All Building articles in 2006 issue 07 – Page 2
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MITIE snaps up Lyndhurst Services for £9m
Support services firm acquires ground maintenance company Lyndhurst Services for £9m.
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Balfour Beatty wins 50m pool in Sunderland
Balfour Beatty sees off Sir Robert McAlpine to win contract for £20m pool near Sunderland's Stadium of Light.
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Wembley staff ordered to leave offices
Willseden crown court has ordered Multiplex to vacate offices following dispute with Quintain.
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Jarvis' fortunes set to turn as FM contracts sale begins
Interested parties to receive documents detailing the work up for grabs, including Wirral and Liverpool schools.
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NewsSupersheds
Shed giant Gazeley has unveiled its vision for the future of distribution sheds with these designs for a carbon-neutral warehouse.
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FeaturesSpotlight on sprinklers
Lead times have remained constant at eight weeks during 2003, 2004 and 2005. This consistency reflects the steady level of work in the market and the sector’s ability to supply the demand.
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CommentYou can run …
Here's the story of an engineer being chased by a contractor after cracks appeared in a block of flats - and how it tried to lose its pursuer
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NewsRiviera regeneration
Architect Building Design Partnership has completed this waterside park in La Seyne sur Mer, near Toulon in the south of France.
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Comment
The mayor responds
Your article "Mayor gives zero-carbon scheme green light" (3 February) is wrong to suggest that I have not been implementing my energy strategy.
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NewsMayor plans pay rise for Olympic workers
Ken Livingstone considers raising minimum wage for 2012 construction workers
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Features
Projects update: Project management
Our regular round-up of tools to help you work smarter looks at an innovation from the oil industry and a software program to maximise profit from mixed-use schemes
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Comment
LIFT miffed
Your article on LIFT (3 February) tries to damn what is generally accepted as a successful programme using a single case where things haven't worked out.
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Comment
The LIFT list
The article was not only inaccurate but painted a totally false picture of LIFT generally and the progress to date in Wigan.
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CommentA lesson in lobbying
The government's Construction Act review has made big shifts in the past year, but all the politically controversial issues are still in play
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Features
Lead times
The latest lead times may not look like much has altered, but the current increase in order books will change all that, says Paul Dalton of Mace.
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Comment
How to talk turkey
The public contracts regulations for 2006, which have just come into force, introduce a competitive dialogue procedure to clarify issues in complex contracts
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CommentHow to be good
If you want to win a delay claim, it is crucial that the court approves of your choice of delay analysis - but how are you supposed to know which technique is ‘right'?
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Spanish firm eyes Plymouth PFI
Spanish construction giant FCC is set to follow Ferrovial into the UK market with a bid for a £200m PFI hospital scheme in Plymouth.
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Much pain for little gain: regeneration experts slate PGS
Regeneration experts and academics have lined up to criticise the government's proposal for a planning gain supplement.