All Building articles in 2001 issue 10 – Page 2
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Features
Foster's station at the heart of Europe
Dresden wanted to establish itself as the centre of Central Europe, so it called in Foster and Partners to do something dramatic with its 19th-century station. This is what it got …
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Features
Dear Robert
This month, is it always a good idea to move to a better paid job, and which should you choose: a company car or a car allowance?
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News
Foot-and-mouth crisis forces firms off the land
The National Trust and English Heritage order contractors to down tools across countryside.
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News
Contracts
T&T in Italian renaissanceTurner & Townsend Project Management Italia has been appointed to provide project support on the Italian government's £660m urban regeneration programme. Turner & Townsend will carry out project reviews on 47 schemes under the programme of urban regeneration and sustainable development, set to be completed by the ...
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News
Redrow rejects consolidation
Housebuilder Redrow ruled itself out of the sector's takeover frenzy this week, saying participation would not offer best value for its shareholders.
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New RIBA president urges closer ties with industry
Paul Hyett promises more contact with other professions and increased role in Construction Industry Board.
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Tishman Speyer City tower in doubt
The world's biggest developer, Tishman Speyer, is reconsidering plans for a skyscraper in the City of London after John Prescott called in the nearby Heron Tower scheme last week.
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Changes to energy regs to come in early
TOUGH regulations aimed at saving energy will be introduced 18 months earlier than expected.
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Former Carillion man joins Simons
Former Carillion divisional finance director Jim Kendall has joined Simons Group as finance director.
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Calls to scrap fee scale spark RIBA fury
RIBA to ask prime minister to reject OFT claims that advice on fees distorts market.
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Carillion launches new recruitment business
Carillion has this month merged two of its recruitment businesses, NCS and Pasco, in an attempt to tackle the skill shortages in the construction industry.
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Wilson builds factory to expand prefab capacity
Housebuilder Wilson Bowden is building a factory that will double its prefabrication capacity, but will not make timber-frame houses.
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Brown unveils five-point tax plan for regeneration
Chancellor Gordon Brown gave his backing to an urban renaissance in his budget on Wednesday.
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Features
Brand new sports kit
At last, a solution to poorly designed lottery-funded leisure facilities – an off-the-peg sports hall that's cheap and cheerful
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Comment
Playing for both sides
Tony Bingham - An adjudicator turns into a mediator to settle a dispute, and then turns back into an adjudicator when things go sour … but has he compromised his impartiality?
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Features
Is this the best boss in construction?
Ken Dalton runs Oscar Faber, a successful, if unglamorous, engineering company that has just been voted the best employer in the whole of UK construction. Eloise Seddon finds out what makes its staff such happy bunnies.
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Features
The knight behind the portcullis
Portcullis House has generated countless headlines, but its architect, Sir Michael Hopkins, has featured in very few of them. So who is this powerful yet elusive figure?
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News
End uncertainty over the Tube, says Balfour Beatty
Chief executive Mike Welton calls for decisive action from government as he reports 69% rise in pre-tax profit.
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Bremner to host awards
Tony Blair won't be repeating last year's performance at the 2001 Building Awards, but the event will be hosted by a man who does a very good impression of the prime minister – Rory Bremner.
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Laing on brink of selling construction arm
THE sale of Laing's construction arm is imminent, according to sources close to the group. Insiders believe that it may be concluded next week.
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