All Building articles in 2006 issue 10 – Page 4
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FeaturesWhy not work in… South Coast
With £2bn of work Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property on the abundant work and good wages to be had in the South Coast's honeypot
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NewsClyde goes Forth
Developer ISIS has taken the first step to regenerating the Glasgow branch of the Forth & Clyde Canal after winning planning permission for this mixed-use development.
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Comment
CIBSE cleans up
The article by Jennie Price "The climate has changed" (17 February, page 40) was a clarion call for building services professionals.
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Comment
Cheque, mate
In February 2004 I had a £100 bet with Dennis Lenard, the then new chief executive of Constructing Excellence.
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NewsConstruction group lobbies for untapped R&D cash
Chief executive of consultant Atkins seeks to secure at least £36m from European Union and national pots
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NewsCarillion cautions on Mowlem write-downs
The Carillion board this week said that it could not guarantee it would not make further write-downs on Mowlem, on top of the £120m it has already wiped off the balance sheet.Carillion is now undertaking a thorough review of the Mowlem business, after it completed the £313m takeover two weeks ...
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Energy prices force brick maker to stop using oil
Small brick maker HG Matthews is to switch from oil to biofuel for brick production because of increasingly high energy prices.
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NewsNew Strategic Forum boss to narrow focus on key issues
James Wates will use chairmanship to reduce the body's remit in order to prevent it losing influence
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Urban Catalyst founder sets up investment body
REGENERATION specialist Ken Dytor is launching a vehicle to lever private sector investment into education and healthcare.The Urban Catalyst founder has begun talks over his latest project, Regeneration Investments, with a number of parties. Dytor says he wants to concentrate on regeneration consultancy and investment instead of development.The venture has ...
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CommentWonders & blunders
Two dockside buildings, both of them famous film locations - but one's a hit and the other's a turkey.
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NewsBlair holds secret talks with industry over extremists
Prime minister co-ordinates strategy on animal rights militants as pension provider becomes latest target
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The best seat in China
Her neighbours might not agree with her, but watching Beijing grow ever skywards has been great armchair entertainment for one of Building's graduate panelists
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BDP falls victim to PFI hospital cull
Architect BDP has been stood down from the £761m PFI Pathway hospital development in Leicester while the government considers the future of PFI healthcare schemes.
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Bart's gets go-ahead at last
The Department of Health has finally given the go-ahead for the £1bn PFI redevelopment of St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospital.
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Bankrupt Schmidlin confident that buyer is imminent
Bankrupt Swiss cladding maker Schmidlin is to reveal its new owner next week.
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Foster and Partners moves back into profit
Norman Foster has revealed that his practice has turned a £544,000 loss for the year ended 30 April 2004 into a £2.5m profit in the following 12 months.
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NewsOlympic authority lists requirements for delivery partner
The Olympic Delivery Authority has outlined the areas to be covered the "delivery partner" that will project manage the construction of the Games' infrastructure.
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Asbestos legal challenge
Thousands of construction workers could lose compensation for asbestos-related illness if the House of Lords decides in favour of the employers in the case of Barker vs Saint-Gobain.
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NG Bailey to woo banks with specialist IT arm
M&E company NG Bailey is to launch an IT services division, making it the first building services firm to offer complete M&E fit-out to specialist financial institutions.