All Building articles in 2001 issue 16 – Page 2
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Maunsell's pioneering chairman David Lee dies
Leading bridge engineer David Lee, a former chairman of consulting engineer Maunsell, has died aged 70.
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Broadway Malyan defends Met Office design
Architect Broadway Malyan has defended its proposed design for the £60m Meteorological Office headquarters from criticism by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.
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Wilcon boss warns of more mergers
More consolidation on way as Wilcon buys Wainhomes for £132.5m.
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Meacher to spearhead creation of safety body
Unions pleased with plan for new ministerial role but employers ask why Nick Raynsford has been ignored.
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Big Brother to get its very own love shack
A mud "LOVE shack" is being constructed in the garden of the house in which the TV show Big Brother takes place.
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The big school
Architect Glas has won a competition to design this £400,000 hall for the Tower House School in Sheen, south-west London.
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Laing bosses ready to bale out
Senior management at Laing's construction arm are bracing themselves to leave the business if it is bought by O'Rourke.
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Not in my back yard
PCKO Architects has won a planning appeal to build six modern homes on a backland site in a conservation area in Wanstead, north-east London.
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Comment
You're asking for it
Tony Bingham - Adjudicators can only do what they are asked to do, so if you don't get the wording right in the referral notice, you're likely to come unstuck
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Eden architect prepares second claim
Cornish architect Jonathan Ball is preparing a second case against the £80m Eden Project in Cornwall after losing the first last week.
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Features
Appointments
ContractorsSheffield-based BDB Design Build has promoted David Hutchinson to director.HousebuildersDavid Dodge (right) has joined Gleeson Homes as managing director in the North-east.ConsultantsProperty consultant Ambury has appointed Ian McArdle, previously with Chesterton Katalysis, managing director.Bill Ritchie, Robert Butler and Keith Boxer have joined engineer Whitby Bird & Partners as directors of ...
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Anglian tightens Morrison alliance
Morrison owner AWG, formerly Anglian Water, has restructured the Scottish group's international construction division to focus on servicing its own utility operations.
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Adjudication is safe from Human Rights Act
Judge rules that adjudication does not break European convention in landmark judgment.
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For what it's worth …
Gus Alexander - Abolishing the RIBA advisory fee scale, as the government wants, is another sign of our crass inability to appreciate the value of good design
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From beyond the grave …
Julian Holloway - A Court of Appeal decision on a negligence case may mean that contractors and architects are liable for claims they thought were dead and buried
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Persimmon set to axe '800 jobs' at Beazer
Morale "collapsing" at housebuilder as Persimmon cuts staff by half after its £537.5m takeover.
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Fairview raises production to repay £300m loan
Private housebuilder aims to double production and raise selling prices as part of a five-year repayment plan.
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Boot resigned to 1% construction margins
Henry Boot managing director Jamie Boot this week admitted that the group was resigned to making construction and civil engineering margins of less than 1%.
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Knowles forced to insure after losses of £250,000
Construction consultancy group James R Knowles has been forced to take out credit insurance after losing £250,000 from bad debts in the six months to 31 January.
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