All Building articles in 2003 issue 41 – Page 2
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FeaturesWho's for dinner?
Building's finance pages are suddenly dominated by talk of takeovers. Housebuilders, consultants and contractors all feel the need to expand their bottom line by eating up their rivals. We look at how what is behind this unprecedented period of consolidation
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron wins Stirling prize
The 2003 Stirling Prize winner is the Laban dance centre in Deptford, south-east London. Designed by Swiss architect Herzog & de Meuron, the centre cost £22m to build and was described by the judges as "a catalyst to the regeneration of the whole area". The other shortlisted buildings were: Tiree ...
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NewsCTRL project team to design St Pancras Thameslink fit-out
Appointment of Channel Tunnel Rail Link consortium clears up confusion over who will pay for station work.
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FeaturesHow's this for a high court?
Richard Roger's design brief for Antwerp's law courts was to create a roof that would add interest to the city's monotonous skyline. So the project team put geometrical thinking caps on and came up with some tall and dramatic shapes, as we found out
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Comment
Don't get too cosy
What do Esso, Jimi Hendrix and the construction industry have in common? The answer, of course, lies with double agent George Blake …
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Comment
A matter of conduct
The claimant, Corenso (UK) Limited supplied the defendant ("Burnden") with coreboard from its French factory. Burnden received a number of complaints from its customers about the quality of the coreboard, which led to them making a complaint to Corenso in September 2000. Corenso's solicitors responded to the complaint, and proceedings ...
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City looks forward to bright future for Mears
Analysts predict strong performance for building maintenance firm, with pre-tax profit at £6.3m by 2005.
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NewsBrokers notes: When Jarvis bowed out
After three days supping a little too much of the red stuff in the granite surroundings of the Square Mile, it was a relief to have a dry lunch last Thursday with my old chum Colin Busby, the Kier chairman.
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Comment
The bits you missed
By quoting me selectively and out of context, Marc Hanson may have given the impression that I supported his view that the Be Collaborative Contract would not be widely adopted (Letters, 3 October, page 35).
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Comment
Look at the bigger picture
On reading the letter from Marc Hanson I felt I should respond to his assertions.
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FeaturesFurther and better particulars of … Richard Cuthbert chief executive of MouchelParkman
In the first of a monthly series on headline-hitting companies and leading industry figures, we chart the impressive rise of MouchelParkman's chief executive Richard Cuthbert
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Comment
Are you being served?
When people design their own offices, they create a very different product from that typically offered by spec developers. And thereby hangs a tale
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NewsBallast 'walks a tightrope' as subcontractors down tools
Nervous staff fear for this month's salary as Dutch parent announces that it is cutting off support for UK business.
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Comment
Stay on the ball
This case demonstrates, once again, the importance of tatooing any amendments you make to a standard form on a readily visible part of your body
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Get back here
The prospect of design work being outsourced overseas ("Good morning Vietnam", 5 September, pages 38-41) raises a number of concerns.
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Sixty-eight specialists in awards shortlist
Sixty-eight firms have been shortlisted for Building's first Specialist Contractor Awards, in association with the DTI.
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Architect plans schoolhouses for teachers
Architect Hunter & Partners is implementing a groundbreaking plan to provide accommodation for teachers priced out of the South-east's housing market
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NewsRoyle approval for building movie
Comedy actor and former builder Ricky Tomlinson has been asked to star in a film about the working lives of a team of painters and decorators.
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Ballast Nedam amputates UK arm
Long-troubled UK PFI specialist Ballast goes into administration after being left for dead by Dutch parent group.
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