All Building articles in 2007 issue 42 – Page 4
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Comment
Its own worst enemy
The government relies on the PFI to deliver its improvements to public services. So why is it planning to wreck the systems that protect its delicate cash flow mechanism?
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Comment
Public enemy
The government and its army of regulators and supervisors are gradually separating the best firms in the industry from public sector work. Both parties will suffer
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News
EC Harris to expand east in overseas profit drive
Consultant wants 60% of profit to come from international markets by 2011
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News
RIBA plans Dubai office to ‘raise standard of design’
Architecture institute considers overseas branch in region noted for its ‘lack of restraint’
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News
Inquest into Wembley death
An inquest is finally to be held into the death of a worker during the construction of Wembley stadium more than three years ago.
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News
Death on site
Contractor FJ Chalcroft was fined £260,000 after an employee was killed on a building site in Nottinghamshire.
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Features
The planning gain supplement is dead. Long live the roof tax?
Developers have won a famous battle with the government over the introduction of the PGS. But as infrastructure still has to be paid for, it looks like we’ll be moving to a system based on the Milton Keynes roof tax. David Parsley asks what this means
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Comment
Why Crossrail is looking good
After 18 years, Crossrail is finally up on the departures board.
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Features
‘There is no question of cost overruns on this job’
After 18 years, the £16bn Crossrail project has finally got the go-ahead. Now chairman Doug Oakervee, in his first interview, explains how he will fulfil his promise not to go a penny over budget.
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Features
No contractors that way …
Shetland is a 13-hour ferry ride from mainland Britain and is closer to the Arctic Circle than to London, so when its main school fell into disrepair, the islanders faced a struggle finding someone to build a new one.
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News
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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News
Sharewatch — Housebuilders worth a punt as City loses nerve
After plunging to a year’s low last month, housebuilders are still struggling to break out of the mire as the Square Mile’s version of reality continues to haunt the sector.
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News
Circus trick
The Bristol Alliance, a joint venture between Land Securities and Hammerson, has handed over this new House of Fraser department store in Bristol.
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Features
Leadbitter, the champions
The Oxfordshire contractor wins the cup in Building’s inaugural charity five-a-side tournament
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News
Dogs chased out of Catford
A planning application will be submitted to the London borough of Lewisham for the regeneration of Catford Greyhound stadium and station gateway into a mixed-use scheme.
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News
Carillion expected to improve McAlpine offer
The City is banking on Carillion to return to the fray with an offer of more than £620m for Alfred McAlpine after it emerged this week that two bids had been rejected.
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Comment
Can’t you control yourself?
Your interesting article on self-certification (5 October, page 41) raised the question of whether the UK construction industry was efficient enough to take on self-certification?