All Building articles in 2002 issue 17 – Page 3

  • Comment

    European antifreeze

    2002-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Karl vs Palisade showed that if you freeze a debtor's assets, the human rights lawyers get you. Now it seems they'll pounce even if you just freeze the money

  • News

    Troubled Bluestone gets another shake-up

    2002-05-03T00:00:00Z

    bluestone, the regional contracting arm of Morgan Sindall has restructured again, creating six regional divisions and a property care business.The firm has been divided into northern, Midlands, Thames Valley, southern, London and eastern regions. It previously had four regional divisions, but the firm said some of them, such as ...

  • Features

    Tender price forecast: Hope amid uncertainty

    2002-05-03T00:00:00Z

    A mood of uncertainty prevails, with modest rises in tender prices and new orders, lower housing starts and a decline in infrastructure work. But the Budget, reports Davis Langdon & Everest, has strengthened hopes for robust recovery

  • News

    Skanska’s results fail to impress the City

    2002-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Global construction company Skanska has posted better results for the first three months of 2002, but they have failed to deflect criticism from the City.

  • News

    ‘Predator ‘Westbury defies pressure to buy

    2002-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder Westbury says it will not be rushed into making an acquisition, despite City pressure on the sector to consolidate.

  • News

    Developers line up for £400m Canada Water plan

    2002-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Persimmon, St George, Wimpey, Amec and Urban Catalyst bid for south-east London docks scheme.

  • News

    Work starts on £100m Wandsworth plan

    2002-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Work has begun on the £100m Riverside Quarter, the first large London project to be designed by Leeds-based architect Carey Jones.

  • News

    Industry firms among 100 most profitable

    2002-05-03T00:00:00Z

    The improving fortunes of the construction market over recent years has enabled 15 firms from the sector to make it into The Sunday Times’ Profit Track 100, which ranks the UK’s most profitable privately run firms over the last three years.