All Building articles in 2006 issue 12 – Page 3
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CommentImpressive feet
Thanks to clerk of works Alan Clark for this interesting approach to working at height.
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Salary engineering
Your article about the alleged exploitation of architecture students is a warning to us all; it is not just their problem.
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NewsThe elephant stomps on
Two high-rise schemes worth £200m have won planning permission as part of the £1.5bn regeneration of Elephant & Castle in south London.
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NewsWillmott Dixon wins its spurs
Willmott Dixon Construction has been awarded a £24.1m contract by Haringey council in north London to build what will be the first scheme to be completed under the Building Schools for the Future programme. The Haringey Sixth Form
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CommentNil desperandum
If a contractor's request for more time is knocked back, it is free to try again on different grounds - a principle that also applies to so-called ‘open' adjudications
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Lumbermens' demon
Last year, Judge Colman said global settlements did not trigger insurance payouts; now Judge Aiken has looked at the same issue and taken the opposite view
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Define your terms
Rugby Group Ltd manufactured and supplied cement for use by the construction industry. Since 1997 ProForce had supplied temporary workers to Rugby for work at a site located in the Rugby area.In July 2001 ProForce and Rugby entered into a written service cleaning agreement for a fixed term. During that ...
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NewsCyril Sweett plans Indian expansion
Quantity surveyor Cyril Sweett plans to expand its global presence after starting talks with a number of firms in India.
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FeaturesWhole-life costs: Height of offices
In the latest of our whole-life cost comparison articles, David Weight of Currie & Brown examines the crucial financial considerations when deciding the height of an office block
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Gleeson's choices
When chief executive Terry Massingham announces his plans for one of Britain's oldest construction firms next week, there's little doubt they will entail its radical reformation - but it's not clear just how radical, or what will remain when it's over.
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NewsContractors plan to charge extra for Olympics
Bidders will ask for extra money to cover public relations implications of late delivery of Olympic work.
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Sir Robert McAlpine cashes in on commercial revival
Contractor picks up £429m worth of work from office and retail sector while Bovis wins school prize
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NewsCameron rounds on planning gain tax
Tory leader David Cameron has launched an attack on the government's proposed planning gain supplement.
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NewsJohn Callcutt sets out his vision for England's cities
Newly appointed boss of English Partnerships calls for architects to be reined in and housebuilders to shape up
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CommentThe magic bullet
Wembley has sent a frisson of fear through the construction industry - is it a portent of what will happen at the London 2012 Olympics? Well, it ain't necessarily so
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Wolseley bucks market
A strong performance from its American business drove interim pre-tax profit up 21% to £360m at materials company Wolseley.
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CommentWonders & blunders
This week Bob Stanley of St Etienne composes a hymn of praise to a Tube station, and a protest song about a block of flats
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Bluestone raided by OFT
The Office of Fair Trading has raided the offices of a subsidiary of the construction group Morgan Sindall.