All Building articles in 29 January 2010 – Page 5
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Features
Internally grateful: Meet two construction interns
Our jilted generation of graduates can be trained, retained and ultimately employed – if firms woke up to the advantages of internship. Building met two interns and explained why Building is backing The Pledge to recruit more
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News
Laing names chair
PFI investment firm John Laing has appointed Phil Nolan independent non-executive chairman
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Citywatch: Croissants and carbonara
As all good Europeans know, most Americans don’t see our continent as a mixture of individual countries and cultures
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Comment
Planning: The campaign
I totally agree with the need to oppose changes to the planning system (Developers and housebuilders to fight Tory planning proposals, 4 January, building.co.uk)
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News
Keepmoat buys Milnerbuild
Social housing firm Keepmoat has bought Milnerbuild, a Leeds-based specialist with a £10m turnover
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Comment
Why can’t we have boulangeries?
The French have mastered the art of nurturing individual shops and businesses, whereas here, civilised life is leaking out of our town centres. Gus Alexander has an idea…
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News
Wolseley’s European boss loses job in boardroom shake-up
Materials firm Wolseley has made its European chief executive redundant in a boardroom shake-up
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Comment
Wonders & Blunders with Geoff Capes
Shot-putter and budgie breeder Geoff Capes coos over Burghley House but has strong opinions about the childhood home of one Margaret Roberts
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News
The wilds of Chester: Proctor and Matthews' biodome
Working with engineer Aecom and consultant Barton Willmore, architect Proctor and Matthews has designed a gigantic biodome for Chester Zoo
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News
Balfour Beatty closes in on Multibuild deal
About 60 Multibuild workers will be transferred to Balfour Beatty in an acquisition expected to be completed today
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Comment
Up, up and away
I would like to take issue with a recent leader, which expressed the view that rising house prices are somehow a good thing
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Features
Market forecast: Another tough year
Now that 2009 has come into focus, we can clearly see what a disastrous year it was. Unfortunately, the process of recovering from it will not be quick, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
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News
The rings of Temenos: Anish Kapoor in Middlesbrough
His design for the Olympic site may be a long way off, but artist Anish Kapoor’s latest project in Middlesbrough is taking shape
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News
Tributes pour in after death of ‘inspirational’ Alan Cherry
The industry has reacted with shock and sadness at the death last weekend of Alan Cherry, founder of housebuilder Countryside Properties
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Comment
Affairs to remember
A £9bn property tycoon’s brief encounter with Mace, the latest conspiracy theories over RMJM’s dalliance with Fred Goodwin and one architect’s abusive relationship with the English language
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News
TfL advisory body
Transport for London is calling for individual consultants and project managers to form an independent panel to advise on its entire investment programme
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News
OFT victim Concentra bought out of administration
Owners sign deal to buy back £8m of contracts, but creditors may only recover 10% of £4m debt
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Comment
When adjudication won’t do: Enterprise vs Tony McFadden
When a water contractor went into liquidation, it left behind a complicated set of debts and contracts, and a continuing legal struggle …
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News
Leicester trust brings £9m claim against Laing
The University Hospitals of Leicestershire NHS trust has launched a £9m counter-claim against a John Laing-led consortium that is suing it for wasted bid costs on a cancelled project