All Building articles in 2001 issue 35 – Page 2
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Features
Chemical reaction
Having revealed the appalling state of his chemistry department to a TV crew, Cambridge professor David King secured part of a government refurbishment grant to give it a new lease of life.
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Comment
Only yourself to blame
Contractors rushing to avoid the problems Carillion experienced in the Blyth & Blyth case take note: pinning more liability on consultants won't work
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News
Spellar to lead at Blair's Billions
Transport secretary John Spellar is to be the keynote speaker at Blair's Billions – the one-day conference sponsored by Building that will analyse the £45bn public sector spending boom taking place next month.
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News
House prices safe, says Berkeley
Berkeley chairman Roger Lewis has hit back at claims that the housing market is about to crash.
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News
Balfour Beatty continues US expansion
Balfour Beatty has further expanded in the USA by acquiring Cleveland-based civil engineering contractor National for £12m.
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News
Micro-flats backers sought
Architect Piercy Conner is talking to three developers over plans for "micro-flats" in London.
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News
Housebuilders back market
Wilson Bowden became the third housebuilder in a week to confirm the underlying strength of the housing market.
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Features
The axeman
You may think Andrew Wyllie doesn't look the kind of guy who'd happily tell 800 people they were out of a job – and you'd be right. The Taywood boss couldn't sleep at night while he did it. He tells Building why it was still the right thing to do.
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News
Liverpool scheme awarded DTLR funding
A £200m scheme to regenerate a 300-acre part of eastern Liverpool has been given the go-ahead, after winning government funding.
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News
HBF rejects Housing Forum attack
The House Builders Federation has disputed a report attacking the environmental performance of housebuilders.
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News
Welsh assembly costs revealed
New figures obtained by Building have revealed the cost overruns that led to Richard Rogers Partnership being sacked from the Welsh assembly project.
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News
Arup plans to live in giant green Smartie
Consultant Arup has received approval from Camden council to redevelop its London headquarters. The £33m project, planned by architect Sheppard Robson and developed by Arup and landlord London Merchant Services, will create an office area of 20,600 m2 in and around Fitzroy Street for 1500 staff. The hub building is ...
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News
Two in running to build new Arsenal stadium
Taylor Woodrow and Sir Robert McAlpine in shoot-out for £120m, 60,000-seat stadium in north London.
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News
PFI plan to liberate architects
The Lord Chancellor's department is to try out a scheme for improving PFI design by separating the appointment of the architect from that of the rest of the PFI consortium.
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Features
Appointments
ContractorsRichard Butler has joined Northampton-based Winvic Construction as project manager.Birse Building has appointed Wendy Jones, previously with Payne Building Contractors, as marketing manager for the southern region.Buxton has appointed two site managers, Sean Keenan and Mike Cotton, for contracts in the Midlands.HousebuildersRoger Brenan has been made managing director of Swan ...
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News
Anti-arson design guide for schools
A guidebook aiming to reduce the damage caused by arson attacks on schools through improved design will be released next month.
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News
Alsop to mastermind Lewisham revamp
Alsop Architects has been chosen to draw up the masterplan for a £115m regeneration project in south-east London.
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Features
Client profile: Manchester Airport
More on Manchester, as Building meets Andy Campbell, head of development at Manchester Airport, to find out about its billion-pound construction plans – and whether it really is one of Britain's toughest clients.
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News
Taylor Woodrow to rebuild construction after job cuts
Loss of 800 backroom jobs over 18 months frees up funding for acquisitions and internal growth.
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News
Government to adopt BAA-style framework deals
Limited number of supplier teams will be appointed to carry out departmental repairs and new-build projects.
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