All Building articles in 2002 issue 39 – Page 2
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Wimpey set to buy Laing Homes
Speculation was mounting this week that Wimpey was in the final stages of a £250m deal to buy Laing Homes, writes Gordon Jon Thompson.
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Housing sales boost profit at Henry Boot
A strong performance from Henry Boot's housing division has helped the group post a 9% increase in profit, despite a fall in turnover.
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Client body seeks urgent remedy for financial crisis
Chief executive of the Confederation of Construction Clients draws up radical plans for restructuring.
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NewsMultiplex blows final whistle on old Wembley
Australian contractor starts demolition of national stadium, with twin towers due to go in November.
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FeaturesThe barrier method
The picturesque town of Bewdley made the headlines in 2000 after it suffered three floods in six weeks. The challenge was to stop it happening again, but every option was either impossible, could make things worse or would cost £470m. Except for one …
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NewsBrumwell breaks ranks with public sector unions to back Brown on PFI
A moratorium on the PFI would devastate jobs, general secretary of UCATT tells Labour Party conference in atense debate on Monday.
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NewsLaing and Lovell top awards
Laing Homes and Lovell Partnerships scooped the top prizes in the 2002 Building Homes Quality Awards, hosted by Building and the Housing Forum, at Le Meridien Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Tuesday.
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Comment
The avenger
It was a bank holiday when the call came. Emergency gas leak, or so they thought. Here was a chance to pay back all those years of being messed around …
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NewsEgan: Asite will be in black by end of year
Sir John Egan, chairman of internet portal Asite, believes the industry's move to e-commerce means that the business is about to make its first profit.
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FeaturesThe artful dodger
Glenn Allison is planning a campaign to persuade the English public that they really do want to buy timber-frame houses, regardless of what they may have read about fire risks. Here he cleverly avoids telling us why …
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NewsArmitt sets out new deal for rail
Network Rail chief executive John Armitt this week called for a more rational approach to the way large rail projects are carried out.
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Reid helps airports stop terrorists
Reid Architecture has drawn up draft guidelines on how cargo holds at airports can be designed to counter terrorist attacks
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NewsO'Rourke denies deputy White quit after bust-up
Laing O'Rourke boss says executive quit because he had finished restructuring and wanted to set up own firm.
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Comment
Step on the accelerator
Sir John Egan did well to get construction to give itself an overhaul. Now his successor, Peter Rogers, needs to get the whole industry moving in the right direction
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Profit rises 19.5% at White Young Green
Multidisciplinary consultant White Young Green shrugged off the impact of 11 September to post a 19.5% increase in profit.
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NewsAtkins staff lose £140m as shares plummet 93%
Employee shareholders suffer as share value falls from peak of 705p in April to 52p this week.
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Cardiff to get £100m high-tech 'taxi' system
Cardiff council is looking for a contractor to build a high-tech transport system in Cardiff Bay.
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