All Building articles in 2004 issue 25 – Page 3
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FeaturesBeat bullies
Workplace bullying is ruining a growing number of people's lives. We look at how it can be stopped
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News
US giant swoops for Babtie
US engineering giant Jacobs is set to buy UK consultancy group Babtie.
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News
DTI axes dedicated research funding for construction
Industry leaders warn that knowledge will 'wither' after government ends Partners in Innovation programme
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NewsClarke pledges to focus Atkins on key markets
Chief executive says he will concentrate on high-value work as consultant announces return to profit
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NewsMultiplex boss Gandy steps aside in company shake-up
Noel Henderson becomes UK chairman of Australian construction giant as predecessor moves to development
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CommentLegal aliens
The little green men from Euroland love to stamp on anything the British are good at, such as the PFI – although 'competitive dialogue' may mark a lighter touch
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Comment
Still ahead of the Falklands
Digby Jones tells us that the sum of £250bn is not a great deal to spend on upgrading the transport system of the world's fourth largest economy (18 June, page 14).
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Montpellier calls in police after animal rights threat
Construction group Montpellier has called in the police after shareholders received threatening letters from animal activists.
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Comment
Timely advice
Jeremy Thorp (Letters, 4 June, page 34) may be interested to investigate the provisions of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, which provides a statutory right to interest on late payments.
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Comment
Pricey advice
This was a claim for professional negligence by a company incorporated to purchase a sea front hotel and adjacent land in Hunstanton, Norfolk, against the solicitors that acted for it on the purchase. The hotel had been purchased subject to three outstanding floating charges on the assets of the seller, ...
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FeaturesSomething about pete
How does a 34-year-old accountant with no real previous get the top of one of the country's largest housebuilders? Well, as we found out, a brain the size of a planet helps …
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NewsBAA furious about national pay deal for steel erectors
Airport operator complains about trade association's failure to consult it over increased pay for Terminal 5 workers
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CommentDiary of an architectural practice, aged 6 months
This month staff at Make get technical – from grappling with the photocopier to the weighty matter of voting for their favourite cake electronically
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NewsPension change slaps £500m liability on contractors
Quoted companies are ill-prepared for next January's accounting rule that pension deficits must be declared
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Amec and Taywood head £250m Lewisham revamp
Lewisham council in south-east London has appointed a team headed by contractors Amec and Taylor Woodrow to bring about a £250m transformation of the town centre.
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Plan for £200m school fund
Indian businessman Sunny Varkey is looking to set up a £200m property fund in the next six months in order to build 15 low-fee private schools.
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