All Building articles in 2003 issue 30 – Page 3
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NewsGrimshaw blocks Bath Spa
Architect Grimshaw last week refused to certify practical completion of the £23m Bath Spa project as client Bath & North East Somerset council had hoped
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Comment
Who pays for plan B?
Changing the design that was given planning permission can lead to additional costs, so check that the contract makes it clear which pary is taking on that risk
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Taylor appoints popular non-exec chairman
Housebuilder and contractor Taylor Woodrow has appointed Norman Askew non-executive chairman and a non-executive director.
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Anything you say …
Judges want the parties to a quarrel to sort it out themselves. Here's how they've been getting this across to those who've had the temerity to bother the courts
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NewsBankside tower fight goes another round
Developer London Town is facing another bitter legal dispute over its plans to build a 20-storey mixed-use tower next to the Tate Modern in central London.
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Amec hauled before Privy Council over Belize dam
Amec was accused of committing an "environmental injustice" at a special hearing of the Privy Council in Downing Street on Wednesday, writes Matthew Richards.
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Alsop joins orient express with Beijing and Shanghai schemes
Architect plans office developments in two cities as Western firms scramble to cash in on Olympic spending.
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Reveal all before you decide
Stansell was a building contractor carrying out work in Union Street, Bristol. It engaged RSL as a subcontractor. The subcontract was based on the Standard Form of Domestic Sub-contract DOM/2 1981 edition (reprinted in 1998) incorporating amendments 1-8. Clause 38 contained adjudication provisions. A dispute arose in ...
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AI profit hit by levy
Pre-tax profit at material and contracting group Aggregate Industries has been hit by the effect of the aggregates levy in the UK and bad weather in the USA.
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NewsTony Fitzpatrick dies in Californian cycle accident
Industry mourns 'sad, sad loss' after chairman of Arup's Americas division is hit by a lorry in San Francisco.
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Comment
What we're all about
What distinguished professionals from tradesmen was their assumption of social superiority backed up by guaranteed fee rates. Now those have gone, what's left?
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NewsKillby & Gayford sales drop £7m
Turnover at medium-sized contractor Killby & Gayford fell £7m in 2002 after contracts worth up to £12m were deferred 12 months.
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NewsUnions give Laing O'Rourke six days to strike T5 deal
T&G, UCATT and GMB unite over pay demands – but are split over whether to ballot on industrial action.
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Comment
A catch-25 situation
My work requires me to inspect commercial and industrial buildings, and to arrange for their maintenance.
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News20 years after World in Action, Barratt goes back into prefab
Housebuilder plans off-site manufacturing plant two decades after documentary killed demand for timber frame.
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Carillion set to win contest for £1bn PFI hospital
Carillion has been named as preferred bidder for the £1bn Queen Alexandra hospital project in Portsmouth, one of the largest PFI hospital projects to be awarded.
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Council backs £1.8bn Canning Town regeneration plan
A masterplan for the £1.8bn regeneration of Canning Town in east London was approved by Newham council last week.
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