All Building articles in 2001 issue 17 – Page 2
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Features
University challenge
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 …
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Egan to chair industry portal
Sir John Egan pledged himself to the struggling e-construction sector this week by joining industry portal Asite as chairman.
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National Ice Centre, Nottingham
This £40m 9500-capacity arena next to the city's lace market quarter is now finished.
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Cardiff stadium hits fresh snag
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.
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Rural builders see glimmer of hope
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.
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Glasgow reveals blueprint for the future
Glasgow council has unveiled a plan to halt the drift of population into the suburbs.
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Blair green light for millennium villages
More millennium villages will be built in the future with commercial property owners playing a bigger role, Tony Blair announced this week.
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Design-build body bids to take on CIB job
Construction and client body the Design Build Foundation has offered to take over the responsibilities of the soon-to-be defunct Construction Industry Board.
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Better, naturally
Sally Sullivan - Why bother saving a few pennies on decorating materials when they could be making you ill?
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Beazer chief fights Persimmon over payoff
Beazer chief executive is disputing redundancy deal in the wake of takeover.
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MPs call for retention to be axed
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.
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Kier and Wilcon head Building Awards list
Kier and Wilcon Homes scooped the top prizes for contractors and housebuilders at this year's Building Awards, held on Wednesday night.
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Features
Assembling the Assembly
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.
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Appointments
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 ...
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Anarchists to target Balfour Beatty in May day demo
Friends of the Earth also set to hold demonstration outside annual meeting to protest over Ilisu dam project.
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Alliance forms new architectural giant
US architect Wimberly, Allison Tong & Goo has formed an alliance with two rivals to create one of the world's largest practices.
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Allen utilities sale will drag into the summer
The utilities division of Allen Group is unlikely to be sold until the summer, despite expressions of interest from up to 12 potential buyers.
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When all the cows have gone
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
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Europe accuses BPB of price fixing
The European Commission has accused British materials firm BPB of price fixing, along with three other European companies.
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… while MBO team bids for prefab plants
A management buyout has been launched for Beazer's social housing division and two prefabrication factories.
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