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Who's suing whom
Writs issued in the Technology and Construction CourtUnex Investment Properties vs Alfred McAlpine and various othersUnex Investment Properties of Setchworth, Cambridgeshire, is suing Alfred McAlpine Construction, Forum Architects, Hannah, Reed and Associates, Keith Francis Pitts and Margaret Siobhan Pitts for damages for breach of contract pursuant to deeds dated 2 ...
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Adjudication in Construction Contracts
Adjudication in Construction ContractsJohn RedmondBlackwell Science£50262 pagesIt is some time since there has been a new entry into the field of books on construction adjudication. John Redmond is a regular contributor to Building on adjudication matters, and I like his style. This style has been carried through into Adjudication in ...
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Glazed and confused
Changes to the Building Regulations mean that most of the window systems on the market will be obsolete in less than a year, but contractors appear oblivious to the danger they're in. Time to wake up?
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Just the job
Megan Maclauran, project director for structural engineer Techniker tells Eloise Seddon why concept design gives her such a buzz and dogmatic people make her mad
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Appointments
ContractorsEast Midlands-based Allenbuild has appointed Pat Cassidy regional director.Development and construction company, S Harrison Development has appointed Ann Scott (right) company secretary.National building contractor, Dean and Bowes (Contracts) has appointed Charlie Lacy Scott sales and marketing director.HousebuildersMichael Black, previously with the Berkeley Group, has joined Laing Homes South East Thames ...
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Laing sale delayed by Morrison debacle
Final negotiations over O'Rourke purchase delayed at least a week as both sides scrutinise balance sheet.
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EH gets tough on towers
English heritage is set to oppose all skyscrapers in historically sensitive areas, regardless of their design quality.
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Rail authority asks for help with £29bn spending plan
Construction must play part in setting up investment programme, says Strategic Rail Authority head.
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Hadid wins huge Singapore science hub
Zaha Hadid Architects has won an international competition to masterplan a science park in Singapore.
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Countryside secures four sites
Housebuilder Countryside Properties has bought four brownfield sites potentially worth £156m.
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Major clients invest in Asite
Giant clients Land Securities, Grosvenor Estate, MEPC, Standard Life and J Sainsbury have all bought shareholdings in construction portal Asite.
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And finally …
Architect Arup Associates has unveiled this design for a 2000-seat theatre at Battersea Power Station.
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55 more staff axed after Wainhomes deal
More staff are to lose their jobs in the wake of the takeover of housebuilder Wainhomes by rival Wilcon Homes.
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CITB sets tough new targets
women and ethnic minorities will make up half of all recruits into the building industry by 2005 the Construction Industry Training Board pledged this week.
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Wrong to pin hopes on Egan, says report
The author of a report into innovation in construction has cast doubt on whether Egan initiatives can transform the industry.
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Window on learning
Architect van Heyningen and Haward has submitted this plan for an £8.8m sixth-form college in Islington, north London, for planning permission.
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New league table puts contractors in dock again
Totty Construction comes bottom in list ranking firms on partnering with specialist contractors.
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Mace running £190m scheme near Madrid
Construction manager Mace is managing a £190m Spanish retail and leisure development on the outskirts of Madrid.
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British QSs in Pole position
BRITISH quantity surveyors EC Harris and Gleeds have won hotel jobs in the Polish capital Warsaw.