All Building articles in 2004 issue 09 – Page 2
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FeaturesWhere workers dare
Following last week's profile of a decorator in Iraq, recruitment consultant Richard Dobell reveals why construction workers are clamouring to go there
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News
The McAlpines in court: An exercise in self-preservation
The McAlpines jealously guard their privacy. When Building sought to profile the clan in 1999, we were only able to communicate through an exchange of hand-written letters.
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Comment
Construction superstars?
It's high time construction pushed itself forward in the way other, more "sexy", industries do.
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NewsGovernment considers LIFT for Olympic site
Planners discuss using healthcare model to fund regeneration of east London Olympic venue
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Civil war in the clan McAlpine
The legal battle over the use of the McAlpine family name turn nasty in court this week, with Sir Robert's branch of the tree claiming that Alfred's "poor payment record" would reflect badly on the older firm
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FeaturesIn the next six months: New CIS system will tax the technophobes
National Federation of Builders is to assess the level of computer literacy among its members to find out how many will be able to handle an online tax system.
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News
Chickens come home to roost on Jubilee Line
Signalling problems that emerged on the Jubilee Line last year have their roots in the extension to the route in the late 1990s, according to PPP consortium Tube Lines.
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News
GMW prepares to transform the centre of Nairobi
Architect is to work with the state on masterplan to regenerate centre of the Kenyan capital
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NewsSafety campaigners plan march on Wembley stadium
March will draw attention to PC Harrington employee who fell to his death when a crane collapsed
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NewsBroker's notes : Slippery share slides
Hands up anyone who thought John Callcutt was indestructible?
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CommentBrief encounter: What did Wilcox mean?
Judge Wilcox's decision in London vs Waterman seemed to float the idea that adjudication should be restricted to simple cases. Is that really what he suggested?
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News
Wilcon boosts Taywood results
Housebuilder Taylor Woodrow has turned in a stronger set of annual figures than expected, helped by its acquisition of Wilson Connolly last year
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Comment
I'll take that bet
John Smith offers to bet me that Constructing Excellence can't improve the image of the construction industry in a quantifiable way in two years (6 February, page 33).
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News
Berkeley pulls out of Oak Grove development
Housebuilder Berkeley Group has withdrawn from the six-strong shortlist for the Oak Grove Millennium Community scheme in Milton Keynes to concentrate on town-centre developments.
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FeaturesAnd now from the BBC …
The Beeb asked Allies & Morrison to create a vast media village next door to another enormous office block at its bleak White City site – without creating the last word in urban alienation. We finds out what happened next, Adam Wilson collects the photographic evidence
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Comment
Aww, shucks
I have wanted for some time now to express my appreciation of Building magazine.
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News
Rok walks away from Galliford Try
Contractor Rok has finally lost interest in buying Galliford Try, several months after its £113m offer was rejected.
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Comment
Anyone fancy a fight?
The New Engineering Contract's non-confrontational aims are making it increasingly popular – but a dispute over whether it allows late claims would be handy
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FeaturesAll together better
Willmott Dixon thought that a completely rational building process would be about 30% faster than a conventional one. So it tried out its ideas on a social housing development in west London. We found out what happened
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FeaturesGateshead M&S by John Pawson: Nothing to shout about
Marks & Spencer’s efforts to rebrand itself as a sophisticated purveyor of aspirational housewear has led it to put a super-minimalist John Pawson house in its Gateshead store. We ran a jaundiced eye over the results …
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