All Building articles in 27 August 2010 – Page 3
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Comment
Quentin Shears: Can you erect a tent without pegs?
The cladding contractor hit her brother with a tent pole. ’Children! You can’t fight. This is an NEC contract!’
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News
EDF retenders Hinkley nuclear work for second time
French utility EDF has asked bidders to tender for the third time for the same £180m earthworks and preliminary works package at the Hinkley nuclear power station in Somerset
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News
One Ocean Pavilion by Soma: Fluid dynamics
Austrian architect Soma has unveiled designs for its One Ocean pavilion, which will be built for the 2012 Expo in Yeosu, South Korea
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News
Leadbitter profit down
Operating profit at contractor Leadbitter halved to £2.5m in the first six months of the year
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News
CRH profit warning
Materials group CRH has warned that the worsening US economy is set to hit its full-year profits
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Comment
Country matters
For the architect, the country offers variety, novelty and the prospect of tanned craftsmen toiling in the wolds. But if you want control over a project, stick to the city
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News
Correction
In the 13 August issue, we incorrectly stated on page 3 that Davis Langdon worked on the Gherkin
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Comment
Prepare yourself for a shock: D&O insurance for corporate manslaughter
The Corporate Manslaughter Act puts company executives in the firing line for breaches of health and safety, so it’s wise to get some protection
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Comment
Controlling interest
Doom and gloom followed the latest Construction Trade Survey’s reports. But this forecast of a bleak future should be seen as an opportunity to learn from past mistakes and challenge the way the industry works
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News
Colchester to sue T&T over Viñoly scheme
Colchester council hopes to recover “substantial funds” from Turner & Townsend over its role in the town’s disastrous Rafael Viñoly-designed art gallery
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Comment
Enforcing no set-off clauses
In her otherwise excellent column on the 2010 RIBA forms of architect’s appointment (A return to a simpler time, 13 August), Rachel Barnes predicts that a court may decline to enforce the no set-off clause
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News
Citywatch: Double trouble spooks the markets
The spectre of the dreaded double-dip hangs heavily over the housebuilding sector, despite two positive interim results this week
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Comment
Define ‘late’: City Inn vs Shepherd
The case of City Inn vs Shepherd has already created debate over how delays should be treated. It also has much to say about JCT80’s treatment of when instructions are due
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News
Former Crosby chairman latest departure from Lend Lease
Geoffrey Hutchinson stands down from his non-executive position
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Connah's Quay healthcare centre by Holder Mathias: Doctor's orders
This healthcare centre in Connah’s Quay, north Wales, is now open
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Features
Mock court cases for construction: Safety on trial
The HSE’s latest initiative to bring the safety message to the masses is to hold mock court cases for construction professionals to observe. But how effective is it likely to be? Andrew Hankinson plays court reporter
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News
Insurers call for urgent probe into timber-frame fire risk
Hard evidence of method’s vulnerability triggers calls for better practice and tougher regulation
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Strong infrastructure market boosts Costain’s turnover
Costain has boosted turnover by 5% from £508.2m to £533.4m in the six months to 30 June 2010 as the group benefits from the relatively strong UK infrastructure market
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Comment
Wonders & blunders with Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons doesn’t hesitate to praise St Pancras station. But he finds post-war housing repetitive and deviant