All Building articles in 2004 issue 01 – Page 2
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NewsFoster staff jump ship to join Shuttleworth's crew
Architect kicks off New Year by taking on former colleagues at his own practice, based at Arup headquarters
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Contractors 'must monitor insurers' practice'
The Construction Confederation has called for contractors to ensure that providers of employers' liability cover stick to the guidelines set by insurance bodies.
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FeaturesThe saga continues …
Holyrood's disastrous cost overruns and missed deadlines dominated 2003's headlines. As Lord Fraser prepares for the second half of his inquiry, we chart how the tale of incompetence and mismanagement has unfolded so far
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Housebuilders and property firms to team up, says City
Analysts predict rise in mergers and acquisitions this year as trend for mixed-use developments takes hold
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Christmas selling spree for quoted firms
Quoted companies in the construction sector announced a spate of business disposals over the festive period.
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Mott MacDonald promotes senior figure to chairman
Multidisciplinary consultant Mott MacDonald has appointed Mike Blackburn chairman, following the retirement of Tim Thirlwall.
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NewsChristmas cancelled
Staff from contractor Kier-Nuttall and project manager Rail Link Engineering worked through Christmas Day to launch a massive steel railway bridge in York Way, London, which will eventually carry the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.The 2065-tonne bridge, which is 1 km from King's Cross station, spans 75 m and was ...
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Bouygues learns valuable lesson
French contractor Bouygues and Architecture PLB are this month due to clinch financial close on a 25-year PFI contract for two secondary schools in Barking, east London. It will be the first British school PFI project for Bouygues, which has a track record in healthcare PFI, and for Architecture PLB's ...
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CommentWonders & blunders
Joan Bakewell gives rave reviews to an institutional home for books, but a north London theatre gets a scathing critique
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NewsSisk planning to double Bideem’s turnover
Irish construction giant John Sisk completed its acquisition of Bristol-based contractor Bideem today and announced plans to double the firm’s turnover over the next three years
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NewsBeeb's quay note
BBC Scotland has submitted a planning application for a headquarters at Pacific Quay on the south bank of the Clyde. The David Chipperfield-designed building includes public spaces and amenities aimed at making the BBC more accessible to visitors. The HQ, which is due for completion by 2007, would be digitally ...
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NewsBroker’s notes: Bargain season
My, my, my! There’s nothing like a refreshing Crimbo break followed by a wallet-scorching trip to the sales.
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Prince's Foundation loses bid to double the size of Ashford
Urban Initiatives comes top of shortlist for masterplan to create 31,000 homes and 28,000 jobs in Kent town
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Louis Armstrong made CBE in New Year honours
RICS chief executive Louis Armstrong topped the bill for the built environment sector in the New Year's honours list as he was made a CBE.
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NewsAmec in legal bust-up over Alsop's Victoria House
Contractor clashes with German developer in the same week the building is sold to an Irish group for £160m
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G&T to probe Holyrood – again
Quantity surveyor Gardiner & Theobald has been called up by the Scottish parliament's spending watchdog to help write a report on the troubled £400m Holyrood project, on which rival Davis Langdon & Everest is cost consultant
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City Lofts to reinvest £7m windfall
Yorkshire-based mixed-use developer City Lofts is to invest the £7m it raised from going public on the alternative investment market last month in four developments.
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Nedam rejects £58m pension crisis appeal
Dutch contractor Ballast Nedam has refused a request to help cover the £58m owed to pension fund members of its collapsed UK arm Ballast.
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NewsRoof could land £50m bill in Wimbledon's Centre Court
HOK Sport unveils concertina design as part of total redevelopment of world's most famous tennis club
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Housebuilders face £37m water valve bill
Housebuilders could have to spend £37m to fit hot water safety devices in new and converted homes from 2006.
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