All Building articles in 2005 issue 23 – Page 2

  • Little Britain
    News

    Bumper entry for Little Britain

    2005-06-10T09:13:00Z

    Only 50 places remain for the Little Britain Challenge Cup after 200 teams entered the regatta in six days.

  • News

    Coventry City may sue Laing ORourke over late stadium

    2005-06-10T09:02:00Z

    Football club considers legal action after contractor admits £113m Ricoh Arena will be too late for season openers.

  • News

    Warings denies it is up for sale despite PWC document

    2005-06-10T09:00:00Z

    Portsmouth contractor and Bristol firm Midas Group investigate mystery list of assets on headed paper.

  • News

    Lend Lease in £270m swoop for Crosby Homes

    2005-06-10T08:49:00Z

    Bovis set to re-establish link with housing as Australian parent buys regeneration specialist from Berkeley Group.

  • News

    Sharewatch

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    A drama but no crisis

  • St Thomas' glass vault
    Features

    Open-air surgery

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Hopkins Architects’ design for a London hospital is a vivid demonstration of how design and healthcare can be combined to make a healing environment.

  • Comment

    Nice NEC does it

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Ann Minogue (27 May, page 47) wrote: “At last, someone has produced a consultancy agreement that applies the same terms for each member of the team.”

  • Features

    Losing momentum

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Construction output and prices will continue to rise in the coming months, but the forward momentum is set to slow, according to the latest research from Experian Business Strategies

  • Features

    Local lowdown: Midlands

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Hays Construction & Property's Robert Smith reports on the Midlands job boom

  • News

    ODPM set to rethink housing targets in the South-east

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Opinion polls indicate that most householders in the region reject higher building levels over the next 20 years

  • News

    Tsunami recovery work hit by Indonesian tax hike

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    British firms hampered on projects as government imposes 80% import duty on construction machinery

  • Hansom
    Comment

    Hansom

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Nobody escapes criticism this week, including superstar architects, well-meaning housing experts, ageing popstars and even the accident-prone John Birt

  • Galloway on the warpath
    News

    Galloway on the warpath

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    The left-wing political party led by George Galloway MP is stepping up pressure on Tower Hamlets council in east London, where he was elected last month, to suspend plans over social housing

  • Denise Chevin
    Comment

    Flexibility is your friend

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Flexible working and construction aren’t natural stablemates. Job-sharing or part-time professionals are by and large an anathema, and paid leave for new fathers and mothers is often no more than the statutory minimum.

  • News

    Suppliers issue warning on ‘pay as you drive’ plan

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Government plans to introduce a road pricing system will only cut traffic if accompanied by strong investment in infrastructure, construction suppliers have warned.

  • Comment

    Slow down

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Unsurprisingly, the proposed European Union working time directive has become a hotly debated issue for the UK construction industry.

  • Comment

    It’s down to the developer

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    A half-baked rethink of the law is unlikely to increase project safety. Placing the burden of responsibility at clients’ doorsteps is a much more effective solution

  • Warings chairman Andrew Gay
    News

    Warings denies it is up for sale despite PWC document

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Portsmouth contractor and Bristol firm Midas Group investigate mystery list of assets on headed paper

  • News

    High Court judge to preside at TCC full time

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    The Technology and Construction Court is to get a full-time High Court judge in an attempt to deal with the complex and long-running disputes that arise in the industry.

  • News

    Prescott targets suppliers in drive to cut housing costs

    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Deputy prime minister indicates that bills for labour and plant are too high and need to be ‘sorted out’