All Building articles in 2007 issue 50 – Page 12
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News
Pay up now, Erinaceous tells suppliers
Beleaguered property consultant Erinaceous has outraged its subcontractors by telling them they must pay to stay on their supply chain.
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RICS on a mission to improve disaster management service
The RICS is to enter a partnership with construction charity BuildAid to improve its disaster management services.
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CommentSix stories that made a difference
Carillion snaps up McAlpine, Bouygues buys Warings, Turner & Townsend floats on the stock exchange … the year is ending as it started, with a bang.
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Comment
Correction
Thank you for your article written on our project based in Andover, entitled “BedZed’s Baby” (housing supplement, 23 November, page 36).
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News
Crane collapses in south London
Safety inspectors are investigating a crane collapse which occurred at a south London flat development last Tuesday.
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CommentAn element of clunk
St Pancras station is, as we know, a remarkable restoration of a Victorian masterpiece of art and engineering. But that doesn’t mean it’s a brilliant building
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CommentRaise a glass to the clerk of works
Who’s the most important man on a building site? Well, it depends on circumstances, but have you ever thought it might be the humble clerk of works? The chap with no powers but the one to make sure the job goes right?
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NewsWill it be a Chinese new year?
Contractor MCC is one of a number of Chinese firms understood to be looking to enter the UK market.
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Features
The tracker: A little festive cheer
Despite the threat of higher borrowing costs, the industry is yet to encounter liquidity problems and firms remain optimistic about future employment, reports Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesThe year everything changed
It was the year of grabbing bites and juggling calls and searching for windows. The year we all got richer and busier and hung around by the lifts taking furtive calls on our mobiles. And it was the year that all that ended and we just wanted to cower under ...
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Wates and Capita to design ‘Titan’ jails
Wates and Capita Architecture are in pole position to design the government’s proposed super-sized prisons.
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Specialists call for payment tsar
Specialist contractors have called on the government to appoint a ministerial “tsar” to enforce payment standards and encourage supply-chain integration among firms working on public sector contracts.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for the Sandblasters
As with most great adventures, it started with a conversation over a drink in the pub. Or rather over a meal in the Ivy, where Steve happened to mention to his friends that he was good at running long distances.
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NewsBouygues on UK expansion drive
French construction giant Bouygues said it will expand further in the UK after snapping up Portsmouth-based contractor Warings, its first large purchase in Britain.
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Sir Robert McAlpine bounces to the top in November
Business barometer Family firm is clear winner after not figuring at all in October table
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Skanska seeks boss
Skanska is looking for a president and chief executive to replace Stuart Graham, who will step down next year. Graham, who said he wants to leave while he is “still on top”, is expected to say on in an advisory role.
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Thames Gateway delivery boss was told to quit
Officials ‘discuss Judith Armitt’s next move’ after her shock departure on Monday
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CommentWonders & blunders
A south London bus garage provides a stirring journey’s end while a hideous addition to the Thames riverside just spoils a good walk
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Comment
A bit rich for a lawyer …
Despite my respect for John Redmond, I find his complaint that adjudicators’ fees are too expensive a bit rich (16 November, page 77). This is because, in my experience, the increase in the cost of adjudication is due almost entirely to the influence of lawyers.
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News
Three bidders drop velopark
At least three of the six contractors shortlisted to build the £40m Olympic velopark have pulled out of the bidding contest.