All Building articles in 2008 Issue 13 – Page 5
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Kier’s rail partnership
Kier is the preferred bidder to create a property regeneration partnership in a joint venture with Network Rail.
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Investing in the North
Martin Crookston, director of Urban Studio, is among the regeneration figures appointed to oversee a commission to encourage private investment in the North.
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CommentIntroducing McPFI
A new form of PPP model is being tried out in Scotland that will affect the way projects are refinanced and how profits are distributed
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OFT inquiry results
The preliminary results of the Office of Fair Trading inquiry into the construction industry are expected this month.
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Leicester hospital to be resuscitated
The scrapped Leicester University Hospitals PFI could be partially revived using the NHS’ Procure 21 initiative, it is understood.
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Liverpool homes
Liverpool council has transferred more than 15,000 tenant homes to Liverpool Mutual Homes.
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Morgan in St Helens
Morgan Ashurst has won a £5.3m deal to design and build a 30,000ft2 business park in St Helens, Merseyside, for Langtree.
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FeaturesWith the Grand National ready
With the Grand National ready for the off tomorrow, Roxane McMeeken meets three of construction’s racehorse owners. They all agree it’s a mug’s game, riskier than being a developer even. But then, nothing quite beats the thrill of watching a horse you own go two lengths clear in the final ...
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Rogers slams Thames Gateway
Architect Lord Rogers has accused the government of overseeing the creation of “shoddy Toytown houses” on the banks of the river, with the Thames Gateway scheme.
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NewsFrench toast: Pritzker prize to Jean Nouvel
Star architect of Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris is 32nd winner of the Pritzker prize
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FeaturesEight wonders
In the 14th year of the Building Awards and the second year of the special Building Project of the Year Award, the judges were heartened by the strength and range of the more than 20 entries. So they stretched the normal limit of six shortlisted projects to eight. Martin Spring ...
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ECA training fund
The Electrical Contractors Association has launched a £10m training fund for areas that do not qualify for government funding, such as adult training.
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Fifth of surveyors report drop in workload over first quarter
Growth in construction workloads fell to its lowest level for more than a decade in the first quarter as the credit crunch hit the industry.
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CommentDough well spent
If writing a bad review of a pizza restaurant can land you in court, just think what writing a review of a book by a leading construction judge does to the old ticker. Luckily, it’s a fabulous book – no, really
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The death sentence is getting tougher
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act comes into force on Sunday. Best to know what it entails now
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Death toll falls
The Health and Safety Executive said the yearly number of fatalities on construction sites has fallen by about 10%.