All Building articles in 2002 issue 25 – Page 2
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Contracts
Wates wins £6.5m schoolWates Construction has landed a £6.5m contract from Dudley council to build a new school in Kingswinford, West Midlands.Kier nabs Liverpudlian workKier Northwest has been awarded a £2.9m contract for the internal refit of Comben House, a government building in Netherton, Liverpool.Multibuild lands two pubsContractor Multibuild Interiors ...
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Logistics giants UPS and Exel to target construction
Global delivery companies set to outmanoeuvre project managers, cut costs and increase productivity.
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Plaudits for city housing
six High-density, inner-city schemes have been recognised in the government-backed Housing Design Awards, announced this week. The winning schemes are:Lifetime homes with generous space in Angell Town, south London, designed by Burrell Foley Fischer for Lambeth council.Affordable community housing for rent on London’s South Bank, designed by Haworth Tompkins for ...
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NewsPhil's caff
Phil's caff: Eurostar has revealed this image of Philippe Starck's design for a business lounge at Waterloo in central London. Starck designed the lounge, called Le Salon, as part of a £35m three-year refurbishment of the station. It will cater for 120 passengers and includes Starck trademarks such as chandeliers ...
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Public spending to fuel three-year output boom
Construction sector to outperform UK economy as state expenditure on public services gets under way.
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Hadid and KPF in Bishopsgate race
American architect Kohn Pedersen Fox and London-based Zaha Hadid Architects lead a four-strong shortlist for the masterplan of one of the capital's most sensitive sites.
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Use unemployed before immigrants, Whitehall told
Industry blocks seasonal migrant worker scheme and presses for more government funding to train over-25s.
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Miller joins rush to open Midlands base
Miller construction has opened an office in Birmingham, making it the latest of a long line of construction firms to expand into the Midlands.
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Comment
The snobs' barricade
Labour seems to have no intention of providing shelter for those unable to provide it for themselves – and one reason is that we don't really want it to
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PFI backers reject draft deal
Leading City PFI backers have thrown out a proposed agreement with the government for the private sector to keep 70% of gains made by refinancing the early PFI projects.
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NewsWestbury to rehire Prowting staff facing axe
Westbury is in talks to redeploy some of the 100 Prowting staff who will lose their jobs following Westbury’s takeover of the rival housebuilder.
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NewsDarwin's award
Darwin's award: An all-glass solar wall fronts of the £20m Darwin Centre, part of the Natural History Museum, is the latest addition to London's museum complex in South Kensington. The south-facing facade – designed by architect HOK International and structural and services engineer Buro Happold has glass louvres that automatically ...
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CIC to assess clients' use of reverse auction bidding
Construction Industry Council sets up taskforce to investigate disputed online procurement system.
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Emcor Drake & Scull to bid for Citex's Hong Kong arm
Facilities manager aims to increase Hong Kong presence as Citex sheds troubled subsidiary Citex Asia.
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Comment
Arbitrary justice
Be warned. If you deny the existence of a contract, you could jeopardise agreements within it, such as your right to settle a dispute through arbitration
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FeaturesAppointments
ConsultantsInternational property adviser GVA Grimley has appointed Lance Taylor partner in its project management team.Stephen Buckley has joined Hoare Lee Fire Engineering, a specialist division of Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers, as fire safety engineer. He will be based in the firm's Manchester office.Nick Lloyd has joined multidisciplinary consultant Douglas Wallace ...
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Set up affordable housing agencies, MPs told
The chief executive of a leading housing association this week told MPs that the government should set up land assembly agencies to tackle the affordable housing crisis.
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Eight bid for £80m Fourth Grace
Developers Urban Catalyst and Countryside Properties have reached an eight-strong longlist for the £80m mixed-use "Fourth Grace" scheme in Liverpool.
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NewsHBG aims for 50% margin hike
HBG's UK arm has given itself three years to increase its margins by half.
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Asite blames shake-up for £8.4m loss
Construction portal Asite this week posted a pre-tax loss of £8.4m for 2001.
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