All Building articles in 2004 issue 46
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FeaturesArchitects show off their sustainable materials
It could be the start of a worrying trend - architects from Stride Treglown have shed their clothes for the company calendar.
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Government launches packs to speed up PFI housing
Procurement Packs will speed up delivery of affordable housing says planning and housing minister Keith Hill.
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Babcock profits soar 77% after Peterhouse purchase
Support services group profits increase to £16.6m after takeover of Peterhouse Group in the summer.
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NewsThree schemes shortlisted for ice station
Three design teams have made the shortlist for a new research station at the South Pole.
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Carillion seals £420m hospital deal in Canada
The William Osler Health Centre in Brampton, Ontario will be the first public/private hospital in Canada.
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Italian contractor faces accounting probe
Shares plummet at Impregilo as it faces investigation into false accounting practices in Italy.
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Serious Fraud Office probe NHS hospital contracts
Architect arrested over allegations of fraud over awarding of building contracts at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham.
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Countryside reveals extent of profit slide
Countryside profits fall 55% to £316.1m following a slowdown in the housing market.
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English Partnerships attempts to woo best graduates
Regeneration agency launches two-year training programme with starting salaries of £21,000, plus bonus.
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Balfour Beatty wins £56m Birmingham schools PFI
Balfour’s education arm Transform wins third school PFI of 2004.
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NewsCouncil approves 100m Crest Nicholson scheme in Camberley
Mixed use specialist given go ahead for huge scheme after local council approves town centre masterplan.
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FeaturesKerry leans on AMEC in her time of need
Kerry McFadden is the latest C-lister to chivvy a builder in the name of celebrity/charity telly.
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Bristol Museum to be created in the Lab
Lab Architecture Studio wins competition to design the new Museum of Bristol.
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Bexhill's North-South divide
Residents of a Sussex street are being divided by one-sided plans to redevelop their road.
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EU declares war on unsafe construction
Six leading European construction bodies sign Bilbao Declaration, which aims to substantially reduce number of construction deaths in EU.
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NewsDesign chief slates new schools and hospitals
In the weekend newspapers Design Council chief David Kester criticises modern schools for being "Victorian" and Countrywide lays off 450 estate agents.
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Mouchel Parkman picks up £60m council contracts
Latest contract wins with Oxfordshire and Knowsley councils boosts Mouchel Parkman’s order book by £60m.
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CommentWhen can you be unfair?
djudicators who ignore the rules of natural justice in their conduct may not fall foul of the courts, but they should be given a damn good thrashing anyway
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Comment
Who can you trust?
lients ought to realise that lawyers and expert have their own reasons for attacking or defending a procurement route. No advice is completely objective