All Building articles in 2003 issue 28 – Page 2
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NewsConstructing Excellence faces early funding test
Government's new Egan body is said to have DTI backing, but doubts remain over who will pay for it.
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Government hires top consultants for communities plan
The government is laying the foundations for its sustainable communities plan by setting up schemes in two of the four areas earmarked for development.
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Features
The Collaborators
We're told that online procurement and project management is essential to running an efficient job. But is it? And if so, which is the best provider? Luckily, we found a company willing to spill the beans …
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FeaturesGoodbye, Mr Chips
Has Britain's culinary revolution really reached the site canteen? In the final part of our health series, we examine whether the worker's staple of carbohydrates fried in grease is under threat and discovers that firms are increasingly treating diet as a health and safety issue. He also tests Bovis' model ...
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Profit warning stops Carillion cold
Contractor Carillion's rapid share price rise has been checked after a profit warning
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FeaturesCost study: Chemistry building, Queen Mary University
The design of a laboratory is an exercise in technical virtuosity married to an understanding of the social dynamics of a community of undergraduates and researchers. Architect Sheppard Robson, QS Turner & Townsend and contractor Geoffrey Osborne tackled one such demanding brief at Queen Mary University in London – here’s ...
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NewsChelsfield poaches LandSec boss
John Anderson, director of Land Securities Properties and former managing director of Bovis Lend Lease Europe, has joined Chelsfield as director of construction – as predicted in Building in May
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CommentWonders & blunders
Michael Ankers reflects on two faces of construction – one beaming from ear to ear, the other snarling like a sheep-killing dog
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Enterprise wins battle for Thames Water firm
Support services and building maintenance group Enterprise has been named preferred bidder for the purchase of £100m-turnover utilities group Subterra – a division of Thames Water.
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Industry backs Building's Chop the Charge drive
Survey of construction firms finds 85% believe vehicles should deliver to London sites without £5 daily fee.
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Interserve to lop off loss-making arms
Support services group Interserve has announced that it is closing three non-core businesses that were forecast to make an operating loss of £5m.
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Halcrow makes ambitious plans for post-war Iraq
Consulting engineer, which has won contracts in the region, hopes to set up 200-strong division by 2006.
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Capita aims to become top construction consultant
IT specialist plans to create £200m-turnover operation by buying 10 firms and focusing on regeneration.
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CommentAim for the head
David Blunkett's corporate manslaughter bill may satisfy public demand to see bad managers punished, but it looks like it is going to apply to a great many people
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NewsThe age of aquariums
Plans for the £1.5bn Silvertown Quays redevelopment in east London have been boosted by a £25m cash injection from the Bank of Scotland. This will fund the project through the planning stages. Proposals for the scheme include 3500 homes, 500,000 ft2 of retail and leisure facilities and Europe's largest aquarium, ...
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Comment
The case against Kaufman
Gerald Kaufman has fought a campaign against London's Olympic bid that is as lengthy is it has been lonely. Here's why he should now give up the struggle
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Mace leads African eye clinic campaign
Construction manager Mace is spearheading a campaign to fund the building of an African eye hospital.
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Comment
Adjudication on the home front
The employers were Mr Legg and Ms Carver, the owners of a house at 188a Sutherland Avenue, Maida Vale, London. An architect prepared drawings and a specification for the proposed refurbishment works to the property. The employers were residential occupiers for the purposes of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration ...
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Government abandons small-scale PFIs
The government has ruled out backing any future PFI projects valued below £20m, as the cost of the bidding process makes them uneconomic.
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NewsIndustrial strife threatens at Heathrow T5
Industrial unrest is brewing among Laing O'Rourke's workers at Heathrow Terminal 5, despite their enjoyment of one of the highest pay deals in British construction history.
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