All Building articles in 2001 issue 03 – Page 2
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Comment
A cold climate
While the introduction of the climate change levy may make Britain look impressive on the world stage, it is unlikely to make the government anything but enemies closer to home.
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News
Liverpool planning clash
Developer Grosvenor and Henderson has this week submitted a planning application to regenerate Liverpool city centre's Chavasse Park.
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News
Railtrack crisis will not harm Chunnel link
London & Continental Railways, the consortium appointed by the government to build the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, this week insisted that the £2.5bn second stage would not be jeopardised by Railtrack's financial difficulties.
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News
DETR to lead China trade mission
Companies are being recruited for March trip to help UK win part of £610bn public investment programme.
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Features
The heavyweight champions
A new superbreed of finance directors is taking over at the largest contractors. They are fighting to turn the industry into a City darling.
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Features
Wembley: cash, contracts and confrontation
The team building England's new National Stadium has been bamboozled by political U-turns, impeded by contract wrangles and shaken by bad publicity. Can Wembley stage a comeback?
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News
Foster rapped over British Museum
Report into use of "wrong" stone says error could have been averted but exonerates Foster, Mace and client of a cover-up.
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Comment
Box clever
First person - The HBF is doing nothing for housebuilders' tarnished reputations. It needs to let go of the past and start getting radical.
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News
Miller sells mining arm
Miller Group has sold its mining arm Miller Mining to the Scottish Coal Company in a bid to refocus on its core business. The deal is thought to be worth £20m.
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Features
Appointments
Contractors Midlands construction company Fifehead, the holding company of Buxton, has appointed Huw Rogers group IT manager.Birse Construction has appointed Dicky Richards, previously with Christiani & Nielsen, marketing director for the firm's south of England civil engineering division.Consultants Andrew Carter has been appointed partner in cost consultant Nigel Rose ...
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Comment
Extra ammo for clients
Adjudication is usually thought of as a concern for builders and their employers. However, clients may like to know that it makes it easier for them to get at the design team, too.
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News
Allen links divisions
Construction services group Allen is introducing an intranet to link its countrywide building divisions.
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News
Top firms to use virtual estate agent
Fifteen top housebuilders set to sign exclusive deal with internet site primelocation.com.
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Features
The new space age
Last November's urban white paper promises to expand the market for landscaping schemes in Britain's towns and cities. Here's how consultants and contractors can enter the public space race.
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News
Boss leaves Wimpey after merger
Wimpey's planned merger of its two housebuilding arms has led to the departure of Ian Roxburgh, managing director of strategic land management.
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News
Montague to advise DETR
Adrian Montague, deputy chairman of government PFI unit Partnerships UK, has taken two part-time jobs.
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News
New acoustics regs unveiled
THE government was today due to launch new acoustic regulations that are set to cost the industry £75m a year.
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Features
Construction's £75m noise bill
Proposals out today to beef up Part E of the Building Regulations for new homes may make the misery of noisy neighbours a thing of the past – but could cost builders thousands of pounds a flat.
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