All Building articles in 24 January 2014 – Page 3
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FeaturesDear next prime minster …
Agenda 15 is Building’s campaign to influence the next government by telling politicians what construction needs to be able to thrive. To get you thinking, we’ve asked four senior figures in the sector what single policy change they would most like to see adopted by the next government
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FeaturesInterview: Brendan Kerr
In 2010, Keltbray, the company Brendan Kerr had bought and built into the UK’s biggest demolition contractor, was in a very tough place. Now it’s poised for its busiest year ever. So what went right and what’s Kerr got up his sleeve next? Joey Gardiner reports
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CommentThe blame game
It seems odd that Barker should think it’s understandable that he got it wrong, but that construction firms should have seen the lacklustre performance coming
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CommentCompulsory pension auto-enrolment: Pensioned off
Next month SMEs, such as the mid-scale and smaller firms in the construction industry, will have to roll out pension arrangements for the first time. We examines some of the issues this raises
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CommentFinal account process in contracts: A final reckoning
Construction contracts often provide for wrapping things up in a final statement. But this process is absent in the NEC contract - something that can create significant uncertainty
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NewsKeltbray approached about demolishing Pinnacle tower ‘stump’
Specialist demolition contractor sounded out on removing seven-storey core of stalled project
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NewsFirms win roles on £90m LSE building project
Consultants picked for Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners-designed centre for social sciences
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NewsFive firms vie for key roles on £1.5bn Heathrow work
Exclusive: Winning consultants will provide ‘pivotal’ services on airport’s latest five-year investment programme
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
A round-up of some of the latest envelope systems, as seen on a Cornish showground, schools in Stockton-on-Tees and Carmarthenshire, and the Jewish Museum in Berlin.
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NewsIndustry warns over lack of UK green energy targets
Brussels commits to Europe-wide target of producing 27% of energy from renewables by 2030, but there will be no binding target for the UK
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NewsBarbour ABI's January market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for January is now available to download
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CommentFinally, a happy new year
December’s CPA/Barbour ABI index shows a slight dip, but it’s up on this time last year and the public sectors look positive
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NewsHighways job drives Amey to the top of contractors' table
£450m maintenance contract win with Gloucestershire council pushes Bam into second place
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CommentThe longevity of our designs: A priority for our future
The outcry at Crossrail’s decision not to design review all stations shows we should not compromise on architectural legacy
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FeaturesRise of the machines
Quadrocopters, wall-making machines, multi-dimensional laser scans … These futuristic technologies may be coming soon to a building site near you
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NewsContractor MJM circles stricken fit-out firm Mivan
Administrator of Northern Irish specialist Mivan seeks buyer after making 100 staff redundant
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NewsRICS strikes off surveyor imprisoned for child sex offences
Organisation member expelled after receiving four-year sentence and being added to sex offenders register
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FeaturesFunding affordable housing with private sales
Government policy is still pushing social housing providers to develop and sell private homes in order to fund affordable ones. So what happens the next time that prices crash?
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NewsHS2 commits to design review for all stations
Move comes after Nottinghamshire and Leeds demand “iconic” stations to be built in their cities in return for supporting the project
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Back in demand
The upturn in industry fortunes - which some predict will continue until 2017 - is being reflected in notable rises in tender prices, building costs, and pressure on resources
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