All Building articles in 2001 issue 28 – Page 2
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Contracts
Pick Everard to design prisonLeicester-based architect Pick Everard has bagged a contract to design a £58m extension to HMP Birmingham prison, which has 800 inmates.Tilbury lands Heathrow jobTilbury Douglas Construction has been awarded a £20m deal to build a new aircraft maintenance block for BAA and Virgin Atlantic Airways at ...
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Comment
Clinging to the wreckage
After the collapse of Independent Insurance, We ask what to do if your insurer goes bust
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Features
Client profile: John Lewis Partnership
While construction director for Tesco, Nigel Keen helped write the Egan report. Now, as director of building and services for John Lewis Partnership, he continues to push for change.
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Features
Call in the specialists
Too many projects neglect effective M&E cost management – at their peril
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Southwark boss to push key jobs
The director of regeneration at Southwark council, Fred Manson, has vowed to drive through decisions on two landmark schemes before leaving the council.
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HSE goes on safety blitz in London
The Health and Safety Executive this week launched a construction safety blitz on building sites in central London.
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Small firms get help for public sector bids
The Office of Government Commerce this week published a guide for small businesses explaining how best to cash in on the expected huge increase in government spending.
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HBG 'vulnerable' to bid
In the latest twist to the battle over ownership of Dutch contractor HBG, a judge in the Netherlands has suspended its plans to merge its dredging arm with Ballast Nedam. The judge added that board decisions over the past 18 months warranted investigation.
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Four teams fight for Bermondsey site
Four teams are in the race for the first phase of a £33m flagship regeneration scheme in Bermondsey, south London.
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Bentley sues Somerfield
London contractor Bentley Construction is suing supermarket subsidiary Somerfield Property for more than £800,000 in a dispute over unpaid bills.
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Balfour Beatty employees face random drug tests
Specialist division workers testing positive may be dismissed as Amec considers following suit.
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Comment
Cover your back
We examine 'after-the-event' insurance, which can keep you out of trouble in big court cases
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New Atkins boss plans radical reorganisation
Robin Southwell to announce restructuring of consultant into 15 market-led "businesses".
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Features
Mall to arms
Self-contained superstructure or open grid? A fight between developers in Liverpool signals the direction the post-mall shopping centre may take
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Trio of architects picked for Exeter
Developer Land Securities has picked three architects to work together on the £80m mixed-use Princesshay scheme in Exeter city centre.
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Features
Appointments
ContractorsDean & Dyball Construction has appointed Clive Thomas (right) regional director for the South-west. Robin Mackie has been appointed managing director of Miller Construction following the retirement of Niven Kelly.Clugston Construction chief executive John Burnett has become executive director of the Clugston Group. Nigel Brook and Phillip Cooper have been ...
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Allerton Bywater hit by further delays
The second millennium village at Allerton Bywater has been delayed by another three months owing to protracted site investigations.
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Artisan aims for full listing
Construction group Artisan is planning to exchange its listing on the alternative investment market for a full listing on the London Stock Exchange in the next year.
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Features
Insurance nightmare ahead
As global warming increases and the weather forecast darkens, insurers may respond by jacking up premiums or pulling cover for £215bn of homes on flood plains. We report on a trend that could leave swaths of Britain development wastelands
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West Pier rises again
London architect KSS's £30m plans for redeveloping Brighton's derelict West Pier were unveiled this week.
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