All Building articles in 2008 Issue 3 – Page 4
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Balfour Beatty repays PFI maintenance fees to client
Guidance change may mean contractors have to stop charging fees for all but major installations
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NewsBAA rejects T5 agreement for T5c
Airport operator to switch procurement method on T5 second satellite building
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NewsWork stops on £300m Chester development
A £300m HBG mixed-use scheme in Chester has been mothballed as a result of financial instability.The city’s council was expecting developer ING Real Estate to sign a agreement giving the Northgate Quarter scheme the green light in December. However, the developer has said that “market conditions” have made the scheme’s ...
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NewsWorldwide construction activity down 2% from 2006
Davis Langdon report hints at subdued growth in construction in 2008
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GVA Grimley buys right to light consultant
Property consultant takes over London-based Schatunowski Brooks
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EC Harris expands lender and investment team
Consultant also grows its retail consultancy team with new partner
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NewsBCIS forecasts tender price rise will outstrip inflation
Latest BCIS Tender Price Index is positive investor’s confidence should return in 2009
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NewsThe affordable ejector seat
Peter Smith writes: “I followed this guy at over 40mph along a busy road in Paddington. The ladder is sticking out through the sunroof!”
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Theatres at risk
Money to refurbish West End theatres could be in danger because funding is being diverted to the Olympics, said the London Assembly.
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Into receivership
The £19m-turnover fit-out company Connaught Mason has gone into receivership.
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On the move
Turner & Townsend managing director Bruce McAra has said the company’s flotation will take place in February or March despite the recent downturn in the stock market.
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York Minster revamp
Turner & Holman has been appointed consultant on the £19m restoration of York minster.
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CommentWhat’s yours is mine
A retention may be held by an employer, but the money does not belong to it. This inconvenient fact is often overlooked by clients and main contractors – it’s so good for business, you see
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Lovell in Norfolk
Affordable housing specialist Lovell is to start work next month on a £4m housing scheme in Norfolk for housing group Circle Anglia.
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NewsSky’s the limit for students in north London
Student housing developer Unite has gained planning permission for this 13-storey block of 687 student flats in Tottenham Hale, north London.
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CommentThe lawyers’ playground
There have been more than 300 court decisions that ‘clarify’ the meaning of the Construction Act. The result is that only our learned friends really understand what the rules are
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Know your limits
The Law Commission wants a rethink of the law on limitations and this year you are invited to comment on the proposals. So here’s what they’re about…
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NewsUp the junction
Delancey and Land Securities have unveiled plans for a major development in Clapham, south London.
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Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd vs Vauxhall Motors Ltd
The claimant applied for summary judgment to enforce a decision of an adjudicator. The contract between the parties was or incorporated the JCT Standard Form of Building Contract with Contractor’s Design 1998 Edition, incorporating amendments 1-5. The claimant was employed to construct a vehicle distribution centre to carry out various ...
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HOK poaches Skanska man
Architect appoints PFI expert James Berry as second-in-command in the UK