All Building articles in 2002 issue 09 – Page 2
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Winning Work with Developers conference
Building’s latest Winning Work conference is aimed at meeting the needs of developers.
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Glasgow millennium tower closes for repairs
The millennium tower at the £75m Glasgow Science Park has been closed because of structural damage at the base.
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Comment
New life in old claims
Two recent cases mean that concealed defects can still come back to haunt builders, even if they are found many years after the building is completed
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Railtrack collapse will hit PPPs, warns City
of Railtrack has put public–private infrastructure projects at risk.
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More housebuilding deals on the cards
The UK housebuilding sector will be swept by a further round of consolidation, according to stockbroker Old Mutual Securities.
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Newly expanded WSP bids for Railtrack work
Consulting engineer WSP is making its first foray into the rail market by bidding to become a framework consultant for Railtrack.
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Former Bickerton directors win unfair dismissal case
Employment tribunal accepts claim by two executives that they were bullied into resigning.
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Comment
Beyond these shores
If you're carrying out a construction project abroad, you need to be aware of the potential pitfalls. Start by finding out which country's law applies
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NewsLandmark buildings face terror risk assessment
Safety at sporting venues and tall buildings to be scrutinised over heightened terrorism fears.
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Untrained architect wins professional recognition
Landmark case may mean that other established UK designers are eligible to join the RIBA.
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FeaturesAppointments
ContractorsEast Midlands-based construction group DE Clegg has appointed Bill Fiddian managing director of Clegg Construction. Steve Giltrap joins as managing director of Clegg Food Projects. He will take over from David Short (left), who becomes group managing director.Contrad Construction, the privately owned chartered building company, has appointed Jane Richardson marketing ...
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FeaturesBy royal appointment
The newly announced head of the DTLR's urban policy unit is currently Prince Charles' architectural right-hand man. Mark Leftly speaks to David Lunts about his struggle to bring traditionalism into the mainstream.
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Prince's man appointed cities tsar
Prince's Foundation chief executive David Lunts is to become urban regeneration tsar.
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Comment
Was Gaudí any good?
As one grows up, eccentricity becomes charming in people – but in architecture, it's can get bit too close to kitsch for comfort
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Features
Air restorer
You might want to take a deep breath before reading this – or then again, since the air in your office may be 10 times more polluted than it is outdoors, you might not. But now there's an air purification system that filters out the yuck and zaps bacteria to ...
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Comment
Jams and pile-ups ahead
The sequence of notices on payment and suspension is in a right tangle. Recent decisions by both judges and adjudicators only tighten the knots
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NewsFalconer taskforce to push for more affordable homes
DTLR unit to crack down on councils that pass schemes with low levels of social housing.
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Features
Vanishing acts
How are the empty seats around industry's boardroom tables being filled? By raiding parties snatching the brightest and best from rivals and other sectors. And it looks like the vacuum will suck in even more companies before it is filled.
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Redrow slashed Tay jobs by one-third after acquisition
Housebuilder reveals that last year's purchase resulted in 60 redundancies at Yorkshire-based firm.
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NewsGleeds takes on big accountants
Top 10 QS Gleeds has created a management consulting division that it says will give it an edge over the "big five" accountants,.
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