All Building articles in 2000 issue 48
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Features
The Trilliumaire
A £300m deal with Land Securities will make property chief Manish Chande a major construction client, but contractors aren't his favourite people.
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Comment
Too much obliged
Design and build often forces contractors to rely more on their consultants than they would under a traditional contract. This means that if they take a hit, they're more likely to ask their consultants to share it.
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Features
Temple of learning
A rising sun, a microchip wafer, a mosque with an infinite number of columns … There's a symbol for everyone at the new international library at Alexandria in Egypt.
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Features
I'm OK, you're OK
Growing a business by acquisition is not a new idea – but did you know there's a way of doing it that attracts the best recruits, tickles clients pink and gives your staff a reason to sing on their way to work?
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News
Hewden is snapped up
Glasgow-based plant hire firm Hewden Stuart has been bought by Canadian equipment dealer Finning International for £322m.
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News
Kier heads for growth
Construction firm Kier Group expects continued growth in turnover as demand rises
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News
Glasgow home improvements
Glasgow City Council has has won two awards from the National Home Improvement Council.
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News
HSE probes new fatality
The Health and Safety Executive this week launched an investigation into the death of a construction worker on the £400m Bull Ring redevelopment in Birmingham.
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News
Quality mark on hold until election
Floundering anti-cowboy registration scheme runs out of time as DETR runs out of ideas.
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Features
Starter dome
Legacy wants to recreate the creative buzz of Clerkenwell inside the Greenwich Peninsula landmark. Its solution? A clip-together Tuscan village – complete with forest.
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News
Egan: Don't work with dinosaurs
Sir John Egan has called for clients to encourage change in the construction industry by only working with those companies that are demonstrating improvements.
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Comment
Holiday dilemmas
A self-employed chippy put in a claim to a builder for £1430 holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations. He didn't win, but in not very different circumstances he might well have done.
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Comment
Democratic housing
First person. What do councils do better than housing associations? Give political accountability to a vital public service, that's what.
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Features
Hard day's night
Brits work the longest hours in Europe, and it may affect performance. Here's what can be done
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News
Scots designers criticise PFI
Designers in Scotland have called for a review of PFI to take address the question of building design.
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News
HBF warns of price rises in countryside
The House Builders' Federation has warned that plans to increase the proportion of social housing in rural areas will lead to price rises in the private market.
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News
Prime contract
Work is to start in the new year on this 8934 ft2 conference, training and accommodation centre in Greenwich, south-east London