All Building articles in 2004 issue 24 – Page 3

  • News

    Resignation adds to Jarvis' woes

    2004-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Rob Johnson has resigned from beleaguered support services group Jarvis, four months after he became chief executive of the accommodation services division.

  • News

    Civil engineers call for urgent action over waste

    2004-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The government will have to build up to 2300 waste treatment plants by 2020 to cope with Britain's growing rubbish mountain, according to the Institution of Civil Engineers.

  • Comment

    The accidental jurist

    2004-06-18T00:00:00Z

    If a party makes a mistake about what it is agreeing to, what are its chances of wriggling out? The Appeal Court has just made a controversial ruling on this point

  • Comment

    Something about Germany

    2004-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Europe's economic engine is once again in gear, but any UK firms thinking of returning to the market need to know about some recent changes in the law

  • News

    Last ditch bid to halt T5 and Wembley strikes

    2004-06-18T00:00:00Z

    As Building went to press on Wednesday employers made a last minute pay offer to unions to avert strike action at Heathrow Terminal 5 and Wembley.

  • News

    CBI boss sets transport target of 250bn

    2004-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Digby Jones, the director-general of the CBI, has called on the government to ensure that at least £250bn of public and private money is spent on transport over the next 10 years.

  • News

    Industry fury over Lenard's '1980s' jibe

    2004-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The construction industry has reacted angrily to Constructing Excellence chief executive Dennis Lenard's comments that, technically, construction is "stuck in the 1980s".

  • News

    Former NBA Quantum boss plans £100m start-up

    2004-06-18T00:00:00Z

    David Ridley, ambitious chairman of dispute resolution specialist, leaves to set up support services group

  • News

    Embassy jobs delayed 10 months

    2004-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Construction work on a new British embassy in Morocco and a refurbishment of the ambassador's residence in Moscow have been shelved until next April

  • News

    Berkeley sued for 100,000

    2004-06-18T00:00:00Z

    A Court battle between Berkeley Homes and the owner of the Dover Street restaurant in central London over five allegedly defective flats is to be heard on 16 July.

  • Features

    Appointments

    2004-06-17T11:25:00Z

    Movers and shakers this week

  • Features

    Bovis' lead over Laing in annual chart tops 700m

    2004-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Contractor wins £186m work in May to return to top of monthly league, as 2003/04 orders rise above £2bn