All Building articles in 2005 issue 26 – Page 4
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NewsSharewatch - Big in Iran
Costain was the biggest winner among the construction and building materials sector last week.
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London prepares to make the best of Olympic failure
Councils draw up alternative masterplan for Lower Lea Valley for use if London fails to win 2012 games
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CommentBeing Frank
Frank Lloyd Wright’s extraordinary Fallingwater is an object lesson for all architects in how to get the client to want what you want them to want
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Carillion deal is put on hold as inquiry begins
A meeting in which Carillion was to be named preferred bidder on a large-scale contract with Bradford council has been put on hold while the authority investigates accusations of foul play.
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NewsGovernment bails out NHS trust with ‘PFI supplement’
Health department sets precedent by giving London hospital £45m extra to meet cost of new PFI facilities
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NewsRogers bags Docklands wharf masterplan
Architect Richard Rogers has won the race to pick up one of the most prestigious masterplans in the country, the £2bn Wood Wharf scheme in London Docklands
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NewsLend Lease ready to motor now Crosby’s in the bag
Lend Lease boss spells out housing plans for regeneration specialist, as Berkeley’s shares rise after disposal
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‘Arrogant‘ RICS bosses face vote of confidence
Construction faculty chair calls for extraordinary meeting to press for reform of ‘empire shielded from reality’
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Pringle manoeuvres to curb power of ARB
Jack Pringle, the RIBA president-elect, is planning to use the government’s pledge to cut regulation to lobby for changes to the 1997 Architects Act.
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Shares fall after downbeat Wilson Bowden statement
Housing sector shares fell across the board on Tuesday after Wilson Bowden issued a very downbeat statement about the market ahead of its interim results.
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NewsBovis’ northern boss leaves two weeks after promotion
Mark Nicholson departs suddenly a fortnight after his remit was extended to cover Scotland and North-east
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Comment
An adviser advises
With reference to Colin Harding’s comments on the CSCS scheme (10 June, page 36), I am a health and safety adviser in the construction industry and have attained a nationally recognised qualification through the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health.
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Fairbriar adds to gloom
Housebuilder Fairbriar painted a grim picture of the housing market last Friday when it announced a pre-tax loss of £800,000 for the six months to 31 March.
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NewsCABE lets public in to see design review in action
Architecture watchdog conducts public review of Levitt Bernstein’s Shrewsbury theatre and Farrell’s national park
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Comment
An unfortunate accuracy
Your news feature “Construction: No place for women!” (10 June, page 28) may have been harking back to a 1950s spoof, but the virtual construction piece in the same issue (page 58) was bang up-to-date.
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HSE draws a blank over cause of crane accident
A three-year Health and Safety Executive investigation into a crane collapse that killed three men has concluded there was “no conclusive explanation” for the incident.
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China to talk to UK firms about healthcare PFIs
The Chinese ministry of health is considering using the UK construction sector’s expertise to develop its own healthcare PFIs.
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Industry faces £9bn vibration bill
Construction employers will be liable for billions of pounds of claims as a result of vibrations legislation that comes into force next week