All Building articles in 2008 Issue 3 – Page 6
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LDA signs up rival designers to masterplan Olympic legacy
Two design groups are to be selected to work up plans for the redevelopment of the Olympic site after the 2012 Games.
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Rail delay grilling
Network Rail and engineer Bechtel have been questioned by MPs over delays on the rail network at Christmas.
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NewsSharewatch — Crunch!
Monday saw the credit crunch draw blood as £77bn was wiped off the stock market.
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Hyder lines up contract to protect Dubai from terrorism
Consulting engineer in talks with UAE government over strategic analysis and threat assessment
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Mace rebrands to ditch label as construction manager
New image to reflect position as consultancy and construction group, says chief executive
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FeaturesConquistadors in Kensington
While French firms were dazzling us with their hefty turnovers, the Spanish have sneaked in and established themselves as the next big thing in European construction.
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CommentThe QS and the cockroach
As a loud and proud QS I have been reading about the imminent demise of our noble art for as long as I can remember.
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Every cloud
I read your piece “Construction firms will take credit crunch hit in 2008” (11 January, page 20) with interest. It claimed insolvencies across all industries are set to rise 8.3% to 13,492 next year, with construction singled out as one of the biggest casualties.
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Gladedale joins victims of credit crunch with closures
£660m-turnover housebuilder to shut two offices in attempt to reduce overheads
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CommentClose shaves
While Willmott Dixon employees escape with their jobs, Make’s staff avoid being crushed by a steel tree and Gordon Brown dodges Mandarin quantity surveying manuals
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Nuclear clear-up
Contrary to the impression given in your quote from me in the article “The path to power” (18 January, page 28), the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and I are very clear about our policy on nuclear power.
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CommentA tale of three cities
Rome, Mumbai and Marrakesh each have much to tell us about how cities work, how they fail and the possibilities they offer to those who live in them.
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NewsPrince Charles’ old lady
The Prince of Wales opened the newly refurbished Royal Hall in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, on Tuesday.
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Carillion green light
Most of Alfred McAlpine’s shareholders have approved the £572m takeover by Carillion.
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MoD forces Carillion to cough up
Carillion has dropped its 65-day payment period for suppliers on Ministry of Defence work.
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Green code ‘raises carbon’
Developers highlight electric heating loophole in Code for Sustainable Homes
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Raynsford calls for truce on reforms
Nick Raynsford, the former construction minister, has told industry leaders that they risk derailing the Construction Act reform bill if they continue to argue over changes to it.
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CommentBuilding inaugurates a coffee machine … with HTA
“I’m not drinking until April,” boasts Riette as she sips her hot water and lemon. I feel a little guilty as I knock back a double espresso.
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RSK buys Building Service
Environmental consultant RSK Group has bought building envelope and testing specialist Building Sciences.