All Building articles in 2002 issue 37 – Page 2
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News
The Wembley way: rising costs and a five-year delay
With a £426m loan deal for Wembley expected to be finalised this week, the demolition of the famous old towers could soon be underway
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Contracts
Allenbuild arm wins schoolThe north-east division of Allenbuild has been awarded an £8.7m contract to build the Venerable Bede Church of England School at Ryhope near Sunderland for Durham Diocesan Board of Education. Kier nabs £1m revamp jobKier Northern has won a £1m contract from the National Trust for the ...
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NewsConstruction takes to the waves for Cowes races
Architect Manser and bathroom distributor Froy share first place at Europe’s largest industry regatta.
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Features
Five ways to raise your company's profile
Where's your website? If you have a website then let everyone know about it. Include the address on your letterheads, any promotional material and on your business cards – wherever you can.And how about your address? For those with websites, make sure your address and telephone number are prominently displayed. ...
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Comment
Smell the coffee
If the Construction Industry Council is dreaming that it can turn the clock back to the discredited days of the independent consultant, it will have a rude awakening
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News
CITB: Coming to a project near you
The Construction Industry Training Board is about to launch its latest scheme to persuade people to apply for a job in the labour-starved construction industry – by taking projects to them.
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Features
A summer chill
In this month's Tracker, Construction Forecasting and Research reports that activity across the construction industry declined in July, with large firms and civil engineers suffering the most
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News
Mace buys 'like-minded' Manchester rival
Mace, the UK's largest independent project management group, has bought one of its main rivals, Manchester-based C2C.
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Bradford joins regeneration hot spots
Bradford is in line to receive at least £160m in regeneration funding after it was revealed to be the location of the government's 10th urban regeneration company this week.
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Promoted Inspace boss quits
John O’Neill, head of Willmott Dixon’s fit-out arm Inspace, has left the firm just weeks after he was promoted to chief operating officer.
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US boss is parachuted into Skanska top job
Skanska has appointed the head of its US operations as the global contractor’s new chief executive and president.
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Comment
The PFI booster
The new Guidance on Standardisation of PFI Contracts is something of a mixed bag for building contractors, but may succeed in giving the PFI a vital shot in the arm …
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News
HSE: Improving safety will boost your profit
The Health and Safety Executive this week urged contractors to improve safety practices as a means of increasing profit.
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Comment
Between the wars
Writing from Soweto, the RIBA president reflects on how old ideological struggles have given way to an even more daunting battle with poverty and ecological collapse
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NewsBattle for Bishopsgate hots up
English Heritage this week demanded that London Underground withdraw allegation that it is using protest groups to fight its battle against the redevelopment of a historic railway goods yard in Bishopsgate, on the edge of the City of London.
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FMB enjoys healthy surplus as rival axes jobs
Trade association the Federation of Master Builders this week revealed that its year-end surplus was up 54% to £374,000.
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Atkins to manage quality mark roll-out
Consultant Atkins is to oversee the national roll-out of the government’s anti-cowboy builder initiative. Atkins was selected by the DTI from a shortlist of four. Capita, the outsourcing company that runs the quality mark website and inquiry line, was not on the shortlist. One of Atkins’ biggest tasks will be ...
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FeaturesDead on arrival?
With the government investing billions in healthcare facilities, the NHS is finally getting its chance to join the 21st century. But experts are already warning that essential design is being squeezed out of this vision. With technology and medical procedures advancing at the pace they are, our shiny new hospitals, ...
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News
Egan report fails to address labour problems, say unions
Accelerating Change criticised for ignoring issues such as tax evasion and bogus self-employment.
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NewsAsian abuse victim exposes racism on Channel Tunnel site
Employment tribunal awards £18,575 after supervisors victimised worker and called him 'a spy for Bin Laden'.
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