All Building articles in 2007 Issue 37 – Page 5
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Features
‘Someone might come in wearing polka dot socks that I don’t like and I think, oh dear, but they might produce brilliant buildings’
Derwent London’s Simon Silver likes to champion exciting young architects. And now that the developer has doubled its portfolio, he can offer them bigger commissions than ever before. Just get a little sartorial advice before you make your pitch.
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Comment
Design and brand
Isabel Davies and Jenny Joint With architects competing to create innovative and distinctive designs, it is important for owners to avoid their buildings being copied, or worse yet, sold in souvenir shops
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News
Czech economy is booming, says EC Harris
Construction output set to rise 25% in 2007 according to European Focus report
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News
Hain: ‘We cannot pay for building boom with blood of workers’
Peter Hain said he would not accept a boom in building at the cost of “the blood of construction workers” in an impassioned speech to the TUC in Brighton.
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News
Faithful + Gould wins Birmingham college contract
Consultant’s masterplan highlights areas most in need of refurbishment
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Features
Biggest ever sail
More than 3,000 amateur sailors descended on the Isle of Wight for the Little Britain Challenge Cup last week. Alex Smith packed his best Hawaiian shirt and joined in the fun
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News
Metronet open to private bids
Metronet’s administrators have approached private bidders to raise interest in the failed PPP.
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Features
The men who got left behind
Increased public sector spending was supposed to be great news for construction firms. But, according to a survey released this week, these local contractors have missed out on the bonanza. Katie Puckett finds out why the growth of framework agreements is threatening the industry’s smaller businesses
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News
Gleeds wins University of Bath contract
Consultant appointed project manager, QS and planning supervisor on £17m scheme
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News
Barratt and Berkeley look into homes for ‘grey market’
Two of Britain’s biggest housebuilders are considering moves into the retirement homes market.
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Northern Irish court overturns ban on piecemeal development
The Northern Irish High Court has overturned planning rules designed to stop piecemeal development in the region’s countryside.
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News
Network Rail axes Carillion and GrantRail
Carillion and GrantRail have been dropped from Network Rail’s track renewals framework, while Jarvis has been granted a reprieve.
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Comment
Work together for award glory
The Times and the Guardian identified lack of client ambition in the UK as the reason why just two of the six buildings shortlisted for the Stirling prize are located in this country.
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News
WYG appoints two new associate directors in Southampton
Consultant also announces key promotions within its management services business
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News
Faithful + Gould appoints new CDM co-ordinator
Simon Meddings will also act as health and safety adviser
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Tuffin Ferraby Taylor appoints new senior building surveyor
Consultant also promotes Cliff Hearne to building surveyor in Kingston
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Appointments
ContractorsRobertson Construction has appointed Andy McLeod managing director of the north-east England region.Alan Ford has been appointed project executive at StructureTone.ISG has appointed Faz Zorriasatain as technical director of its new-build division.ConsultantsIan Insley has been appointed consultant at CMS Cameron McKenna. He was formerly head of construction at SJ Berwin.Building ...
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News
Hutton angers unions by rejecting Gangmasters Bill
Delegates ‘baffled’ as business secretary claims CDM regulations can deal with worker abuse
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Features
Glenn Howells: Almost famous
Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne, Noddy Holder … the Midlands has produced its fair share of rock stars. Sadly, frustrated musician Glenn Howells wasn’t one of them. But now, with a Stirling prize nomination to his name, the Birmingham architect is about to get his turn in the limelight.
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News
Hips to apply to all homes from next month
Government to press ahead with plan to extend scheme despite drop in sales of four-bed houses