All Building articles in 2000 issue 47 – Page 2
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'Knee-jerk reaction to safety crisis is no help,' says MCG
Chairman of Major Contractors Group unveils three-point safety plan to halt rise in site deaths.
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Cost update
Piped supply systems are the focus this quarter, with an examination of materials prices and recent wage agreements for heating engineers.
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Why surveyors haven't got a clue
Bespoke office buildings can be worth more than the sum of their parts to their owners, but traditional surveying methods are woefully inadequate at putting a value on design. How can they be improved?
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Council under fire over Christiani collapse
Writs may follow claims over big contracts in Wales and Greece after contractor collapses.
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New blow to Jarvis as finance director quits
Another high-profile departure as Bill Colvin leaves five months after taking up role.
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Housebuilders slam 'blinkered' GLA plan
GLA report calling for 50% social housing in all future London developments sparks criticism and threats of departure from housebuilders in the capital.
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Management buyout is the best hope for a secure future
MORE than 150 years ago, John Laing started his construction company; now it is up for sale, writes Building columnist Alistair McAlpine.
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Foster backs Rogers
LORD FOSTER gave his backing to the cause of urban regeneration in a speech to MPs last week, challenging fellow architects to increase density levels in brownfield sites.
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Arup puts reputation on the line over bridge
Engineer puts £250 000 into testing its make-or-break damping system on the Millennium Bridge.
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Lipton offers to help black architects
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment chair Sir Stuart Lipton has told black architects that the government body can help increase their profile.
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Architects hit by fall in lottery work
Completion of large, design-led millennium projects means architects' fees will only grow 5% this year.
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Appointments
Contractors Refurbishment and fit-out specialist Higgins City has appointed Simon Baker senior contract surveyor and Steve Pritlove contract surveyor.EBC Group has appointed Peter Griffin as a non-executive director. Richard Gunning has been appointed area director in Bristol.Graham Cocking has been promoted to managing director of the building division of Norwest ...
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Is that your final answer?
The JCT must clarify how far the final certificate puts an end to liability, particularly now that a new ruling further complicates the issue by stating that contractors can later be sued only for faults relating to design
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Taskforce to set agenda for February summit
A construction industry taskforce is to be set up to develop plans to improve safety in advance of next February's safety summit between the industry and government.
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Keller shares fall after profit alarm
Shares in construction and engineering firm Keller Group fell this week after the group warned that full-year profits would be below market expectations.
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HSE urges industry to take action now
THE Health and Safety Executive said it welcomed moves to improve safety in construction, but warned that urgent action was still required.
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Majors act over safety as pressure mounts
THE industry stepped up efforts to tackle its safety record this week following increasing pressure from government and unions.
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