All Building articles in 2005 issue 03 – Page 2
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News£26.3m motorway disposal keeps Laing profit on course
John Laing says profit improved in second half of 2004 and results for year are in line with expecations.
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NewsNottingham Island gains outline planning consent
Eastside & City Developments aim to start work on 3m sq ft mixed use development in Spring 2006.
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Employment in SME firms hits four-year high
High levels of activity in last quarter leads to best rates of employment in SME construction sector since 2000.
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FeaturesTsunami diary: the real work begins
Arup civil engineer Anthony Peter, 26, landed in Sri Lanka last week to help with the reconstruction process. In this extended extract from his diary for Building he looks at the task ahead.
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Council defends Bath Spa as project leaks £4m
Council hopes to claim back cost hike from architect and contractor, but is criticised over water supply problems.
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Labour MPs back bill to hold bosses to account on safety
Leading backbenchers vote for measure that could oblige companies to appoint ‘safety directors’.
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NewsRogers furious at dismissal from Shanghai World Expo
Chinese government drops RRP from 2010 expo masterplan – two months after it won design competition.
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Stranger still
London’s gherkin-shaped Swiss Re tower could acquire an even more outlandish neighbour with gizmos that include solar-generated hydrogen cells, photovoltaic cells and a wind turbine.
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A smarter Sloane Square
Redevelopment proposals have been released for Sloane Square, the gateway to King’s Road in west London.
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Mistrust still reigns, warns RICS
Mistrust between clients and contractors still acts as an obstacle to partnering agreements, according to a RICS report.
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CommentA morass of ministries
How to provide better representation for the construction industry and keep David Blunkett out of trouble, all in one simple government shake-up
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Comment
Marked men
I was interested to read your article on retina eye scans for security purposes at Laing O’Rourke’s construction site at Heathrow Terminal 5.
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NewsMasonic lodgings
Developer and contractor Deeprose has begun work on the redevelopment of a Masonic lodge in Guildford.
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Untying a red tape knot
It was interesting to see that the red tape featured on your cover last week (7 January, page 32) seems to take the form of the webbing often used to save people from themselves. Isn’t that what most regulation is about?
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Men juggle, too
I read your article “How to juggle while balancing” (7 January, page 86) with interest and empathy, but was disappointed and surprised that you chose to take a somewhat outdated “chauvinistic” attitude and present flexible working arrangements as a female-only issue.
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CommentIt’s so unfair
A court will overrule an adjudicator who has breached the rules of natural justice. An engineer acting under an ICE contract is under no such restrictions …
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NewsHome from home
The headquarters of the Salvation Army in central London, designed by Sheppard Robson, has been completed.
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It’s good to talk
Long-term frameworks are meant to be all about collaborative working, so it’s about time clients and suppliers worked together to promote their value
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Wolseley rides high on global profit growth
Wolseley’s share price rose 59.5p, or 6%, on Monday after it posted a confident trading update for the first half of its financial year.