All Building articles in 2001 issue 17 – Page 2

  • Features

    University challenge

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Cambridge estates head David Adamson is determined to make the industry work together. So any firm that wants a slice of the university's record £528m build programme had better start listening …

  • News

    Egan to chair industry portal

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Sir John Egan pledged himself to the struggling e-construction sector this week by joining industry portal Asite as chairman.

  • News

    National Ice Centre, Nottingham

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    This £40m 9500-capacity arena next to the city's lace market quarter is now finished.

  • News

    Cardiff stadium hits fresh snag

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    The Cardiff Millennium Stadium's innovative retractable roof has developed a fault three weeks before the venue is due to host the FA Cup final on 12 May.

  • News

    Rural builders see glimmer of hope

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Small builders have been given some hope of avoiding closure by the easing of the foot-and-mouth epidemic, but outbreaks are still disabling projects.

  • News

    Glasgow reveals blueprint for the future

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Glasgow council has unveiled a plan to halt the drift of population into the suburbs.

  • News

    Blair green light for millennium villages

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    More millennium villages will be built in the future with commercial property owners playing a bigger role, Tony Blair announced this week.

  • News

    Design-build body bids to take on CIB job

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Construction and client body the Design Build Foundation has offered to take over the responsibilities of the soon-to-be defunct Construction Industry Board.

  • Features

    Better, naturally

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Sally Sullivan - Why bother saving a few pennies on decorating materials when they could be making you ill?

  • News

    Beazer chief fights Persimmon over payoff

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Beazer chief executive is disputing redundancy deal in the wake of takeover.

  • News

    MPs call for retention to be axed

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    The constructors liaison group has escalated its campaign against cash retentions, with up to 60 MPs signing an early day motion proposing that they be outlawed.

  • News

    Kier and Wilcon head Building Awards list

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Kier and Wilcon Homes scooped the top prizes for contractors and housebuilders at this year's Building Awards, held on Wednesday night.

  • Features

    Assembling the Assembly

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Creating a giant, lopsided egg about to topple over is very easy if you're using a Biro, but how on earth do you do it with structural steel? Andy Pearson went onsite at the GLA headquarters to find out.

  • Features

    Appointments

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    ContractorsBaggaley Construction has appointed Mike Shires, president of the Nottingham City Business Club, training and development manager.John MacLean has been made project finance director at Morrison Developments.Project and construction management group Spring and Company has appointed Tim Dawson project management associate. Jane Urquhart joins as cost manager for construction ...

  • News

    Anarchists to target Balfour Beatty in May day demo

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Friends of the Earth also set to hold demonstration outside annual meeting to protest over Ilisu dam project.

  • News

    Alliance forms new architectural giant

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    US architect Wimberly, Allison Tong & Goo has formed an alliance with two rivals to create one of the world's largest practices.

  • News

    Allen utilities sale will drag into the summer

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    The utilities division of Allen Group is unlikely to be sold until the summer, despite expressions of interest from up to 12 potential buyers.

  • Features

    When all the cows have gone

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    The rural economy faces collapse in the wake of foot and mouth. Meanwhile, our booming cities are ever more choked for space. It's time to reopen the debate about building on the green belt, argues Marcus Fairs

  • News

    Europe accuses BPB of price fixing

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    The European Commission has accused British materials firm BPB of price fixing, along with three other European companies.

  • News

    … while MBO team bids for prefab plants

    2001-04-27T00:00:00Z

    A management buyout has been launched for Beazer's social housing division and two prefabrication factories.