All Building articles in 29 October 2010 – Page 4
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NewsCityWatch: In the hot seat
You have to wonder whether some housebuilding bosses haven’t begun putting out feelers to headhunters
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CIC chief warns of ‘double dip’
The chief executive of the Construction Industry Council has warned that the sector faces a “significant double dip” next year, despite the recent spike in output
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New finance chief for T Clarke
Mechanical and electrical contractor T Clarke has appointed Martin Walton as its group finance director
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NewsFibre cement cladding
More than 60m2 of Natura Plus fibre cement cladding from Marley Eternit has been used on a domestic property in Highbury, north London.The ruby and ivory colour scheme was chosen to create a link with the Arsenal Football Club’s nearby Highbury stadium, which has white-painted masonry walls with distinctive red ...
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CBRE revenue up
Jones Lang LaSalle and CBRE, the world’s largest commercial property service firms, reported strong turnover growth in the third quarter of 2010.
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Bullet-proof facades
Schüco has developed a range of blast and bullet-resistant windows, doors and facades. Virtually indistinguishable from its standard products, the Enhanced range enables architects and specifiers to meet high technical specifications for security without affecting aesthetics.
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British Land deal kickstarts construction of Cheesegrater
British Land has signed a deal with Canada’s Oxford Properties to begin construction of the 47-storey Cheesegrater in the City of London
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FeaturesLaboratory of Molecular Biology: Master of science
The Medical Research Council’s new chromosome-shaped lab in Cambridge is an example of how attention to detail and planning can deliver complex buildings on time and to budget
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Big contract haul for Galliford Try
Galliford Try has won a place on Yorkshire Water’s £330m framework this week, as well as four contracts worth a total of £23.2m.
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Interserve wins bids
Interserve has won three schools contracts worth a total of £42m: £23m of improvements for Farnley Park High School in Leeds, £11m of extensions on the Nottinghamshire Construction Framework, and an £8m contract to increase the capacity of four schools for Coventry council.
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NewsBerkeley to fund more homes for private rent
Berkeley Group is setting up a second fund to build homes for private rent next year, chairman Tony Pidgley has announced
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Waste PFIs axed
Defra has halted funding for seven waste PFI projects that the government says are no longer needed to meet EU landfill diversion targets
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FeaturesDan Labbad: Aussie Rules
The arrival of Bovis Lend Lease’s new boss sparked rumours about the company’s future. Now, after a long silence, Labbad reveals his plans for one of the UK’s best known contractors.
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CommentThe grim reality of life as an architect
Watch programmes like Grand Designs and you’d think architecture was a glamorous, highly paid and creative profession. Rot, says Susanna Clapham
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Don't bring back arbitration
Earlier this month Tony Bingham called for arbitration to be restored to its pedestal in construction contracts, but it was ripe for toppling
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NewsLatest construction appointments
Morgan Sindall has appointed Paul Butcher as the new special works manager for Suffolk and Essex.
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There is another way
I read with interest the article by Malcolm Taylor in Building (22 October, page 33). His dissatisfaction with the RICS expresses the feelings of many of its QS members.
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NewsAluminium mesh cladding
James & Taylor, the Surrey-based cladding specialist, has provided 2,400m2 of Eyetech expanded aluminium mesh in a clear anodised finish for the extension to the Excel exhibition centre in east London. Designed by Grimshaw Architects, the extension provides an additional 32,000m2 of floor space and will be used as a ...
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Standing seam aluminium cladding
About 5,000m2 of Kalzip’s aluminium standing seam cladding, including 1,000m2 of Kalzip XT profile sheets, have been installed on the City of Bristol College’s new South Bristol Skills Academy.