All Building articles in 2008 Issue 8 – Page 7
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Linden regional boss
Chris Coates, the former managing director of Linden Homes in the South-east is to leave Galliford Try, the firm that took over Linden in March last year.
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NewsBlack outlook
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has won outline planning consent for a 93,000m2 mixed-use apartment and hotel scheme in the Russian city of Sochi on the Black Sea coast for developer Parus.
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NewsIt’s a bit pokey …
What Foster + Partners says is the world’s largest building has opened after four years of design and construction work.
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RLB in Birmingham
Naus Group has appointed Rider Levett Bucknall as QS on its £95m mixed-use scheme in Connaught Square, in the Digbeth area of Birmingham.
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NewsGreat Ormond Street gets better
Planning permission for a revamped Great Ormond Street hospital, designed by Llewelyn Davies Yeang, has been given the go-ahead.
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FeaturesThe best online content
Building.co.uk’s mix of breaking news, probing views, expert analysis and dedicated web channels has made it the most popular construction website in the country. Here’s why …
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NewsWhat lies beneath
The Building Centre opened an exhibition this week that pays homage to underground infrastructure work in London.
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CommentIllegal workers: You have been warned
The new clampdown on illegal workers puts firms right in the firing line. But it ought not to be an issue for well run human resources departments, says Angus Darroch-Warren
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Relaxing baths
The PJH Group has extended its Wellness Whirlpool collection to include a range with both hydrotherapy and chromotherapy features.
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NewsBespoke bathroom pods
A total of 403 bespoke, prefabricated bathrooms pods have been used in the £150m Heart mixed-use development in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
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NewsBathroom suites
Impulse Bathrooms has launched two ranges of bathroom suites called Impala and Impact.
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FeaturesLife behind bars
Few things are more certain to cause public and political panic than the idea that our prisons are full. Trouble is, they are. So the Ministry of Justice is set on building another 20,000 places by 2014, which is great news for contractors that can work at lightning speed. Here, ...
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Kier boss slams ‘overreacting’ banks and City ‘sheep’
John Dodds attacks mortgage crackdown and undervalued shares as he reveals mixed results
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Comment
Money in the bank
As the originators of the project bank account (PBA) model, my colleagues at Rider Levett Bucknall and I were delighted to see your legal columnists giving a positive welcome to the PBA (8 January, pages 62-65).
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NewsLet the bad times roll
Amid all the talk of credit crunch, downturns and recession, this could actually be a great opportunity to look at urban regeneration a little differently.
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NewsNetwork Rail backs down over station design template
Rail client to look for architect to produce modular prototype after Cabe attacks in-house version
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Takeovers are being held back by high prices, warns WYG
Consolidation in the consultancy sector is being held back by unrealistic valuations, White Young Green’s chief executive says.
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Skills shortages set to grow as Poles lured back by higher pay
Pay for site labour in Poland has risen by about 20% in the past year, a development that is likely to lure workers in the UK back to their native country. The pay for professional staff has risen by between 10% and 20%.
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BAA boss resigns
Stephen Nelson, chief executive at BAA, has resigned amid criticism over falling service standards.