All Building articles in 2006 issue 02 – Page 3
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NewsDiamonds in the rough
Contractor Mansell has picked up a £4m contract to build a community education centre in Deptford, south-east London, for the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
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Milton Keynes rejects housing demolition idea
Milton Keynes council has rejected proposals by the new town’s delivery agency for the demolition of large numbers of council houses.
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NewsFurther setback at hospital delayed by Jarvis troubles
Whittington hospital in north London, one of the contractor’s final PFI projects, is delayed for second time
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CommentWhat’s the damage?
Matthew Reed predicts a rise in professional indemnity insurance costs in 2006 and reveals what a professional with your risk profile should expect to cough up
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NHS contractor issues writ
Contractor CH Pearce is locked in a dispute with the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham that could cost the NHS trust almost £1.6m.
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FTSE takes housebuilders out of construction sector
The quoted construction sector started the new year as a much smaller entity than it was in 2005, after the FTSE reclassified housebuilding under household goods.
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FeaturesClass struggle
The government has £5bn to spend on its city academies programme over the next four years, but it’s finding it strangely difficult to get the construction industry to take its money … Eleanor Cochrane looks at what’s going wrong while Martin Spring considers the architecture
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PFI community dismisses claims of hospital rethink
Top PFI players have denied that the government’s hospital programme is on hold.
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ODPM hires planning chief
The ODPM has appointed a new planning director amid mounting concerns that it has lost focus.
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Directors of Wembley firm charged with kidnapping
Andrew and Lee Haygarth, directors of CBL Cable Contractors, accused of abducting man in Hartlepool
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Think tank casts doubt on housing market renewal
Institute of Public Policy Research says money would be better spent on regenerating suburbs
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NewsMultiplex in fight for Cambridge new town
Developer Multiplex has appealed against the refusal of plans for a town north of Cambridge and challenged the government to demonstrate its commitment to raising it game over housing delivery in the M11 growth corridor.=
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Kajima leaves Cambridge housing scheme
Troubles mounted for contractor Kajima this week as it emerged that it had left a PFI housing project in Cambridge after the completion of the first phase.
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Just the job: Hayley Bufton at Willmott Dixon
Hayley Bufton has had quite a busy year, bagging Willmott Dixon's trainee of the year award and finding time to front a national advertising campaign …
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Election of Brumwell’s successor at CSCS delayed
The election of the chairman of the CSCS skills card scheme will be delayed for two months, it was revealed this week.
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Bovis settles dispute with Vegas casino
The dispute between Bovis Lend Lease and the owners of the Venetian Casino Resort in Las Vegas has finally been resolved after an out of court settlement was reached.
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Former Multiplex boss Paul Gandy joins Mowlem
Former Multiplex construction boss Paul Gandy has joined Mowlem as managing director of projects and construction.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Gill Taylor thinks the Scottish parliament is a playful masterpiece, but finds no fun in out-of-town toyshops
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NewsMJ Gleeson faces hostile takeover bid
MJ Gleeson, the quoted engineer and housebuilder, became the likely target of a hostile bid this week after venture capitalist Castle Acquisitions said it would pursue the company despite the fact that it had rejected a £197m offer.
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NewsIn the bank
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s £200m, 100,00 m2 headquarters is the largest in the current crop of new buildings in Edinburgh.
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