All Building articles in 2000 issue 48 – Page 2
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Connaught profit rises
FM Consultancy group Connaught has increased pre-tax profit 25.7% to £22m and has a record order book of £48m, it reported this week. Preliminary results for the year to 31 August 2000 show the group enjoyed a 42% increase in turnover to £77m.
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Report condemns site health records
Respect for People report from Movement for Innovation condemns site conditions that put workers' health at risk and launches a welfare checklist.
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Companies shun Constructionline
New figures obtained by Building show that government vetting scheme has only a fraction of the 25 000 users predicted for 2001.
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Rogers urges clean-up
Urban TaskForce chair Richard Rogers has criticised the government for failing to set firm targets for cleaning up contaminated land.
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Features
Cost study: Capital One UK operations centre
The brief was to turn a derelict printworks in Nottingham into a vibrant and flexible information-economy office for an ever growing workforce. Here’s how the project team went about getting the job done
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PFI set to boost North and Wales
PFI work will provide a fillip for Wales and the North over the next two years at least, says a new regional forecast.
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Black boxes
Phones that work anywhere in the world (except indoors), cloth keyboards, cameras for budding spies and a mobile you can use to hammer nails … What will they think of next?
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Comment
Do you fancy a beer?
Got into a dispute? Here's a run down of the huge choice of resolution procedures on offer. However, you may find the fastest and cheapest is talking it over down the pub.
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Bart's unveils PFI plan
St Bartholomew's hospital and the London NHS Trust have unveiled PFI plans to redevelop two east London hospitals.
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Comment
Why big is bad
Second opinion. If the government wants good design, why doesn't it give more work to the firms best placed to deliver it?
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Colas buys Aram
Quarry operator Aram Resources has been bought by the Bouygues-owned road construction firm Colas, for £12.7m.
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Appointments
Contractors Eddie Bredenhann (right) has been appointed marketing manager of construction development group Pochin.Michael Carroll, previously with RC Shepherd, has joined London-based contractor Albert Soden as senior estimator.HousebuildersCharles Church South-east division has appointed Jim Tolputt project manager.ConsultantsMPM Capita, the project and development consultancy arm of the Capita Group, has appointed ...
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Anglian set to split off water assets
Anglian Water, which recently bought Morrison Construction, is considering splitting its water assets from the rest of the business.
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Record losses at Allen force rethink
Allen closes Yorkshire office and drafts in new managing director after recording its first ever loss.
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Petrol crisis hits aggregates
AggregateS sales have been flat in the first nine months of the year compared with the same period in 1999
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MP accuses Channel rail link firms of tax scam
Four major contractors accused of abusing workers' rights and dodging NI obligations.
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Comment
Evil – or misunderstood?
Debate on the net contribution clause has focused on its supposed immorality. But there are common misconceptions concerning the detail of the principle that should also be addressed.
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Quintain profit up 63%
Developer Quintain Estates showed a pre-tax profit of £8.2m for the first six months of the year – an increase of 63%. The six months to 30
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Majors jostle for £60m Met Office scheme
Logica and Amey/Mace vie for Exeter-based Met Office relocation contract, including 15-year upkeep.
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Lafarge sells £533m stake
Materials giant Lafarge has sold a majority stake in its speciality products division for £533m.
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