All Building articles in 2005 issue 03 – Page 4
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Comment
The importance of being impartial
Architects who act as contract administrators have an obligation to be fair to all parties. This has dangers that can bring with it serious personal risk
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News
Bechtel’s rail deal extended
American construction group Bechtel has been reappointed to oversee the completion of the West Coast Main Line scheme.
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Atkins hires former Millennium Dome boss
Support services group Atkins has made a high-profile appointment in hiring Bernard Ainsworth, former head of the Millennium Dome
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Arup returns to Middle East
Engineer Arup is set to return to the Middle East five years after pulling out of the region, with its researchers assessing a number of projects in the area.
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NewsArts in Herts
Architect Metaphorm and arts consultant Stephen Hetherington have designed a performance venue for Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
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High Court gunning for Arsenal redevelopment
Arsenal football club has been given the go-ahead for a redevelopment scheme next to its new stadium after the High Court rejected a challenge to the compulsory purchase order for the site.
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CommentAnyone for tort?
The law of negligence underpins the legal system. It is therefore just a teeny bit disturbing that the courts can’t seem to decide what it says or who it applies to
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Features
Monumental ambitions
“Well, we’ve arrived at the Chateau de Versailles,” announces the cab driver, visibly taken aback by the grand scale of Bouygues’ headquarters in the outskirts of Paris. The glass and steel building, dubbed Challenger, is an imposing monument. Equestrian statues and palatial basins complete the picture of a company that ...
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Comment
Practical aid appeals
A phenomenal amount of support has been given to the regions devastated by the tsunami by the British public in terms of monetary donations.
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Comment
You forgot Scotland (again!)
You wrote a lot about the the changes to the Building Regulations in England and Wales, but again you fail to mention the Building (Scotland) Act 2003, which alters the building standards system in Scotland from 1 May this year.Sue Bush, building control manager, Inverclyde council
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News
Fit-out firm collapses after police investigation
Surrey firm Bellwater badly affected by losses after the Swedish police investigate alleged fraud
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NewsLatham slams review of act
Leading industry figures have slammed the government’s failure to drive through reform in construction, warning that the industry could be left to initiate changes on its own after the review of the Construction Act is published
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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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Plan to pay for £60k house
Deputy prime minister John Prescott’s plan to provide homes for £60,000 each could be boosted by the use of private capital to pay for infrastructure such as roads and sewerage
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Terminal 5 workers to ballot over travel pay strike
M&E union Amicus is to push ahead with a ballot of its members for industrial action over the issue of travel pay on the Heathrow Terminal 5 site in west London.
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NewsCouncil 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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Europes top 300
Two Gallic contractors, Vinci and Bouygues, dominate our annual league of Europes top firms. So we had a few questions to ask their bosses ...
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FeaturesEurope's Top 300
Building’s round-up of the 300 biggest European contractors reveals that French firms Vinci and Bouygues have stormed to the top.