All Building articles in 2007 Issue 10 – Page 3
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News
Waterman reports 11% profit rise
Growth in overseas operations partially responsible for consultant’s profit rise
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CommentA stand-up row
Surely it was the operator’s responsibility to alleviate overcrowding on the crammed trams of Croydon? Well, not unless a performance standard was agreed in the PFI contract
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Comment
Poaching QSs
There is a clear shortage of well-trained QSs today, as the list of any agency will illustrate. Last week, after trying to get my equity partner to defect, an agency asked if he knew anyone else in the firm interested in moving.
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NewsWhat’s in a name
When it comes to choosing a contractor, our survey shows it’s all about reputation
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Comment
Modern life is rubbish
I was delighted to read the demolition of modern methods of construction (MMC) by Sir Digby Jones. The practice of bureaucrats deciding what is modern and what isn’t without criteria or supporting science is wasteful.
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News
Sustainable procurement plan launched
The government has launched a sustainable procurement action plan to ensure supply chains and public services meet targets.
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CommentKeep it together
Judges often have to ‘unwind’ adjudicators’ decisions to rule on them. When they do, they must consider the whole decision, not just the bit one side wants them to, as this Scottish case shows
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Stock market slump wipes millions off industry share values
Record profits and upbeat forecasts have not been enough to protect construction companies from the stock market slump that has affected share prices around the world.
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Comment
Spitting image
The artist who painted the intrepid Mr Bingham this week needs his hands breaking!
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NewsZaha in Hungary
Zaha Hadid has designed this mixed-use building for Szervita Square in the historic centre of Budapest in Hungary.
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FeaturesHansom’s tales of mipims past
Nothing much surprises me now I’ve passed my 200th birthday, and seen the the human cabaret in all its sordid glory. On the other hand you, dear reader, have not. So let me share with you a few true stories from the south of France ...
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Comment
A risky game
It isn’t just crane drivers who find themselves under pressure to “play the game and take risks to save time”. Just a few weeks ago an acquaintance who drives diggers was saying much the same thing.
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CommentFighting fit
Ray O’Rourke stirs up Anglo-Irish rivalry, Building defends itself in court and Gardiner & Theobald’s QSs battle to be the ultimate bridge-building champions – all to a backdrop of classical music ...
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NewsSight for shore eyes
Client Peel Holdings has revealed plans for a £5.5bn development on Liverpool’s waterfront – a world heritage site.
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FeaturesEyeball to eyeball
In the first in a series of close encounters, new members of professional institutions ask their leaders some tough questions. First up is Kevin Bundy, one of Building’s graduate advisers, who wants the RICS’ new president to explain why the subs are so high, what members get for them and, ...
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CommentEvery little helps
How refreshing to see somebody point out the exodus of staff from Tesco’s property division at last. I spent several years as a consultant for Tesco, working almost exclusively on its developments, and saw a number of changes over the years. In the past ten years it became more “ruthlessly ...
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NewsIn the driving seat
Three years after being asked to buy Lotus Construction, Steven Withy is finally in charge