All Building articles in 2001 issue 06 – Page 2

  • News

    Bubbling under

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    This is one of three plans for Great North Eastern Railway stations dreamed up by Nick Derbyshire Architects.

  • News

    New body set to harness Egan to public design

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    CABE and M4I to create new body as Building for the Future conference debates better public architecture.

  • News

    Big five shelve joint e-commerce plan

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Laing, Skanska, Bovis Lend Lease, Balfour Beatty and Amec stop work on launch of internet portal as industry interest in e-construction wanes.

  • News

    FD becomes Wilson deputy

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder Wilson Bowden has announced the promotion of finance director Ian Robertson to deputy group chief executive. Robertson will continue to keep his FD role.

  • Features

    The pinnacle, limehouse basin, london

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Products - A smoke-detection system for saunas, plus The spec on the pinnacle of the Limehouse Basin development in London Docklands.

  • News

    Eight make South Bank shortlist

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Eight international architects have been shortlisted for the the first phase of Rick Mather's masterplan for the redevelopment of the South Bank arts complex in central London.

  • News

    Mott cements link with Australian engineer

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Consultant Mott MacDonald is to increase its global presence through an alliance with Australian engineer Connell Wagner.

  • News

    Taywood to retain construction arms

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Taywood denies that building businesses will be dropped following £535m Bryant takeover.

  • News

    Worker dies in arch collapse

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    A construction worker died and three others were taken to hospital after a stone archway collapsed on them while working on a factory. The worker, Mark Wroe, aged 22, was working on a metal doorway when the stonework collapsed on Tuesday.

  • Features

    Appointments

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    ContractorsRodger Tellis has been appointed construction director of Berkshire-based Greatworth Properties.Carillion has appointed Andrew Trewick (right) general manager of Nelso, its national partitioning business based in Walsall. HousebuildersGriff Marshalsay, previously with Berkeley Homes, has been appointed managing director for Charles Church's South-east division. Scott Bonnell has joined the southern Home ...

  • News

    Amec sets up new FM arm

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Contractor Amec has set up a pharmaceutical facilities division with its French associate, electrical services company Spie.

  • News

    Foster and Alsop call for better clients

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Lord Foster has called for clients to take a lead in promoting high quality building design.

  • News

    Cape shares plunge after profit warning

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    SHARES in fire protection products company Cape fell 13% after it announced that full-year results would be lower than expected because of continuing losses.

  • Comment

    Adjudication on trial

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    There are strong arguments to support the view that the Human Rights Act does apply to adjudication. If that really is the case, does it mean that the whole process will have to be abandoned?

  • News

    Galliard joins race to acquire dome site

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder Galliard has joined the race to buy the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, south-east London.

  • News

    Prescott accused of turning summit into 'talking shop'

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Government's commitment to safety summit questioned after it is reduced from two days to a half a day.

  • News

    Academic joins Halcrow

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Professor Roger Flanagan, construction management and engineering professor at the University of Reading, has been appointed non-executive director of Halcrow Group.

  • News

    Audit office flays tax scheme …

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Inland Revenue given "roasting" from government watchdog over catalogue of mistakes.

  • News

    … and warns MPs to expect Portcullis claims

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    The House of Commons is bracing itself to pay out more money to disgruntled contractors over Portcullis House.

  • Features

    If you think it's bad here…

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    In the second of Building's safety series in the run-up to John Prescott's summit, we look across the Channel to see how Britain's site death record compares with the rest of Europe.