All Building articles in 2001 issue 07 – Page 2
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News
Talks held over Constructionline
Talks have been held over the future success of the government's vetting body Constructionline.
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Features
Reinforced concrete learning package
Products - On-site insulation for wall panels, lintels for a police station and a CD-ROM guide to reinforced concrete feature in this structures special.
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News
Tube losers' compensation to rise
the four bidders for the £10bn part-privatisation of London Underground this week received letters believed to contain improved compensation offers
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Comment
As clear as mud
Judges have to tell a losing party why they lost, and if they don't, they run the risk of having a judgment set aside by a higher court. And that's something adjudicators should think about, too.
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Features
Chaos theory
You can tell at a glance there's madness in the method used to design this canopy over Melbourne's Federation Square. Its structure is based on the mathematical model that describes the pattern of patchwork quilts …
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News
Tilbury Douglas to change name
Contracting services specialist Tilbury Douglas is to break with more than a century of tradition and change its name.
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CITB pleads for cash to combat skills crisis
The Construction Industry Training Board is calling for extra resources to combat the training and recruitment crises in the industry.
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CPA calls for tax cuts
The Construction Products Association has called for the Treasury to cut VAT on all domestic repair and maintenance.
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Morgan Sindall issues wake-up call to City
Brokers support John Morgan's call for the City to value construction companies at their true worth.
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CABE boss warns Leeds on design
Jon Rouse, chief executive of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, this week called on Leeds to keep driving for better buildings.
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BDG McColl to focus on design
BDG McColl has closed its £5m-turnover design-and-build business to concentrate on design.
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Mayor questions South Bank scheme
Rick Mather's masterplan for the South Bank Centre has been called into question by London mayor Ken Livingstone.
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Audit office probes Treasury PFI
THE National Audit Office has launched an investigation into the £100m PFI redevelopment of the Treasury headquarters.
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Atkins lands education PPP
WS Atkins has been awarded the public–private partnership to take control of the London borough of Southwark's education authority.
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Victoria Station masterplan approved
A £300m masterplan to redevelop Victoria Station, central London, has been approved by Westminster City Council.
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Features
Appointments
ContractorsNottinghamshire-based civil engineering and building company North Midland Construction has appointed Mike Payne and Martin Queally general managers for their cabling and ducting division.Stephen Kelly has been appointed development manager for Morrison Developments. He will be based in Glasgow.Roger Mabey has been appointed to the board of Bovis Lend Lease ...
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Change adjudication law, CIB tells Raynsford
Construction Industry Board recommends banning companies from writing clauses to deter adjudication.
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Latest orders data shows 5% rise
Construction orders increased 5% last year compared with 1999, bolstered by large rises in the infrastructure and public non-housing sectors.
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BAA to run £2bn Terminal 5 project itself
Client will project manage Heathrow Airport extension, taking on risk and forming management team.
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St Modwen profit up 16%
St Modwen Properties saw pre-tax profit jump 16% to £21.5m last year from £18.5m in 1999. Results for the year to 30 November 2000 also showed a net rental income increase of 14% to £22.5m in 2000, compared with £19.8m in 1999.
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