All Building articles in 27 March 2009 – Page 6
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CommentWonders & blunders: Keith Bradley, Feilden Clegg Bradley
Keith Bradley loves his hometown of Bath. The old city of pleasure, with its meandering crescents, that is. Not the faux-Georgian monstrosity of the Southgate shopping centre
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Pay talks stall over blacklist issue
Ucatt has stopped this year’s round of pay talks in order to force through wage agreements that outlaw the blacklisting of construction workers
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Suburbia: suing Bellway for letting council tenants in
Buyers of Bellway homes near Swindon were dismayed when social housing tenants turned up as their neighbours. Are desperate housebuilders playing fast and loose with homeowners, or is this just a case of snobbery?
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Baqus profit down
Consultant Baqus has reported a 23% fall in pre-tax profit from £472,000 to £365,000 in the six months to 31 December 2008
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CommentDon’t lose your balance
Affordable housing may be one of the few lifelines for builders at the moment, but we must make sure we don’t fall back into the trap of creating ghettos for the poor
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FeaturesKey client? BAA's fading star
In the glory days of Terminal 5, BAA seemed to be leading construction into a new golden age of peace and prosperity. One takeover and a recession later, that’s looking unlikely. Dan Stewart assesses the future for a key client, and on page 42 we canvass two rather different views ...
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BAA vows to cut costs on Heathrow over next four years
BAA has said it will rein in costs on its upgrade of Heathrow airport by raising professional standards
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Styles & Wood ‘will struggle to attract private equity investment’
Retail fit-out specialist Styles & Wood will struggle to find a private equity buyer in the current economic climate, industry sources have warned
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CommentHobbies and/or interests
In tough times, it’s important to distract yourself with such activities as theatre rehearsals, horse racing and … er … whatever a former construction minister got up to in the House of Commons
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FeaturesHabla Espanol? Opening up the Latin American market
Last week we revealed the lucrative opportunities on offer in Mexico, but such gold can be found all over Latin America, where bullish governments spend billions on infrastructure. Katie Puckett presents a rough guide to working in the region – complete with language tips
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Comment
Keep the dream alive
Your article, “Death of a dream” (13 February, page 40) is perhaps to be questioned
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Homebuy agents announced
The Homes and Communities Agency has named the organisations that can act as agents for its HomeBuy affordable housing scheme
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FeaturesAfter the gold rush: Getting paid in Dubai
It is claimed that the average contractor is owed £50m, while some consultants’ fees are being slashed in half. Roxane McMeeken finds out just how bad Dubai’s payment problems have become
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NewsDavis Langdon man to retire shortly after taking Saudi role
Three months after Davis Langdon appointed Derek Johnson to drive the firm’s expansion into Saudi Arabia, it has emerged that he is to retire
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Affordable Suffolk
Affordable housing specialist Lovell is set to build two schemes for Flagship Housing in Newmarket, Suffolk, jointly worth £3.7m
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CommentYou can't just do what you want: Adjudicator's guidelines
What are the legal guidelines that an adjudicator has to stay within? This frequently asked question just became a little bit clearer thanks to a recent case in the Scottish courts
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CommentLet's get it right this time: Construction Act changes
The government looks set to oppose any amendments to their changes to the Construction Act, but some of these weren’t fit for purpose anyway
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Accentuate the positive
The role of all professionals in development and construction is already changing as a result of the recession
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NewsAcademy award: Hereford Academy, West Midlands
Willmott Dixon has been named preferred bidder for the £21m Hereford Academy in the West Midlands
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CommentAbout time, too
It may not float everyone’s boat, but the arrival (finally) of fresh QS Rules of Measurement is pretty exciting for cost managers. And they’re looking good, says Richard Steer