All Building articles in 2005 issue 07 – Page 2
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NewsBritain vies for the regeneration games
Newspapers reflect on the IOC's visit to Britain's Olympic sites and a government announcement on Crossrail funding is anticipated tomorrow.
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Shepherd wins £10.6m design and build in Leeds
Shepherd Construction will complete the seven-storey City Point office block by Summer 2006.
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NewsBoss of M&E firm stabbed in chest outside office
Barry Defalco, joint managing director of south London firm T Clarke, attacked by man as he went into work.
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Stakes raised to £500m in bid for Leeds supercasino
City One developer in talks with casino operators to create £500m mix of Las Vegas glitter and regeneration.
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Government must do better on safety, says minister
Health and safety minister to tell summit departments can be exemplary clients by hiring only safe contractors.
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CommentThe value of values
Just like in any job interview, first (and second and third) impressions count with your clients. It’s crucial that your customers can see what you stand for
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Who do you think you are?
If you are signing a contract as part of a consortium, it’s vital to identify all of the contracting parties. A recent case reveals the dangers of not doing so
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Sub standards
The time of the year has once again passed when chartered surveyors look at the subscription demands and wonder why they remain members of the RICS (answers on a postcard – I can’t fathom it).
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Wolseley’s shopping spree
Building materials specialist Wolseley has bought four distribution businesses in Europe and America for £33m.
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NewsRaising Xanadu
Foster and Partners’ additional work to the six-storey Hearst Building in New York has been topped out.
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FeaturesThe messenger
Construction’s safety record never looks worse than in the living room of a bereaved family. Alan Ritchie knows – he’s been there too many times. The new general secretary of UCATT tells us about his plans to make employers and government listen.
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Lost in translation
Bellwater SL: There was no alliance(Re: Skansen article, 4 February, page 19) A few days after we met in Madrid, Chris Seeley [of Skansen Interiors] wrote to me wishing us luck in the future as an independent company. In the meeting, I had informed both Chris Seeley and Patrick Lucas-Box, ...
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Local lowdown: South-west
Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property reports on the opportunities boom in the South-west
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FeaturesHome improvement
The three ugly sisters of Marsham Street are dead – and a much prettier successor has risen from their ashes. We assess the new Farrell-designed home of the Home Office
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Home improvement
How the Home Office gave the three ugly sisters of Marsham Street the brush off
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No more heroes, please
I am writing to comment on an advertisement in the 28 January issue (page 66). Under the banner “Unsung heroes”, there is a picture of a worker sitting high in the air on a steel beam. From the picture there is no clear means of fall protection, although he is ...
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HBF snubs Prescott’s plan for high-density living
Housebuilders’ body advises members to build ‘executive’ homes in North to prevent oversupply of apartments
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NewsGuernsey takes off
A terminal building for Guernsey airport, designed by architect Kensington Taylor, has been completed.
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