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Peterhouse pursues major acquisition
Construction and support services group Peterhouse is thought to be on the brink of completing an acquisition that will take it into the private finance initiative sector.Analysts said they thought the group, which plans to increase its market capitalisation to £400m by 2002, had been pursuing a major target.One analyst ...
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Wates powers up interiors business
New division aiming for £100m turnover by 2003 in bid to take on market leaders Interior, Overbury and Churchfield.
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McAlpine results ‘best of class’
Alfred McAlpine chief executive Oliver Whitehead has trumpeted the firm’s interim figures as “best of class” for the construction sector.The housebuilder and contractor increased pre-tax profit by 21% to £21m, while turnover rose £33m to £388.6m for the six months to 30 June. Group pre-tax margins stand at 5.4%. Whitehead ...
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Bovis tops August table but slips in annual league
Wembley loss pushes Bovis Lend Lease off yearly number one, despite £44.6m of work won last month.
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Nick Grimshaw
Architecture is a tricky game. Even this key figure in British hi-tec, the designer of stunning buildings around the world, has had to cope with bad publicity and the rise of the Zaha Hadid generation. So how does he continue to play it so well?
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Double trouble
First person After recent takeovers and mergers, it’s worth remembering that few acquisitions in construction have really prospered.
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Forget Sydney, it’s the construction Olympics
Construction has always been competitive, but some of its struggles have been truly Olympian. So, on your marks …
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Plucky Scots land football’s top prize
The plucky Scots, so often football’s heroic failures, have swept to victory against all the odds after the much-fancied Millennium Dome flopped early in the tournament, having failed to get the crowd behind it.The Parly is a deserving victor, having kept the local crowd on its toes ever since the ...
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Foster’s wobble lets in Libeskind
As usual, the critics were divided over Daniel Libeskind’s presentation. The skewed asymmetrical lines of his Spiral routine grated on traditionalists, who felt it lacked the grace and fluidity of traditional floor routines. They likened Libeskind’s performance to a pile of boxes tumbling – an accolade that would flatter few ...
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The never-ending story of Terminal 5
Legend has it that the unfortunate Greek messenger Phidippides collapsed and died of exhaustion after completing the first marathon. The team working on Heathrow’s Terminal 5, however, are more likely to die of old age before the £1bn project is finished: a decade on from the start line, not a ...
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Jarvis: The art of the graceful plunge
The undisputed king of the share dive – one of the most hotly contested events in the industry Olympics – has to be Jarvis, whose manager is Paris Moayedi. After concerns that Railtrack was looking for ways to peg back its margins, the firm blew the opposition away with a ...
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Wheel sails over obstacles
“Good afternoon and welcome to another exciting round of construction hurdles. The two competitors today started their careers as millennium projects?” “That’s right, Brian, both in honour of the three big zeros.”“And it looks like being an exciting race, Brian, although I don’t think the result’s really in much doubt. ...
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Ray of light
A glorious glazed dome is the centrepiece of Manchester Corn Exchange's rebirth as a chic shopping centre.
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The man who saved the Leaning Tower of Pisa
London academic John Burland has spent the past 10 years on the toughest job in construction. Here’s how he stopped the Italian landmark collapsing without destroying that famous lean.
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Modern manners
Ian Simpson Architects has transformed an ornate stone Victorian warehouse into Manchester's classiest apartment block. Its design is both stylish and well-mannered.
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The ABC of B2B
Do you know your ADSL from your ISP? Or are you just confused by all the jargon surrounding business-to-business e-commerce? Our glossary of crucial phrases will help you chat with confidence.
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The final straw
Your chances of overturning a final settlement once it has been signed are pretty limited, particularly if you’re seeking adjudication in a dispute that is not directly related to the contract.
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Contracting in cyberspace
Although contracts transacted over the Internet are no different from traditional ones, you should take precautions to avoid potential disputes over when and where an e-contract was formed.
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Do prime numbers add up?
Prime contracts promise much for contractors: better margins for a longer period, repeat work with a reliable client – and a significant increase in liability. Here’s why.
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It’s all in the timing
The Working Time Regulations may defend workers’ rights, but they were badly drafted, overlong and full of holes. Now, the DTI has tried to correct these problems with a new guidance document.