All Building articles in 2003 issue 08 – Page 3

  • News

    Galliford Try announces profit drop

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Galliford Try chief executive David Calverley has admitted that the contractor has failed to deliver acceptable results to shareholders.

  • News

    American applause

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    The Theatre Royal Production Centre in Plymouth, designed by Ian Ritchie Architects, featured in this year's American Institute of Architects Excellence in Design Awards.The other winners were: Edward Cullinan Architects, for the Weald and Downland Gridshell museum in Sussex; Eric Parry Architects for 30 Finsbury Square in London; and Eva ...

  • Comment

    All or nothing at all

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    'Entire agreement' clauses confine the rights of parties to those in the contract. Sounds simple, but what happens when the parties agree to eleventh-hour additions?

  • Comment

    Easing the agony

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Last year's famous Delay and Disruption Protocol presents difficult and potentially painful problems for contract administrators. So what should they do?

  • News

    Elephant & Castle lumbers into action

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Southwark council is about to make a second attempt to get Europe's largest regeneration scheme under way.

  • Comment

    What about baby access?

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    I was very pleased to read your comments on the lack of public-friendly facilities at the British Museum's Great Court (14 February, page 44).

  • Features

    Laing nicks lead in January with £99m police contract

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Bovis is escorted off the contractors' monthly top spot but retains annual authority with £100m airport work.

  • News

    Amey gets last-minute loan to save £29m PFI sale

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Circular to shareholders on final day of deadline gives green light to deal to sell eight PFI contracts to Laing.

  • Features

    International costs: 2003

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Gardiner & Theobald’s 11th annual survey of global construction costs takes a look at labour rates, building costs, material prices and inflation from Norway to New Zealand

  • News

    WYG guns for 15% growth

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Multidisciplinary consultant White Young Green is aiming to increase turnover by nearly £10m and staff numbers by 130 over the next 12 months.

  • News

    Contractors set to escape £100m extra insurance costs

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Health and safety minister orders review of proposals to transfer workplace injury treatment costs to insurers.

  • Features

    Appointments

    2003-02-26T11:01:00Z

    Movers and shakers

  • Comment

    Setting the record straight

    2003-02-21T00:00:00Z

    The contractor carried out works to a residential home. The contract was, therefore, not a "construction contract" as defined in the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. However, the contract was the JCT Minor Works, 1998 edition including MW11. The amendment incorporated adjudication provisions and so the parties were ...