All Building articles in 31 October 2008 – Page 7
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Ground Zero contractor forced to work double shifts
Skanska and Bovis Lend Lease ordered to speed up work, as cost of project delays rises to £28m
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Comment
Who’s suing whom: A round-up of the writs in the Technology and Construction Court
Merchant Taylors school and old boys association vs Peter Cawdron and Robert Hurran
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Features
McCain and Obama: Where do they stand on construction?
They’re the two most talked about men in the world, but where do John McCain and Barack Obama stand on the issues that matter to the construction industry? With four days to go until election day, Roxane McMeeken and Emily Wright find out what they’ve pledged
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Persimmon confident of lenders’ support
Persimmon has said lenders will take a supportive stance during refinancing talks next year despite the market downturn, writes Tom Bill.
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Ramada Complex in Deansgate
Images have been released of the redevelopment of the Ramada Complex in Deansgate, Manchester, by developer West Properties
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Classy: Norwest Holst Luton college
Norwest Holst has been awarded a £50m contract for the design and construction of a sixth-form college in Luton
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Success and the city: Making it in NYC
Fancy a shopping trip to New York? US companies are attractive acquisitions, but don’t think you can just wade in there and lay down the law. Emily Wright talks to WSP Cantor Seinuk about its very special Anglo-American relationship
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Livingstone’s climate change tsar is made redundant
Allan Jones goes in climate change shake up at London Development Agency
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Business personality: Chris Rickard, finance director, Taylor Wimpey
Chris Rickard, Taylor Wimpey’s new finance director, is stepping into the breach, but his new employer hopes it won’t be literally.
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Flash Splash: FAT designs bus stops
Developer Urban Splash plans to erect two of these ornate bus stops, designed by architect FAT, at its New Islington development in Manchester
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Comment
Welcome to the bunfight
You probably think American politics is full of weirdos, incompetent ego-maniacs and moose-gobbling creationists. But no, says Chris Addison, it’s nowhere near as sane as that
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Comment
Building buys a margarita … for Stantec
“‘Rubbish.’ That’s such a great English word. So much better than ‘trash’,” says Eric through a mouthful of guacamole. “Ru-bbish. Ru-bbish.”
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BRE says steel frame is fastest way to build homes
Research body compares steel, concrete, timber and brick to combat ‘inefficiency’ in industry
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Coleman: I’m leaving, but Bovis’ journey is still continuing
Murray Coleman’s exit from the UK business is the culmination of a two-and-a-half year strategy to turn the fortunes of Bovis Lend Lease around, but the outgoing chief executive said this week that it had “not yet reached the end of its journey”.
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Comment
The reluctant litigant: name borrowing
Getting someone else to fight your PFI dispute battles for you can be uncomfortable for both parties – name-borrowing may be a better solution all round
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Birthplace of the blues: The US housing crisis
Richard Snook of the Centre for Economics and Business Research goes back to the roots of the credit crunch to work out when the misery might end for the US and UK housing markets
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Citywatch: ‘Vanilla’ Barratt gets whipped
As the graph shows, Barratt and Taylor Wimpey continued to take the biggest hammering on the stock market last week thanks to their high debt.
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Baqus says downturn will help two-acquisitions-a-year plan
Listed consultant Baqus has said the credit crunch will help its acquisition plans
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Bovis’ new boss faces baptism of fire
Nick Pollard sets out priorities after departure of Murray Coleman, as market shrinks, redundancies loom and search begins for income streams
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Pidgley and Ronson blame banks for housebuilder debt
Chief executives warn recovery may take years following ‘greed driven’ culture of excessive lending