All Features articles – Page 624
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Appointments
Contractors Galliford Northern has appointed Nigel Jennison business development manager to expand the division s construction business. Peter Gillespie joins as marketing manager. Builder and developer TA Fisher has promoted Bob Price to the new role of commercial director. Winchester-based Wilding Butler Construction has appointed Nick Sellick to the board ...
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Adjudication in drag
Some adjudicators seem to be suffering from judgitis , lording it over cases like Gilbert and Sullivan parodies. They could do worse than imbibe recent sobering guidance from Judge Lloyd.
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The difference Brown’s billions will make
The government has made it clear that public housing is top of its 'to do' list - it will spend £2.5bn on it by 2004. So, is the industry about to enjoy a slap-up feast at the chancellor's expense?
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Where Woolf is wrong
Lord Woolf will make a fine Lord Chief Justice but he s just plain mistaken about the single expert witness in construction disputes. It does not speed up the process, and it makes it more expensive.
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Value-added tactics
Local authorities are constantly expected to prove their best-value credentials through a stringent review process, so it s only fair that private contractors in a PFI project also toe the line.
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Stepping out in style
Unlovely off-the-peg PVCu patio doors have long been the ugly duckling of exterior design. Now, Buro Happold plans to give them the looks of a swan with performance to match.
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The new Manchester?
A blizzard of regeneration projects including a £500m retail scheme is set to transform Liverpool s city centre and give it the chance to get one up on its larger northern neighbour.
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Object lesson
Object software will soon be taking some of the donkey work out of specification. Just imagine having every single bit of information you need at your fingertips
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Trouble glazing
The DETR's proposals to revamp Part L are putting the pressure on window designers, makers and installers. How can glazing become more thermally efficient?
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John Gains
The man who put Mowlem back in profit is stepping into Sir Martin Laing’s shoes as the new president of the Construction Confederation – but is he straight-talking enough for the job?
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The best of three
When a contractor tried to stop an adjudication by questioning the referee s jurisdiction, the judge knocked down its arguments one by one, but it was the last that proved most interesting.
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Spilling the beans
Workers who uncover wrongdoing in their company and blow the whistle now have legal protection.
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Vorsprung durch Architektur
Progress through technology is no longer enough to sell cars. Through its Autostadt theme park, and Dresden car factory, Volkswagen is now using architecture to connect with its customers
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Appointments
Contractors Linford Group has appointed Martin Smith chief executive. David Linford has become executive chairman. Michael Thompson, Michael Buck, David Worthington and Richard Newman have been appointed executive directors. Robertson Group (Scotland) has appointed George Logan managing director of the construction division in Stirling. David Pokora has been appointed chief ...
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Are European design competitions a fait accompli?
The winner of the competition to masterplan the European Parliament Quarter admits having friends on the jury and says this is normal. In fact, it seems cronyism is endemic in European competitions.
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Who’ll pay for this?
The fourth in the series of articles on collateral warranties looks at what is at stake in negotiations over net contribution clauses and professional indemnity insurance.
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Team spirit
Teamwork 2000 s designers are putting on the mantle of Egan and Latham and working together to create a 3D model of an office development. But are they ready for the real world?
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Loopholes 'R' us
A thriving legal industry has arisen in the past year or so, dedicated to dreaming up contract terms that deny subcontractors their right to adjudication. Luckily, though, parliament has a simple remedy.
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Turning up the heat
A heating maintenance company cannot, under the terms of the Construction Act, call in an adjudicator to settle a contractual dispute. Or can it? After all, the act sets out to tackle mischief-makers.