All Building articles in 2005 issue 25 – Page 4
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News
CABE steps in to northern housing renewal schemes
Cabe is to intervene in the housing market renewal pathfinder schemes in the north of England by launching a best practice guide on how to develop public spaces.
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Features
Laing O’Rourke topples Bovis from its throne
Bovis Lend Lease’s rule of annual contractor’s league is usurped by Laing O’Rourke’s £1.4bn contract wins
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Comment
The big squeeze
When the Bechtel boss told his people to do everything they could to disallow contractors’ costs, the contractors went to court. But was this the right move?
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News
Serious Fraud Office drops Bickerton investigation
Decision to end inquiry into Hertfordshire contractor after three years follows collapse of Jubilee Line case
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News
Building on green belt could solve housing crisis
Building homes on green-belt land could put an end to Britain’s housing crisis, a report has said.
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Comment
Sharpening our beaks
Lord Woolf has shaken up the Technology and Construction Court by drafting in five High Court judges and ‘redeploying’ Judge Seymour. So what effect will this have?
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News
Balls cites transport, housing and skills as main challenges
Transport, housing and skills are the main challenges facing the UK economy, according to Ed Balls, the man who acted as Gordon Brown’s economic adviser for more than a decade.
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News
ODPM axes housebuilders’ league
The government has decided to withdraw funding for the Customer Satisfaction Survey for housebuilders
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News
‘Design tsar’ set to join Cabinet this autumn
The government is to appoint a Cabinet-level “design tsar” in the autumn to monitor the design standards of public buildings.
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News
HSE to call for safety review into Arsenal stadium collapse
The Health and Safety Executive is set to demand a review of risk assessments on the Arsenal stadium project after the collapse of a wall at the site on Ashburton Grove, north London, last week.
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Comment
… in defence of architects
Ian Abley seems to be in denial about the responsibilities of designers for site safety.
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News
Cemex sheds 750 RMC jobs after takeover
Mexican company Cemex, the new owner of concrete company RMC, has made 750 former RMC staff redundant – more than 10% of its workforce
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News
Councils may win 630m to meet decent homes target
Audit Commission recommends scrapping central repair fund so efficient councils gain more control over spending
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News
Amec set to buy nuclear services firm for £38m
Support services group Amec has expanded its business in the nuclear sector with the £38m purchase of NNC, a UK company that specialises in nuclear services.
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News
Atkins to take £3m hit over Metronet’s missed deadline
Consultant’s profit slips as its Tube consortium faces £14m penalty over delayed station improvements
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Comment
Speedy 3D …
Your article on the use of building models by contractors (10 June, pages 58-59) focuses on very large projects and organisations with professional clients and a large commitment of resources up front.
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News
Centex to sell Fairclough Homes for £250m
Centex Corporation, the American volume housebuilder, has put its British business Fairclough Homes up for sale for about £250m