All Building articles in 2002 issue 48 – Page 2
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Comment
Keep it clean
A judge asked to enforce an adjudicator's decision may feel that the ruling is undermined by unfairness. So what dirty dealings might lead to this sticky situation?
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Comment
It's a dead cert
Non-standard collateral warranties are set to re-emerge – and as their interpretation is so unpredictable, we'll no doubt soon be begging to see the back of them
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News
Job cuts are on the cards, warn major contractors
The commercial downturn and uncertainty in the rail sector lead Carillion and Mace to count heads.
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NewsLend Lease boss to head English Partnerships
Regeneration quango English Partnerships has appointed Lend Lease boss David Higgins as its chief executive.
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Features
A tsar is born
In the race to upgrade schools and hospitals, money is no object. What is in doubt is whether Whitehall has the muscle to make it happen. So, enter departmental tsars with the power of life and death over Labour's chances of a third term.
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News
Heijmans bids for Leadbitter
Dutch contractor Heijmans has launched a second attempt to enter the UK by bidding for rapidly expanding contractor Leadbitter.
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News
Tube PPP bidders win fight for indemnity
The government this week bowed to pressure from consortiums on the £16bn Tube public-private partnership by offering indemnities against a legal challenge.
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News
Lots Road job back on track
Taylor Woodrow expects to reach agreement with planners over the £500m mixed-use redevelopment of the Lots Road power station site in south-west London by May.
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News
Building triumphs at the IBP Awards
The assistant editor of Building, Marcus Fairs, was named journalist of the year at the International Building Press Awards last week – the fifth year in a row that the magazine has scooped the accolade.
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News
Four architects up for model health centre
Four architects have been shortlisted to design a health centre for youngsters in Lewisham, south-east London, which is being billed as a model for future centres.
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News
Football fans face lock-in after bioterror attack
Building control chiefs order stadiums to detain supporters to prevent the spread of infection.
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FeaturesAct of union
Creating an underground link between two of Edinburgh's most revered art galleries would be a challenge under any circumstances. But with one-third of the site tied up in political red tape and a big Monet exhibition looming, the £28m Playfair project has become the stuff of nightmares …
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NewsCountry & Metropolitan on the acquisition trail again
Housebuilder builds up stake in AIM-listed property firm following purchase of NorthCountry Homes in August.
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News
McAlpine is accused of fraud by ex-employee
A former Sir Robert McAlpine employee has claimed that he lost his job on the £63m Scotland national stadium after he discovered allegedly fraudulent practices and brought them to the attention of the firm.
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NewsFame academy
Fame academy: Architect John McAslan + Partners has won planning permission for a £700,000 centre for performing arts at De La Salle School in St Helens, Merseyside. The block will include classrooms as well as dance, drama and music accommodation. The scheme is due to go on site early next ...
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News
Skanska takes on £730m PFI hospital work
Contractor Skanska is gearing up for a glut of hospital PFI work in the Midlands after signing a £484m deal last week.
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News
Whitehall to use PFI bundles for £45bn school refurbs
Almost 4000 secondary schools across the UK to be upgraded using health department procurement method.
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News
35-year-old to run Interserve
Support services group Interserve has appointed 35-year-old Adrian Ringrose chief executive.
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Brown to axe unpopular tax card scheme by 2005
Government to cut bureaucracy by replacing CIS scheme with an internet database of workers' details.
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Features
Five things about the Employment Act 2002
Sweeping changes Legislation contained in the new act will come into effect from 2003 and will make big changes to existing employment law that could affect your small business.Dispute resolution The legislation will require employers to implement statutory dismissal, disciplinary and grievance procedures, which, for the first time, will have ...
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