scheme finds that costs were 5% higher than a conventional scheme, but that it was faster to build and had zero defects
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News
Private sector boosts orders
Large contracts in the private sector boosted construction orders to a three year high last month. Construction orders figures released by the DETR, showed that new orders in the three months to August 2000 rose 20% to £6.47bn compared to the same three months last year.Large private commercial and public ...
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News
Howard Holdings sells Bond Davidson
Anglo-Irish property developer Howard Holdings has sold off its QS and project management arm Bond Davidson.The firm has been bought by former Howard Holdings director Malcolm Davidson following Howard's decision to concentrate on its property business. In Howard's interim results for the year to 30 April 2000, Bond's turnover and ...
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Comment
Best of both worlds
The benefits of a hybrid procurement route on major projects can be lost by the failure to agree a contract sum. All that is needed is a proper strategy on risk
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Features
I can't believe it's not Foster!
Ten years on, BAA is extending London Stansted Airport. Would the construction team be able to respect Norman Foster's ground-breaking design yet still deliver substantial cost savings?
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News
Gehry: 'IT will put us back in the driving seat'
CAD will create new breed of super designer–master builder, predicts RIBA Royal Gold Medallist.
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Features
Appointments
HousebuildersHousebuilder Charles Church has appointed Matthew Nash as sales manager for the area covering Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.John Homer has been promoted to area construction manager at Twigden Homes. He will be responsible for the East and West Midlands.Dean Dye, Jason Towers and Brian McDougall have been promoted to ...
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Comment
Tony and Adolf on design
First person Compulsory regulation of public building, big contractors only for the NHS … control freak Blair has arrived at construction.
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News
McAlpine hunts for acquisitions
Alfred McAlpine is prowling for acquisitions to expand its Special Projects business and may look abroad for future buys.The move follows four years of growth during which Special Projects shifted its focus from contracting to services such as development skills, site acquisition, funding, and design. Since 1996 "profitability has more ...
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News
Wembley price soars towards £660m
The total cost of building the new Wembley stadium has risen almost 40% to £660m. The estimated price in June was £475m. Developer Wembley National Stadium Limited is seeking £410m in loans. The developer's loan arranger, Chase Manhattan bank, is contacting investors this week in a bid to raise extra ...
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Comment
A shop window for article 6
The case of Vestry and its shopfitter will test whether the Human Rights Act requirement for a fair hearing can affect an adjudication. Construction's self-regulatory system seems to suggest not.
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News
Bovis lands £400m contract
BOVIS LEND LEASE has landed a contract to design and construct a £400m bio-pharmaceutical facility for Americal Home Products at Grange Castle, Ireland.The project, in partnership with Jacobs Engineering Group, involves the construction of a 92 500 m2 campus.Bovis has also won a contract to project manage the 320 m ...
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