All Building articles in 2007 issue 42 – Page 3
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NewsMatt Jaycock's postcard from Perth
The QS at Davis Langdon kick starts our new series with a postcard from sunny Perth
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NewsCapita Symonds wins South Wales Police contract
Consultant will start work on £17m scheme to build headquarters in Cardiff Bay
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NewsMajor McAlpine shareholders back Carillion takeover bid
Aflred McAlpine expresses disappointment as financiers holding 15% of shares back Carillion’s £584m approach
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Knowles announces new CPD events
Consultant runs quickfire CPD briefing sessions on adjucation and contractual issues
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NewsOlympic aquatics centre scaled back for third time
Distinctive roof of Zaha Hadid-designed pool could be timber rather than steel to cut costs
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Contractors lead the pack in first good employer guide
Survey of industry’s best employers finds contractors offer best career and working time perks
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone takes former land buyer to court
Former employee accused of disclosing confidential information on potential sites to rivals
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Halcrow to keep London Eye open for 20 years
Refit of prime tourist attraction will be led by Halcrow Yolles and is expected to be completed in 2011
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Comment
No time to waste
I have discovered that many in the building profession have been too busy to study the Code of Sustainable Homes, but to my horror I find that it is being considered as a legal obligation.
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CommentSlow starters
The construction world isn’t exactly full of bloggers, but if even Sir Terry Farrell is chatting away online these days, it might be time to start taking it all a bit more seriously
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Features
While the sun shone
The improved weather conditions in August perked up contractors across the country, although demand has yet to live up to their enthusiasm. Experian Business Strategies reports
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NewsSchool of Turner
David Chipperfield has presented amended designs for an art gallery in Margate, Kent.
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Comment
Prejudice and privilege
Sticking ‘without prejudice’ at the top of your letter means you can say what you like without it being repeated in court, doesn’t it? Actually, it’s not that simple, warns Rob Horne
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CommentThe new seekers
This week we look for ways to rid our construction sites of bats and cats, an architect goes fishing for cooks and the search is on for a contractor to handle the Rugby World Cup anthems
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CommentPaying for whose mistakes?
If you settle a claim for something your subbie did, how sure can you be that you can then collect from it? Well, sit tight and watch the twists and turns of John F Hunt vs ASME …
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Housebuilding margins squeezed
Housing tracker Building’s new quarterly analysis shows effect of rising land and materials costs
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MPs to grill industry leaders
Leading figures from the construction industry will be called as witnesses in a parliamentary inquiry next week.
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RICS reports profit gloom
The latest economic snapshot of the construction industry by the RICS has presented a bearish outlook for profit over the next 12 months.
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Comment
A giant statute
The government described the 1985 Companies Act as ‘bulky and complex’ , and then replaced it with another that’s twice as long. Here’s the executive summary …
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NewsHow’s that for a footbridge?
Architect Hakes Associates has won two architectural competitions in Colchester with designs for a wavy footbridge and a spiralling department store.