All Building articles in 2005 issue 06 – Page 2
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Features
Steve Morgan
With Liverpool still ignoring his advances, the former Redrow boss is turning his attention to a new land-purchase venture. We meet a man throwing himself into his work …
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Comment
Mr Harding’s reading lesson
I really do wish that the Construction Confederation would read my columns more carefully before misrepresenting my comments (14 January, page 37).
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Comment
Got yourself the right lawyer?
Six months ago it became possible for a member of the public to instruct a barrister directly, but for most construction disputes this course of action may not suit
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FeaturesGoing straight
Why John Laing Training has looked to prisons in an effort to help solve the skills shortage
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News
A fair prospect
Architect Austin-Smith:Lord has designed an L-shaped headquarters at 8 Leake Street near Waterloo in London for Prospect, the union for scientists, engineers and managers.
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Suppliers enjoy higher sales
Prospects for manufacturers look good for the first quarter of this year, according to a survey published by the Construction Confederation and the Construction Products Association.
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FeaturesMoney down the drain
This is the story of how it took six years, £40m and many public punch-ups between the council, Mowlem and Grimshaw to build a smallish public leisure amenity in Bath. And it’s still not built. We tell the story, and reports on Mowlem’s plan to put an end to it ...
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Tsunami diary: Religious divides, local politics and no timber
Arup engineer Anthony Peter, 26, working in Sri Lanka with aid agency Goal, has moved to Ampara from Colombo, where his team constructed their first temporary shelters. In the third part of a diary for Building, he relates his recent experiences. In Ampara, construction is split across the Muslim and ...
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Cyril Sweetts dream team launch growth strategy
New bosses target growing markets and regions in drive to hit £50m turnover by 2007
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Features
Specialist costs: Structural steel
With steel demand at an all-time high last year, David Cane, associate at Gardiner & Theobald, considers what’s next for the sector – plus David Sands of Bourne Steel gets a grilling
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News
Sustainablity code hits delay
The government’s sustainable buildings code has been delayed for at least three months
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CSCS set to play leading role in Clarke’s immigration plans
Industry scheme could act as ‘preferred template’ for Home Office’s Australian-style immigration policy
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CITB lifts suspensions on three members of staff
Three members of staff at the training body CITB-ConstructionSkills have had their suspensions lifted after the completion of an inquiry that began last month.
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Troubled Mowlem changes finance directors
Mowlem has issued a second profit warning in as many months, announced that finance director Gerry Brown was leaving the company, and appointed a replacement this week
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NewsCaptains of industry on board at Building
Industry big guns John Spanswick and Tony Pidgley are among four new members of Building’s editorial advisory board.
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RIBA calls for makeover to boost London’s Olympic bid
English Heritage and the RIBA have called on the government to set up a London urban space commission to freshen up the capital for the 2012 Olympic games bid.
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Comment
Beware the CORGI
Your report “HVCA threatens to quit CORGI” (28 January, page 16) accurately reflected the association’s current attitude to the Council for Registered Gas Installers, and the deep concern felt within its ranks at CORGI’s increasing reluctance to consult the industry it exists to serve.
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