All Building articles in 2007 Issue 30 – Page 4
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Housing output ‘set to fall’ in next two years
Private housing output is set to fall over the next two years as land shortages take their toll, according to the latest forecast from market analyst Experian.
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Rising profits dwarfed by hikes in top directors’ pay
Salaries of the top earners rise by 179%, compared with 69% increase in companies’ revenue
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CommentPolicies for a rainy day
In hindsight, Yvette Cooper probably wishes she’d waited for a break in the weather before launching her green paper.
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Faithful + Gould creates London property outfit
Consultant Faithful + Gould has launched a London property team as part of its expansion in the South-east.
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Union conditions warning
Ucatt has warned that government policies may deny workers proper employment rights after it was disclosed that 76,000 applied for a temporary CIS4 card last year.
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NewsCrisis calls for measured response
Flood defences are only part of the answer. Design and drainage play their part, too.
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Norwest Holst buys Weaver
Norwest Holst, a subsidiary of French contractor Vinci, has acquired Midlands construction group Weaver for an undisclosed sum.
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Sir Tom Hunter in running to buy Keepmoat
West Coast Capital, the private equity vehicle founded by Sir Tom Hunter, was this week among the favourites to take over private housebuilder Keepmoat.
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Buildings at risk register
English Heritage has made 52 new entries on its buildings-at-risk register for 2007.
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CommentBuilding windmills in Cloud Cuckoo Land
Open mike — The GLA wants office buildings to generate 20% of the energy they use. The only problem with this, says Richard Kauntze, is it can’t be done. So here’s a proposal that will work
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CommentYou bought it, you pay for it
Question: When does a main contractor have to pay a subcontractor for work that it hasn’t done? Answer: When it agreed a fixed-price lump sum contract based on issued drawings …
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CommentWonders & blunders
Alistair Barr picks two City columns, one a multitalented 17th-century marvel, the other a bang-up-to date failure of nerve and imagination
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NewsMaking it big
Company focus Leadbitter used to be run out of a kitchen … now its turnover is set to hit £265m
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What’s the best way to build a tower?
Tall buildings are shooting up all over Britain. This raises the question: which procurement route should you use to construct them? Here’s the first of two articles on this very question
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NewsBeneath the black hill
Blaenau Ffestiniog is not only hewn out of slate, its people depend on it for their livelihoods. So when Alfred McAlpine noticed that millions of pounds were unaccounted for and closed a quarry, it shook the town to its core. Dan Stewart went to Blaenau to find out what happened ...
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Hull beefs up regulations
Developers will be required to meet stringent rules for all housebuilding in Hull after the city agreed pioneering design guidelines with the Environment Agency in the wake of last month’s floods.
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Cabe criticises South Bank tower
Cabe has refused to give its backing to a scheme on London’s South Bank because of the impact a 144m high tower would have on Somerset House across the river.