All Building articles in 2007 issue 45 – Page 6
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NewsCurrie & Brown finds its way back with strong order book
Boss admits QS ‘lost direction’ but says restructuring has boosted turnover to £60m
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CommentThe Arctic who?
Amaya Lopez’s ‘How to survive’ series has returned to Building’s careers website. Here, in a sneak preview, she tackles (with impeccable sensitivity) the problem of being an oldie in the office
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Apollo’s name change
Property group Apollo London has changed its name to Apollo Property Services.
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No more Anfield
Liverpool FC has received planning permission for a £400m stadium to replace Anfield.
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Building buys a pint for… Anshen + Allen
We meet on a dark autumn’s evening. The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in and it’s Halloween tomorrow. Spooky goings-on are afoot.
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Baqus set to follow Sweett’s lead and float on the AIM
Quantity surveyor Baqus plans to press ahead with plans to float on the alternative investment market within weeks, following the welcome the City gave to Cyril Sweett when it listed last week.
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Six arrested after cable is stolen from Atkins rail project
Six people have been arrested after the theft of cable from a rail project being carried out by Atkins, it is understood.
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NewsSharewatch Merrill Lynch advises sale of ‘overpriced’ Atkins stock
Atkins suffered this week after investment bank Merrill Lynch changed its recommendation from hold to sell, saying fair value for the stock was about £10.75.
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More administrative burdens
I’m not surprised that the Construction Act failed to make an appearance in the Queen’s speech and I will certainly not be shedding any tears over its non-inclusion.
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FeaturesAdded interest
HSBC is trying to make going to the bank as fun as going shopping, with an in-house radio station, executive lounges and armies of helpers to greet its customers. Oh, and with £250m a year to spend, it’s prepared to get its chequebook out …
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NewsConstruction Act fails to make the cut
The reform of the Construction Act may have to wait another year before it is made law.
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FeaturesThe world according to Richard Rogers
He’s one of the world’s greatest architects and has designed some of its most iconic buildings. But what’s really going on in Lord Rogers’ head? Forty years after the break-up of Team 4, Thomas Lane went to find out, armed with a list of questions from an expert panel.
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Firms told to appeal £8.6m tax penalty
Thousands of contractors have been fined for failing to file their CIS tax returns by the deadline.
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Barratts 226m job
Barratt has been named preferred developer for a £226m project to redevelop the Loampit Vale council estate by Lewisham town centre in south London.
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Olympic authority unveils its designs for 2012 stadium
… as Balfour Beatty puts a £200m pricetag is put on the aquatics centre
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NewsNew Mouchel division targets £10m turnover
Infrastructure consultancy Mouchel has launched a property arm that it hopes will generate business worth £10m a year by 2009.
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NewsAlong for the ride
Well, how else are you expected to reach the eighth floor if they haven’t even built a lift yet? Thanks to Daniel Bartminn for this one from Kuwait.
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Eco-development for Kazakhstan
Designs to build Kazakhstan’s latest eco-plaza along Astana’s ‘green axis’ have been unveiled by Foster & Partners.