All Building articles in 2004 issue 32 – Page 3
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News
Kiwis lure UK workers to plug
A construction boom in New Zealand has lead to demand for British workers.
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Comment
Quality is key
I would like to take this opportunity to respond to your invitation for views on whether or not the Quality Mark can be resurrected (2 July, page 15).
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Comment
Mark my words, Gordon
If the chancellor thinks that his backing the Quality Mark will rid the industry of cowboy builders, he’s obviously got a lot to learn about cowboy customers
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Silence is not golden
The appellant provided architectural services to the respondents with regards to four projects. The respondents failed to pay the appellant for his services and he brought a claim for payment of his fees. The judge at first instance found that an agreement for fees to be paid was implied (an ...
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Your friendly nick
Your friendly nickA police station set behind a welcoming canopy has been completed at Trowbridge in Wiltshire. Designed by Aaron Evans Architects of Bath, the gently curving canopy is supported on a pair of slender steel trees and encloses a civic space. This gives it a street presence lacking in ...
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Features
Tender price forecast: Sunny outlook
With the office market tip-toeing towards recovery, the spending review making investment promises and demand at an all-time high, the outlook is warm and sunny, says Davis Langdon
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Comment
Stuck in first gear
I read with interest your leader article “Assisted Suicide” and “Watts: BRE is on a precipice” (23 July, page 12) on the DTI’s proposal to end the practice of ringfencing money for construction research and development.
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NewsSpectrum Projects falls victim to London office slump
Fit-out firm calls in administrator after decline in commercial market in the capital cuts turnover by 20%
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Eureka!
Eureka!Coinciding with the start of the 2004 Athens Olympics today, steel contractor Cleveland Bridge has completed its work on Rion-Antirion in Greece. The bridge links the Peloponnese and mainland Greece across the Gulf of Corinth. Its length is 2252 m, 286 m longer that the Golden Gate bridge in San ...
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Ocean Estate project reaches for government lifeline
Backers of £200m housing regeneration scheme in east London apply to government for crucial gap funding
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Comment
Exit the engineer
The ICE form has long required engineers to resolve ‘matters of dissatisfaction’. Well, that’s all over now, because the seventh edition has new rules
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News
Developers queue up as Sainsbury’s sells Thames site
Developers are lining up to bid for a Sainsbury’s site in Southwark, south London, after the retailer decided to sell the site.
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Developers queue up as Sainsburys sells Thames site
Developers are lining up to bid for a Sainsbury’s site in Southwark, south London, after the retailer decided to sell the site.
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Smithfield decision expected next month
The government is due to make its mind up next month on the redevelopment of Smithfield market in central London.
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Laing O’Rourke steel fixer falls to death
A steel fixer employed by Laing O’Rourke died on Monday after falling 10.5 m down a lift shaft on a London construction site
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Latham group deadlocked
An industry group that is reviewing the payment clauses of the Construction Act has failed to reach agreement.
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David Curry
Government wants councils to ensure all social housing achieves the Decent Homes standard by 2010, if necessary by transferring their housing stock. But it may not be that simple
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FeaturesCover story
Controversial, original, charming, brilliant – celebrity photographer Platon has just published a book of his work over the past decade.
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CommentCompulsory purchases
Two legal textbooks have just been published, and if you’re in the business of fighting or resolving disputes, you simply have to have them on your shelf
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