All Building articles in 2005 issue 05 – Page 4
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Defence Estates moves away from PFI
Client Defence Estates is moving away from using PFI to procure major new schemes, its chief executive said last week.
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Flood risk may make housing in growth areas uninsurable
Insurers warn housing growth areas face 74% hike in flood damage costs, with Thames Gateway the worst hit
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Comment
That joke isn’t funny any more
Your backward-looking “joke” (21 January, page 29) comparing the rivalry between developers Schroder and Arrowcroft to a drunken brawl and the London Blitz and the, no doubt made-up, comment by a “concerned observer” really is outdated and unsophisticated.
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NewsBlind ambitions
Foster and Partners is about to complete a hat trick at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, by creating a basement that links its two earlier award-winning buildings. Kier Eastern will start construction next week to open out a 35 m public gallery ...
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Allan to take over Kelsey jobs
Roofing contractor Allan Roofing is considering stepping in to complete residential projects left unfinished after Kelsey Roofing Industries went into administration.
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FeaturesAll change
These are nervous times for the rail sector’s contractors and consultants, with Network Rail being ordered to slash costs as major project budgets spiral.
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NewsHome secretary admits to policy clashes
Home secretary Charles Clarke has admitted that government departments have undermined key policies such as the sustainable communities plan by issuing conflicting directives.
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Adjudication too expensive for small claims, says survey
High fees for adjudication are threatening to undermine the most popular form of dispute resolution, according to the results of a survey in Building this week.
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Comment
Lessons from abroad
Building is to be congratulated for highlighting the French inroads made over recent years in the UK construction market (21 January, page 38).
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NewsFees at Paddington health complex reach £7.3m
The team behind the £800m PFI hospital planned for Paddington in west London has spent £7.3m on consultant fees in the past six years, it emerged this week.
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Rouse declares £3.5bn free-for-all
The Housing Corporation has decided to open the whole of its £3.5bn grant allocation to private developers, beginning with this summer’s 2006/08 bidding round.
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Jarvis saved by sale of £147m Tube Lines stake
Banks agree to extension of debt facility to 2006 after Jarvis strikes deal with Amey, boosting shares 15%
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Ikea to bring in £70,000 flatpack houses
Furniture chain Ikea has entered the race to build deputy prime minister John Prescott’s £60,000 house by collaborated with housing groups to provide flatpack prefabricated dwellings.
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