All Building articles in 2001 issue 25 – Page 2

  • News

    Contracts

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Birse arm lands logistics dealBirse arm Birse Logistic Solutions has won a £8.7m contract from ProLogis Developments for two distribution centres in Coleshill, Warwickshire.TCN to design college blocksArchitect Temple Cox Nicholls has been appointed to design two blocks as part of a £3.85m development at Halesowen college, West Midlands.HBG nabs ...

  • News

    Laing close to closing US sale

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Laing said this week that it was on the verge of completing the sale of its US housebuilding division.

  • News

    Three up for Welsh centre

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    A shortlist of three contractors has been picked to work up bids for the troubled £92m Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.

  • Features

    An inspector calls

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    AWG's massive overpayment for Morrison holds out a vital lesson for companies on the acquisition trail: make sure you leave no piece of paper unturned when investigating the value of a business.

  • Features

    The family business

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Family can't be allowed to come a second to work, but striking a balance is tough

  • Features

    Five tips for building your business

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Satisfy your customerCustomers hold the key to long-term profitable growth. The customer should therefore be accorded the same respect as a manager: your business must ensure regular contact, provide innovative ideas, timely delivery of factual data, and keep appointments. Consider a single point of contact for your customers by appointing ...

  • News

    Brown threatens cartels with jail sentences

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Chancellor Gordon Brown this week outlined plans to improve competition and productivity in British industry.

  • News

    Inhabited bridge planned for east London

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Plans to build an inhabited bridge spanning the mouth of the River Lea in east London are being developed by housing association the Peabody Trust.

  • Comment

    The delivery boys

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    If Tony Blair is to fulfil his "instruction to deliver" he must tackle officialdom's failure to implement policy effectively – a source of much misery

  • News

    Irish construction boom slows

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    THE CONSTRUCTION BOOM in the Irish republic is set to slow this year because of the foot-and-mouth scare and a fall in US investment, writes Phil Clark.

  • News

    CIB to devolve tasks to other bodies

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The Construction Industry Board will continue with its main initiatives, despite the fact that it ceases to exist next Friday.

  • News

    Into the Bluu

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Four former directors of collapsed fit-out group Churchfield are wary of making the same mistakes as their previous firm as they set up a new venture.

  • News

    Dutch contractor Heijmans makes shock bid for HBG

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    City expects move to be successful even though Heijmans is one-third the size of its target.

  • Features

    Ticking away

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Housing associations have three years to become Egan-compliant if they want funding for their schemes. Does this herald a real change in culture – or just a bureaucratic obstacle course?

  • News

    Scots in arms over Glasgow housing plan

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Plans to build homes in a village on the southern outskirts of Glasgow have unleashed a hail of objection from residents during the public consultation on the city's plan for the future.

  • Features

    Appointments

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    ContractorsBryan Diggins (right) has joined Kier Construction, the civil engineering arm of Kier Group, as operations director. He joins from Laing.HousebuildersTry Homes Thames Valley has promoted Zoe Dobbs to field sales manager. Graham Bell has been appointed planning and design manager. In addition, Tom Nicholson will head Try's new office ...

  • Comment

    It's all in the timing

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The Brompton hospital case turned on the definition of concurrent delays. But it asked more questions about extensions of time than it answered

  • News

    Murray goes after West Coast Main Line slating

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Major projects director leaves "by mutual agreement" after strong criticism from rail regulator.

  • News

    Amec signs £85m gas terminal project

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Amec said this week that the energy market was buoyant as it announced that it had landed an £85m deal to build a gas terminal in the Irish republic.

  • Comment

    It's a long story …

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    This is the tale of a couple who bought an old house overlooking Beachy Head – and then found that the surveyor had sold them a pup …