All Building articles in 2003 issue 09 – Page 3
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FeaturesArchitectural manoeuvres on the Tyne
There is a new star on Gateshead's glittering design scene: a Foster-designed music centre. But with dedicated venues for classical and jazz butting up against each other, Laing O'Rourke had to box clever to stop the improv interfering with the Rimsky-Korsakov.
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Comment
Existential angst
A recent case reminds us that if the parties fail to conclude negotiations on terms they regard as important, then a contract may not exist at all
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News
Amec called in to cure PFI hospital
Amec is carrying out remedial works to the UK's first PFI hospital three years after the project was completed
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Comment
Pitfalls of adjudication
A series of articles in Building – John Redmond's "Do the best you can" (8 November, page 55), Tony Bingham's "Keep it clean" and Nick Henchie's "Redmond's recipe for fudge" (both 6 December, pages 46-47) – caught my attention.
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NewsPersimmon bullish over housing as profit leaps 42%
Chief executive John White expresses measured confidence, despite predictions of falling prices.
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News
Cash-strapped Amey retreats from £3bn defence PFI
City fears grow as support services group decides not to take on equity stake in two barracks upgrades.
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Features
Cost update: March 2003
We focus on the cost of brick and blockwork, glances at the latest materials price changes and works out how much to pay a sparks
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Features
Arup and Interior star in 'best employers' survey
Contractor Interior and consulting engineer Arup head a list of eight construction firms named in a leading survey of good employers.Interior, which came 21st in The Sunday Times’ 100 Best Companies to Work For survey, was praised for its commitment to personal career development and because the management had obtained ...
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Features
UCATT calls for direct employment rules
UCATT general secretary George Brumwell this week renewed his call for workers on government contracts to be directly employed.Brumwell made the suggestion as part of the consultation process accompanying a review of the Construction Industry Scheme, the Inland Revenue’s system for collecting tax from the construction industry.He said the government ...
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Features
Macob Construction promotes two key staff to board
Cardiff contractor Macob Construction has made two employees executive directors.Project manager Nigel Barnes has been promoted to group managing director and quantity surveyor Cathy Bousie will become group commercial director.Macob chairman John Roberts said Barnes had extensive experience of the industry and was capable of tackling prestigious projects in the ...
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