All Building articles in 2005 issue 46 – Page 4
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Council blocks Brighton tower
Architect Wilkinson Eyre is set to appeal against Brighton council’s decision to block plans for a £175m mixed-use development at Brighton Marina.
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CommentI’m feeling a bit fuzzy
Fuzzy-edge disease’ strikes when a contract does not clearly allocate design responsibilities. Emcor Drake & Scull tried to inoculate itself, but it got caught out
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Saint-Gobain raises bid for UK plasterboard company
Saint-Gobain, the French materials group, is expected to increase its bid for UK plasterboard maker BPB to £3.8bn.
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NewsHalcrow puts Basra office on hold over security fears
Despite reconstruction contract wins, engineer says it will wait until situation improves before opening office
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HBF chairman Stewart Baseley steps into the breach
Stewart Baseley, the chairman of the Home Builders Federation, is acting as chief executive after this week’s announcement that Robert Ashmead is leaving the organisation.
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Building journalist awarded
Building news editor George Hay was highly commended in the new business news journalist category at the Periodical Training Council’s Young Journalist of the Year awards, held at the Millennium Mayfair hotel in central London last Friday.
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New boss for Bucknall Austin
Bucknall Austin, the construction and property consultant, has recruited Simon Birchall from Faithful & Gould to be its managing director.
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Managing director quits Hochtief’s PFI arm
Phillip Cooper, the former boss of failed contractor Ballast, has quit as managing director of Hochtief’s PFI division.
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Tribal scraps sustainable communities arm
Property consultant winds down ‘unnecessary’ subsidiary Tribal Urban Futures only six months after launch
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NewsMarks and angles
Architect Make has revealed this image of its plans to revamp the former Marks & Spencer HQ on Baker Street, central London.
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BAA technical director leaves airport operator
Richard Petrie is set to leave airport operator BAA after a reshuffle of the company’s top executives.
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Urban taskforce splits ahead of key report
A leading member of the urban taskforce is to dissent from its call for higher housing densities and more brownfield development.
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International acquisitions sweep consultancy sector
Sale of Pickavance Consulting to Hill International to be followed by expansion at EC Harris and Mott MacDonald
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Carillion continues MoD wins with £690m contract
A joint venture led by contractor Carillion has won a contract worth £690m to upgrade and maintain Ministry of Defence family accommodation.
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Architects attack ‘very tight’ £60k house timetable
Practices selected for first four sites in Prescott’s contest warn that EP’s design programme may not be met
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Persimmon set for FTSE 100 after Westbury approach
Housebuilder’s share price rises 10% after stock exchange announcement, fuelling speculation of a FTSE first
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Support services group faces £1m Barclays writ
Barclays Bank has launched a £1m High Court legal battle against support services group Inspace Property Services.