All Building articles in 2006 issue 23 – Page 3
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NewsNo photo finish required
The 30,000-seat grandstand at Ascot Racecourse is to open for this year's royal meeting on 20 June.
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Comment
And finally …
As a woman building surveyor I would like to ask Mr Ray O'Rourke where does he envisage us?
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Comment
O'Rourke's worst fears?
I know a lot will be written about Ray O'Rourke's comments on women and rightly so.
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NewsEx-Foster man to spearhead Hamilton expansion
One of Lord Foster's former lieutenants has become international director of Hamilton Associates.
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FeaturesWhy not work in … Edinburgh
Scotland's capital is going to be a boom town for at least 10 years, according to Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property
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NewsDubai-on-Thames
A futuristic image of London's skyline with the free-for-all style of Dubai is one of the exhibits at the Airspace exhibition starting today at 350 Euston Road, London.
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NewsNorman Haste joins Laing O'Rourke's Dubai team
High-profile engineer Norman Haste resigns from two key UK posts to pursue opportunities in the Middle East
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NewsThe denouement
HLM Architects has designed this £22m Guildford School of Acting Conservatoire in Guildford, Surrey.
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The Decent Estates standard
The government has announced that it is expanding its council house improvement programme to cover bigger estate regeneration projects.
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NewsCradle of dreams
The Allianz Arena in Munich by Herzog & de Meuron will be the centre of the global attention today when it plays host to the inaugural match of the 2006 World Cup between Germany and Costa Rica.
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Comment
Head for the golf course, Ray
I have worked in the construction industry for 19 years. I am currently a bid manager and consider my time on site as a QS and design co-ordinator to have provided essential experience to enable me to lead and manage bids. The experience has ensured that I have a comprehensive ...
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EP at odds with council over Milton Keynes
The English Partnerships-backed quango overseeing the development of Milton Keynes has set itself at loggerheads with local politicians by backing proposals to demolish large swaths of council housing.
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Comment
The contamination trail
This case concerned contamination of land that had been the site of a gas works operated by National Grid. National Grid was known previously under many guises. In particular: Transco plc; British Gas plc: British Gas Corporation; and East Midlands Gas Board. The land had been sold and developed for ...
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CommentSuburban concerns
Housebuilders in the South-east may think home owners who are selling their gardens in the deal have no worries. But they are overlooking the impact of capital gains tax
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Comment
What can't we do?
Perhaps there is no place in the industry for Ray O'Rourke? By saying that women should not work on building sites, all that is achieved is an enhanced perception of the industry as a bunch of masculine and unsophisticated builders. It is traditionalist and far from progressive.
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NewsCleveland Bridge may face insolvency, says Multiplex
… but steel contractor denies allegations it will go out of business after losing Wembley High Court battle
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NewsWillmott Dixon profit boosted by public work
Willmott Dixon, the construction, housing and property company, increased profit last year, thanks largely to a strong flow of public sector work and a deal with supermarket chain Morrisons.
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CommentThe bitter taste of success
Multiplex's victory over its steelwork contractor on Wembley stadium has left a nasty taste in the mouth.
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Comment
Building unfair to Birmingham
Your recent features on Birmingham (26 May, page 44) and Manchester (27 January) do seem to demonstrate considerable editorial bias. While your article on Birmingham's "broken dreams" spells out many a truth that I myself have written letters on to the local press, it is plainly incorrect to say that ...
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