All Building articles in 2003 issue 05 – Page 3

  • News

    Brown seizes control of PFI ahead of general election

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    Chancellor to take personal charge of delivery of new schools and hospitals as pressure grows to show results.

  • News

    Lipton Jr forms affordable housing firm

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    Elliot Lipton, son of Stanhope founder Sir Stuart Lipton, has formed a company to provide affordable housing in London.

  • Comment

    Held to account

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    The pursuers, Va Tech and the Miller Group, entered into a construction consortium agreement. In accordance with that agreement they were to jointly offer to design, procure and construct a sludge treatment centre at Daldowie and, if their bid was successful, carry out those works. The offer was successful: Va ...

  • News

    Crest boss bullish about bear market

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    Crest Nicholson chief executive John Callcutt has predicted that the continuing collapse in share prices will lead the City to take a second look at housebuilders, writes Mark Leftly.

  • News

    South Bank to get £6m park

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    A world-class park to rival those in Paris and Barcelona is to be created on the site of the Jubilee Gardens on London's South Bank

  • News

    Gleeson takes Llewellyn's place on £31m leisure PFI

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    Gleeson joins project team after Llewellyn's new owner Rok decides the project does not fit its business model.

  • News

    Prescott unveils £22bn regeneration plan

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    Deputy prime minister John Prescott this week launched his £22bn plan for regeneration funding for the next three years.

  • News

    Firms to team up for Procure 21

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    Major contractors are preparing to form joint ventures to pitch for the £1.5bn-a-year national roll-out of the Procure 21 hospital building programme.

  • Features

    Cost model update, February 2003

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    Building cost models are celebrating their 10th birthday. To mark this happy event, we outlines the factors that will be affecting costs in 2003 for 17 of the most common building types

  • News

    £160m Hull shopping complex unveiled

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    Developer ING Real Estate this week unveiled detailed plans for the £160m Ferensway shopping complex in Hull.The Foster-designed complex has a curved street topped by a glazed canopy. The 40 acre site will also contain a public transport exchange, homes, a theatre, and leisure centre.Construction work is expected to begin ...

  • News

    Bradford to spend £160m on regeneration

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    Details of £160m of investment in Bradford, West Yorkshire, were due to be announced this week by the city's urban regeneration company.

  • News

    Skanska sued for £1m over Swiss Re project

    2003-02-07T00:00:00Z

    A steel contractor on the Swiss Re headquarters in the City of London is suing Skanska for allegedly withholding nearly £1m.

  • Features

    Appointments

    2003-02-06T12:52:00Z

    Movers and shakers this week