All Building articles in 2004 issue 16 – Page 2
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Shock verdict on container port
Plans for a £400m container port in Southampton were this week rejected by the government after a planning inquiry
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Half of UK consultants suffer from skills deficit
Almost half of Britain's construction consultants have problems with a lack of staff skills, according to a survey by the Construction Industry Council.
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CITB goes for Girl Guides as likely recruits
The Construction Industry Training Board has identified the latest group of potential recruits for UK construction: Girl Guides.
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FeaturesThe thoughts of chairman martin
Design consultant Martin Iles is in an ideal position to understand China's building revolution. So here's his manifesto for landing contracts in the People's Republic – and it's all about replacing bourgeois individualism with collective struggle
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NewsFlagship Hackney leisure centre faces two-year closure
Mayor tells residents that 39 defects found at Clissold leisure centre may take longer to correct than first thought
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Comment
Don't get caught in cahoots
Tough anti-cartel legislation has enabled the authorities to crack down on price-fixers. To avoid hefty fines, firms must know when co-operation ends and collusion begins
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Brothers of invention
Innovating is a good start, but if construction is to solve its problems we must do it together
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NewsBroker's notes: A prayer for the fallen
Oh dear. That's the last time I try to stand up to a bully. All it got me was a damn good pasting.
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Bovis and UCATT lock horns over labour at Holyrood
UCATT regional secretary alleges exploitation of immigrant workers on Scottish parliament – Bovis denies claims
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FeaturesBoss of the year
Balfour Beatty's impressive rise over the years has been down largely to the talents of one man: Mike Welton. Little wonder, then, that he wowed the judges at Tuesday's Building Awards and came out clutching the accolade for inaugural chief executive of the year, sponsored by KPMG. We assess his ...
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NewsBienvenu à White City
This Anglo-French design for a £9.5m social housing scheme in White City, west London, has been granted planning permission. UK practice Cartwright Pickard teamed up with French architect B+C & Delloye to enter a competition, set up by CABE and its French counterpart. The project, for Octavia housing association, ...
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Further and better particulars of …Geberit Drainage and sanitary system maker
Our series on movers and shakers looks at a Swiss company making a big splash in the sanitation sector. We look at how a flush Geberit is gearing up to expand its share of the UK market
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Beijing special
Beijing boomsThe people’s palaceLong day’s journeyA television quizArup in ChinaThe thoughts of Chairman Martin
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FeaturesBeijing booms
With £20bn of preparation for the 2008 Olympics alone – not to mention all the spin-off developments – the capital of China has exploded into activity. Our man in Beijing has this report
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Comment
Dear Barbara,
Just a quick note, because I know you'll be getting advice in both ears at once courtesy of everyone from Tony Blair and Sir Steve Redgrave to the drivers of Hackney carriages and those lunatics who call radio phone-ins at 3am.
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JCB's Bamford tops industry in rich list
Sir Anthony Bamford, the son of the founder of construction equipment firm JCB, is the richest man in the sector, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.
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HBG chief leaves following restructure at parent BAM
HBG chief executive Brian May has left the construction company after two-and-a-half years after a restructuring by its Dutch parent company, Royal BAM Group.
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Planners to go back to school
Sir John Egan’s skills review warns that government housebuilding plans could come unstuck unless a training centre is established to help officials work in partnership with the private sector
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Planning bill delay avoided
The drive by the government to speed up the planning system received a boost this week when the House of Commons voted down several amendments to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase bill proposed by the House of Lords.
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