All Building articles in 2005 issue 35 – Page 3
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Wembley drafts in extra M&E workers
Extra M&E workers are to be drafted onto the Wembley stadium project as contractors on the scheme attempt to meet its deadline for completion
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CommentMove over, Don Quixote
Here’s the inspiring story of one man’s extraordinary, insane, visionary quest to attach a small illuminated sign to the side of a listed building
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Irish firm is damp squib in Europe – but storms the States
Irish materials firm CRH made up for a poor performance in Europe with strong American results. It ended the first half of the year with pre-tax profit of £261m, 20% up on the £217m it made in the same period last year.
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FeaturesDriving us crazy
Half-empty lorries clogging up the nation’s roads, site workers unable to locate vital materials, £3bn a year of waste … a report released today highlights just how poor logistical planning in the construction industry is. So, what can be done about it?
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Comment
We stand corrected
Your “In brief” column (12 August) incorrectly reports a fatality on a Kier Regional site in Kensington during 2004.
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NewsUrban Splash set to land its first contract in London
Manchester developer has been shortlisted to redevelop rundown Packington Estate in Islington, north London
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Report reveals widespread conflict over safety
Health and safety professionals have called for construction directors to take greater responsibility after a survey found evidence of friction between safety personnel and site management.
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City slicker
TP Bennett Architects is working with the Corporation of London to redevelop its headquarters at the Guildhall in the City, incorporating a public piazza on the north side office entrance.
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Multiplex poised to sell Stratford City stake
Wembley contractor Multiplex is understood to be in talks to sell its 25% stake in the £4.3bn Stratford City scheme in east London to Australian developer Westfield.
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Confederation threatens to walk out of CIS tax talks
Construction Confederation leads calls to pull out of Revenue negotiations unless April deadline is dropped
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Eco-city to be model for China
Consultant Arup’s masterplan for an entirely sustainable city near Shanghai could be used as a model to be rolled out across China.
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Comment
A public challenge
In 1997 Thanet District Council granted outline planning permission for a business park in Ramsgate. The developer had not provided an environmental impact assessment with his planning application nor did the council seem to require one. There was no evidence to indicate what, if any, consideration the council gave to ...
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Laing set to cash in on rising value of PFI stakes
PFI specialist plans to raise fresh funds for investment by selling stakes to institutional investors
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FeaturesTaking care of business
A spot of pampering is all it takes to win a client’s heart and ensure it never wants to let you go. Building reports on how one contractor plans to cash in by supplying that little bit extra
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Comment
Bucks redux
I wrote on 12 August that the competition brief for the £60,000 house contest was prescriptive.
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Mace boss takes over at Constructing Excellence
Bob White, chairman of construction consultant Mace, is to replace Dennis Lenard as chief executive of Constructing Excellence from September.
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NewsThe bonnie Clyde
Glasgow council has unveiled a model of the bridge designed by Richard Rogers that will span the River Clyde from 2007.
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FeaturesBlood and Money
Small firms have traditionally been subjected to commercial bullying and, despite all the legal and cultural reforms of the past 15 years, they still are.
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CommentOur lost billions
“A considerable amount of waste is incurred in the industry as a result of poor logistics,” concluded the Strategic Forum’s industry report Accelerating Change in 2002. Three years later, we now know roughly how much waste we’re talking about – £3bn.
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CommentDear Bill …
One is an arch defender of the quaint and traditional Dorset village dreamed up by Prince Charles, the other is the architect of south London’s cutting-edge, solar urbanist community. So what would Michael Mehaffy, director of education at the Prince’s Foundation, and Bill Dunster find to talk about?
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