All Building articles in 2001 issue 26 – Page 2
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Features
Engineering change
Engineering firms are taking a leaf out of the quantity surveyors' book by diverging into the lucrative field of management consulting.
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News
Funding for CABE to double
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is set to receive twice as much funding next year.
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Management buyout at DEGW
Architect and interior designer DEGW, which was owned by Dutch management consultancy Twijnstra Gudde, has successfully concluded a management buyout.
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Westminster cracks down on tall buildings
Radical changes to Westminster's planning blueprint have been approved that will curb commercial and leisure development.
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HBG snub for Heijmans takeover bid
Contractor HBG this week signalled that it intends to resist a takeover bid from Dutch rival Heijmans by pushing ahead with the merger of its dredging businesses with Ballast Nedam.
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Berkeley turnover set to grow by half
Housebuilder Berkeley is on track to boost turnover by nearly 50% after record house sales this month and last.
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Features
Have your quake and beat it
Modern seismic codes in Japan have forced designers to look for radical solutions to earthquake damage. But it is the country's distant past that has inspired the latest seismic shift in architecture
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Atkins to bring UK staff together
Multidisciplinary consultant WS Atkins is bringing its entire UK "middle and back office" staff to a base near Worcester.
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Features
Appointments
Contractors Fit-out specialist Overbury, part of the Morgan Sindall Group, has appointed Dan Jarrold, formerly with the British Marketing Research Bureau, as brand manager.Construction group Morgan Sindall has appointed Liz Earwaker, previously with the Building Design Partnership, as marketing co-ordinator in the London office.Nick Done has been appointed managing director ...
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Warranty row mars launch of anti-cowboy scheme
Builders claim customer guarantee requirement will discourage builders from signing up to quality mark.
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Amey buys communications firm
Support services group Amey has bought a 51% stake in Crown Business Communications, one of the UK's largest independent public relations agencies.
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Linden aims to double output in three years
Housebuilder plans to double production to 1750 units a year after management buyout last November.
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Ex-Beazer boss agrees payoff
Former Beazer chief executive John Low has settled a dispute over his severance package from housebuilder Persimmon, which took over Beazer earlier this year.
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Contractors on defensive after PFI comes under fire
Companies reaffirm need for private finance after leading think tank casts doubt on value of PFI.
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Constructionline to launch advertising push
Public sector clients and contractors to be targeted in drive to create single comprehensive register for UK.
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Features
Five things you should know about efficient cash flow
At the start When you sign a contract on a new project, find out where to send invoices as this may not be to the client's main address. If you are concerned, request a small payment up front to test the payment system. Schedule invoices on a monthly basis ...
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… and they're rebuilding Pontypridd, too
A £40m mixed-use redevelopment of Pontypridd is set to revitalise the town's centre.
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New-build housing rises 6% in May
New-build housing applications in May rose to 13,398, a 6% increase compared with the same time last year, according to the National House Building Council.
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£404m Aylesbury plan in doubt
The financial viability of a landmark £404m regeneration project in London is being hampered by rising build costs and new social housing rent laws.
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German drugs firm launches bid to build 3000 surgeries
Stuttgart-based pharmaceuticals giant Gehe rolls out one-stop shop for GPs and healthcare trusts.
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