All Building articles in 2007 issue 41 – Page 6
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NewsDarling ‘risks squandering billions’
The government has been warned that it risks squandering billions of pounds of investment in schools and hospitals unless it sets out a spending timetable.
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Billion-pound probe
The European commission has extended the deadline for its inquiry into a proposed joint venture between Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain by two weeks to 26 October.
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NewsWhos better, whos best
The £2.1m Dalby Forest visitor centre in North Yorkshire has won this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building award, beating 17 shortlisted projects.
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Firms vie for Wood awards
Building Design Partnership’s Marlowe academy in Ramsgate, Kent, and Purcell Miller Tritton’s restoration of Wollaton Hall in Nottingham are among the projects shortlisted for the Wood awards.
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Asbestos package
Asbestos contractor and consultancy group Silverdell has acquired Swift Asbestos, a licensed asbestos remediation contractor in Southampton, for about £1.5m.
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Rok appointment
Builder Rok has appointed Martin Donnachie managing director for the north of England.
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Olympic pay deal in doubt amid fears of rising costs
ODA hesitates over use of Terminal 5 wage agreement on construction programme
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NewsOlympic pay deal in doubt amid fears of rising costs
ODA hesitates over use of Terminal 5 wage agreement on construction programme
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Erinaceous may lose airport
Troubled consultant Erinaceous may lose its £8m lease on Brighton airport at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
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CommentIt ain’t necessarily so
If a client presented with a payment certificate hasn’t paid up 14 days later, the dispute begins on day 15, right? Wrong. As this Scottish case demonstrates, you need to apply a little common sense
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Government takes aim at local housebuilding bans
Housing minister indicates that she will push through development despite local moratoriums
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Irish acquisition
White Young Green has acquired Irish firm PH McCarthy Consulting Engineers for £13.5m.
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NewsFoster’s academic success
The Thomas Deacon academy, one of the largest state schools in Europe, has opened for students.
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About time
It’s good to see that Rider Levett Bucknall has caught up with the times (“Project bank account set to be launched” 28 September, page 14).
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NewsWillmott Dixon aims for £750m turnover by 2012
Ambitious contractor aims to increase turnover 50% to £750m over the next three to five years
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NewsWillmott Dixon aims for £750m turnover by 2012
Ambitious contractor aims to increase turnover 50% to £750m over the next three to five years
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2012 energy centre
Energy services company Elyo has been made preferred bidder for the Olympic park and Stratford City energy centres and networks in east London.
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2007: The age of expansion
With all the talk of credit crunches and stalled projects, it’s possible to forget what a staggeringly successful time this is for consultants – as our annual league of the top 250 makes clear.
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FeaturesPoker Kings 2007
Fed up with the humdrum world of work? Looking for excitement and the possibility of winning some hard cash? Well, Building’s new poker tournament is rushing to your rescue. Come and take a chance – and it’s all in aid of charity, so you’ll go home with a warm glow ...