All Building articles in 2002 issue 18 – Page 2
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Features
Building a new breed
Who can the virgin client turn to in times of trouble? Bring on the independent adviser – quick
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Features
Breakdown
In some areas of Burnley, house prices have fallen by half in the past 10 years. Here, property ownership makes you poorer. The result is a bitter struggle for regeneration funds that the hard right has exploited to win electoral success. Mark Leftly reports on a city staring into the ...
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NewsEx-Redrow boss Morgan starts up land dealing firm
Steve Morgan back in business with £250m warchest after selling most of 34.5% stake in firm he founded.
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FeaturesThe benchmark
Having already had one nightmare with a housing block refurbishment, Hackney council wasn't about to make the same mistakes. Thomas Lane found out how the team applied bitter experience to make its next project a triumph.
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FeaturesThe beautiful games
As the England football squad prepares to fly out to Japan for the World Cup, Building was given a sneak preview of three of the country's spectacular new stadiums built for the tournament.
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News
Balfour beefs up engineering
Balfour Beatty has enlarged its engineering division in a shake-up of group operations.
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Comment
The ASP with a sting in its tail
Using extranets to transmit documents can save a fortune, write Gillian Birkby and Jon Nugent. But what if the system crashes or, even worse, the application service provider becomes insolvent?
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News
Hochtief appoints UK managing director
German construction giant Hochtief has appointed Stephen Ives as its new UK managing director after the retirement of Leslie Forrest.
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FeaturesAppointments
ConsultantsBLB Architects has made five appointments. Simon Blakemore, Diana Earls, Chantal Cudd, Anthony Doughty and Sarah Dancaster have joined the Redditch office. In addition, Suzanne Clark (left) joins as marketing manager.Bristol-based building consultant Osmond Tricks has appointed Chris Miles, previously with Watts and Partners and Vincent Cochran, formerly with Parsons ...
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News
Mott MacDonald to merge with Franklin + Andrews
Union of engineering consultant and QS designed to compete with WS Atkins as global player
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Features
Top five alternative management books
The Servant Leader by James Autry (Prima Lifestyles, £17). Based on the teachings of the classical Chinese text the Tao Te Ching, Altree argues that leadership should come from the bottom up.Building the Happiness Centred Business by Dr Paddi Lundi. The story of an Aussie dentist who decided money, business ...
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NewsContamination delays Allerton Bywater by year
contamination problems at the second Millennium Village in West Yorkshire have delayed the scheme by 12 months.
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NewsDownhill all the way
Downhill all the way: Architect Llewelyn-Davies has produced a masterplan and concept design for an indoor ski and winter sports centre in Hong Kong. The centre, based on the Ma Wan island in the province, includes a 250 m ski slope connected to a 30,000 m2 building housing a skating ...
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News
Amec AGM targeted by dam protesters
Campaigners led by Friends of the Earth protested outside Amec's annual general meeting in London on Wednesday.
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Comment
Just my opinion …
The principles outlined in Constructing the Team were created on a commonsense, rather than expert, basis. So have they actually been adopted?
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News
Alsop and Yeang battle for £80m Liverpool icon
Richard Rogers may also be in running to design 'fourth grace' mixed-use scheme for key Merseyside location.
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News
Bett Brothers doubles profit to £7.4m
Scottish housebuilder and developer Bett Brothers more than doubled its pre-tax profit in the six months to 28 February.
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News
BAA team plans £128m overhaul of Omani airport
Airport operator is hiring consultant team for upgrading of Seeb airport in Gulf state capital.
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News
Newcomer wins £120m Sheffield scheme
A north-western English consortium has beaten off established rivals to be named preferred partner for the £120m Heart of the City regeneration scheme in Sheffield.
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News
AYH staff given £2.1m in bonuses
QS and project manager AYH has distributed £2.1m of its profit to its staff in bonuses and share schemes.
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