All Building articles in 2007 Issue 23 – Page 6
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CommentLet the supplier beware
You may have taken every precaution to make sure a contract is watertight but a consumer can claim a term isn’t fair if it puts them at a significant disadvantage
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Comment
Bigger isn’t better …
I read with great interest your recent article on the possible formation of a trade body to work closely with the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) to deliver maintenance in the social housing sector (18 May, page 14).
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NewsBeauty and the beach
Future Factories’ design for a beach hut entitled The Wizard of Oz has been shortlisted in an international competition.
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NewsBars included
Douglas Wallace Architects has submitted these plans to redevelop Bow Street magistrates’ court and police station to Westminster council.
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Balfour booming in US
The American subsidiaries of contractor Balfour Beatty have won £550m of contracts.
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Arup wins Mirant damages case
A long-running legal battle between Arup and Hong Kong contractor Mirant over the Sual power station in the Philippines ended this week after Mirant’s claims for damages and costs were dismissed in the High Court. Mirant will now have to pay an estimated £8m in legal costs.
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Groundworks arm
Balfour Beatty has formed a specialist groundworks firm that will incorporate Stent and Pennine, its piling and ground engineering businesses.
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NewsTaylor Wimpey to keep building arm
Taylor Wimpey, the £6.7bn-turnover housebuilder that will be created when George Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow merge, is to retain its construction division.
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Ferrovial prepares to sell off BAA’s property arm
Spanish builder Ferrovial is preparing to sell off the property arm of British airport operator BAA.
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NewsHadid’s Olympic aquatics centre faces more cuts
Architect loses control of design as contractors work to scale back costs again
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Anglo-American tightlipped on Tarmac sale
Materials company Anglo-American says it is reviewing its options over its Tarmac subsidiary, amid rumours of a £3bn auction .
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Britons more development-averse than North Americans
British people are five times more likely to oppose new housing schemes than their counterparts in the US, according to a survey.
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Cleveland Bridge back in black after Wembley loss
Former Wembley steel contractor Cleveland Bridge has returned to the black after a loss of almost £12m in its 2005 accounts.
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NewsEP acts to discourage buy-to-let investors
Regeneration body to introduce legal covenant preventing buyers from renting their property
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Cyril Sweett plans acquisitions after AIM listing
Dean Webster, Cyril Sweett’s chief executive, said this week that the company’s proposed flotation on the alternative investment market (AIM) would put it on a “level playing field” with larger consultants in the fight for acquisitions.
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Galliford Try steps up land acquisition programme
Galliford Try has accelerated its acquisition of land after buying Linden Homes.
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FeaturesDazzling achievement
Martin Spring heads to the Wirral to see how Wallasey’s pioneering solar school is holding up, 46 years after it was built. Then, on page 50, find out how the 21st century does solar in the first of a series on renewable technologies
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Bellway’s 69 homes
Bellway Homes has secured consent for for 69 homes in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, designed by Barton Willmore.