All Building articles in 2005 issue 50 – Page 3
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NewsIndustry figures queue up for roles on Olympic board
Key players in the construction industry are gearing up to battle for places on the Olympics Delivery Authority board.
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NewsFoster to design third World Trade Center tower
Building will be one of New York's first "green" skyscrapers
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Construction slowdown would rock Irish economy, experts warn
State economists say Ireland must reduce dependence on construction
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NewsT5 civil engineering workers go on strike
About 850 workers begin strikes over demands for an extra £1/hour bonus payment from main contractor Laing O’Rourke.
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Pilkington rejects second Japanese takeover bid
Glass firm spurns £2bn approach from its biggest shareholder
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Another construction firms quits fuel depot blaze site
Banner Holdings moves staff to Midlands after explosion near Hertfordshire offices
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Westbury shareholders to vote on £643m takeover
Investors to get 560p per share in Persimmon bid
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Morrison quits schools race as AWG gears up for sale
Contractor pulls out of bidding for Belfast schools as it emerges parent company may sell the business.
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NewsFive firms set to share £1bn Aldermaston revamp
Hundreds of engineers to receive special training to design upgraded nuclear weapons facilities.
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Comment
Unphased
In 2002 a plan to regenerate Hastings and Bexhill was approved. The proposals were for a mixed development that would proceed in two phases. Phase 1 included the submission of a detailed planning application for infrastructure proposals, and associated surface water attenuation measures, for part of the site. Phase 2 ...
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CommentState-of-the-art stupidity
Thanks to our readers for contributing this gallery of health and safety blunders from around the world...
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CommentA night to regret
What happened to my mate Trevor after the Christmas party? He seemed so chatty, so relaxed. And a few hours later he was banged up in a police cell …
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NewsHindu rush
Consultant Cyril Sweett has finished a £5m Jain temple in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, which, according to client the Oshwal Association UK, “set the world record for the construction of a Hindu temple”.
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T&T to oversee revamp at ODPM headquarters
The ODPM has appointed consultant Turner & Townsend to advise on the revamp of its headquarters in Victoria, south-west London.
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Comment
Studying the form
This year the JCT caused quite a stir when it decided to revamp its entire suite of contracts (see Building, 24 June), but it’s the changes to the design contracts – Design and Build Contract and the Intermediate Contract with Design – that have created most interest.
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Features
Focus on the regions
More ups and downs across the UK, as activity rockets in the East Midlands but plummets in Northern Ireland and East Anglia, and don’t even look at the West Midlands’ order books …
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Laing ends takeover talks
John Laing this week called a halt to talks with a mystery buyer that made a takeover approach two weeks ago.
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron quits east London housing job
Architect walks away from key-worker project after Newham council insists on design changes