All Building articles in 2007 Issue 15 – Page 5
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News
RICS to lure back former QSs
Refresher courses to be launched this autumn as surveying body tries to tackle skills shortage
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NewsA mammoth award
BDP’s £35m New Century Project at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow is in the running for the annual Gulbenkian Award for museums.
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Training bodies insist there is no shortage of HIP assessors
Companies responsible for training home information packs (HIPs) assessors have hit back at claims that there will not be enough trained inspectors when the packs are introduced in June.
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NewsBritish Land arrives at Euston
Network Rail has appointed British Land to carry out the £1bn redevelopment of Euston station, north London. The developer beat off competition from Chelsfield Partners. The 15-acre scheme will include retail and office space, and new tracks and platforms.The masterplan architect is Leo A Daly and cost consultant is Davis ...
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Comment
QSs around the world
I was surprised to read Michael Brown’s letter about the QS shortage. He is factually incorrect and trapped in a bygone age.
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CommentMastering apprenticeships
The continuing troubles of construction apprenticeship training are depressingly familiar.
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Pretty appointment
David Pretty, the former Barratt chief executive, has been appointed as a non-executive director of retirement housing specialist McCarthy & Stone.
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SEEDA appeal
The South East of England Development Agency has submitted a last-ditch bid to persuade planners to increase the rate of housebuilding in the region.
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CommentApocalypse cow
The only way we can save humanity from climate change is if we all pull together. But that’s not likely if bankers keep insisting on aircon, hedge funds keep looking for profit and cows keep … doing what cows do
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NewsTalks gather pace over sale of Amec’s construction arm
Morgan Sindall thought to be frontrunner; deal could include PPP and regeneration divisions
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NewsAlberta slims down
Swan Housing Group has submitted slimmed-down plans for an eco tower in London’s Docklands.
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Scanmoor collapses after over-expansion
The Scanmoor Group has dramatically collapsed after 12 years of rapid expansion.
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Amec buys AERC
Amec has acquired environmental consultant Applied Environmental Research Centre (AERC) for an undisclosed sum.
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Concrete advert censured
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has censured an advert by the British Association of Reinforcement for suggesting steel framework is unsafe.
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Comment
Enough about ORourke
As an informed client, am I the only person fed up with hearing how great Laing O’Rourke is and how inspirational Ray O’Rourke is?
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News
86m refurb for Kier
Kier has signed a five-year £86m contract to deliver repairs and maintenance of 10,000 properties for Hull council under the government’s Decent Homes programme.
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Cowlin profit up 46%
South-west contractor Cowlin Construction has reported a 46% rise in pre-tax profit to £5.3m for the year ended 30 September 2006.
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Interest rates stick at 5.25% but may rise soon
Housebuilders have welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 5.25%, despite the likelihood of a further rise next month.
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Features
The Building Good Employers Guide 2007
Dear employer...With the recruitment and retention of staff ever more important, Building is compiling a Good Employers Guide and we would like you to participate.