All Building articles in 2007 Issue 30 – Page 3
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Comment
Put it in writing
The claimant, Mott MacDonald Ltd (MM), is a specialist construction engineering consultant. It undertook a variety of engineering services for the defendant, property developer London & Regional Properties Ltd (LRP) in relation to the phase 2 infrastructure works for a business park at Park Royal, London. These services, which included ...
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News
Withheld payments
The House of Lords decision in Dundas vs Wimpey has had its first impact on the construction industry.
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New railway stations
Stations will be built in Birmingham and in central London, and the £3bn Thameslink across London will get the go ahead, under plans in the transport white paper.
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Stadium planned for Maze site
The Northern Ireland Executive is to pursue the business case for a £80m, 42,000 seat multisports stadium designed by HOK Sport on the site of the Maze prison.
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NewsMajor success
John McAslan + Partners has received planning permission for this redesign of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, south-east London.
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NewsMace tipped for Walkie-Talkie
Developer Land Securities is understood to be on the verge of appointing Mace as construction manager on its 20 Fenchurch Street tower in the City of London, known as the “Walkie-Talkie”.
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NewsMace tipped for Walkie-Talkie
Land Securities could appoint Mace as construction manager on its 20 Fenchurch Street tower
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Private investigations
Construction is a hotbed of malpractice and graft, so there’s a good chance your company will be affected. If so, how do you find out whodunnit? Angus Darroch-Warren explains
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CommentSupreme indifference
The construction industry has largely ignored the JCT’s prime cost contract, largely because it doesn’t do prime cost procurement. But that may change in the near future …
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Quarry House
The caption accompanying the picture of Quarry House (13 July, page 37) indicates that it was designed by Sir Terry Farrell.
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CommentHere’s the pitch
Our industry will never have the skills or resources to communicate to a mass audience in the way of a great film director like Sydney Pollack, but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn a trick or two ...
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Comment
Heres a plan
The recently announced Office of Fair Trading study into the UK housebuilding industry highlights two areas of concern: land supply and planning.
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NewsGoing, going, going – up
Architect Ian Simpson’s 52-storey tower at Blackfriars, south London, was this week given the go-ahead by Southwark council.
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Growth points to go nationwide
The government has outlined plans to extend its “growth point” initiative, while promising that investment in housing regeneration will be steered away from big cities.
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Comment
At the forum
Your article on the handover of the chairmanship of the Strategic Forum (6 July, page 36) refers to “the three core member bodies” of the forum.
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Safety forum planned
Peter Hain, the work and pensions minister, has announced the creation of a forum to improve site safety.
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Features
Market forecast: Tender prices head up
Tender prices are continuing to soar, especially in London, but the rise in the cost of building is set to slow over the next year
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NewsTusk force
Lend Lease has been chosen as preferred developer for the £1.5bn regeneration of Elephant & Castle in south London.
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Gordon’s first steps
Housing reform was rightly the centrepiece of the legislative programme unveiled by Gordon Brown.
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