All Building articles in 2006 issue 35 – Page 2
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NewsHammerson profit rockets 55% to £385m
Interim results reveal that developer raised £138m from disposals as it continues with plans to become a REIT
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NewsProfit leaps 33% at WSP
Consultant reports £12.1m pre-tax profit and record order book of £625m in interim results
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Kirkwood joins Driver Group as non-executive director
Former chief executive of Schofield Lothian will be developing business opportunities at dispute resoultion specialist
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YRM in the running for Sir Elton’s gallery
Superstar seeks new designer for photo gallery after rejecting initial proposals
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NewsCLM prepares its Olympic delivery team
Olympic delivery partner appoints 60-strong team to start work on construction programme for 2012 games
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Bucknall Austin project manage first military court
Seven soldiers will be tried at Bulford military court near Salisbury in two weeks’ time
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NewsMerseyside police go to war against rogue security firms
Co-ordinated crackdown after campaign of arson and intimidation by ‘protection racket’ gangs
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Irish contractors must look abroad to grow, says minister
Ireland’s Micheál Martin says domestic market is “simply too small” for ambitious companies
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FeaturesWarming to it
Geothermal energy — With the construction industry on the lookout for sustainable energy sources, geothermal energy is increasingly becoming the preferred option on projects
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FeaturesObjective: London
Irish contractors who’ve outgrown their domestic economy are being forced to look for work in international markets. Guess which is top of their list …
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NewsInterdisciplinary metaphor
American architect Steven Holl has completed a school of art for the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
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CommentUnbalanced, unfair, ignorant
Many readers will have seen the Channel 4 documentary Dispatches on 14 August, which was the latest in a spate of media attacks on the private finance initiative.
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CommentThe way the money goes
The insistence that a contract be ‘in writing’ before it can be adjudicated is transferring millions of pounds from one industry to another. Guess which ones they are …
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Slough to gain REIT status
Slough Estates has become the latest property developer to opt for real estate investment trust (REIT) status as it announced a 184% rise in pre-tax profits to £338m for the first half of the year.
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Comment
Help us train your future staff
Warwick School for Boys is a comprehensive for 600 11-to-16-year-olds in a deprived area of east London. We are applying for engineering college status, under the government’s specialist schools programme. We believe this will give our students a relevant education for the 21st century and develop a body of school ...
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CommentFreedom to roam
Policy pointers — It’s tough for globetrotting firms to secure affordable professional indemnity insurance, but without it you could be exposed to crippling liabilities.
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SMC Group looks to expand into Europe
Quoted architect SMC Group has revealed that it is in talks to buy a European practice as it posted a 42% rise in pre-tax profit.
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NewsYRM in the running for Sir Elton’s gallery
Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have gone back to the drawing board for their planned gallery for John’s photographic collection