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The South-east and South coast: Scorchio!
Architects and contractors in the South-east are so busy they are pushed to find time to tell you about it. From Oxford to Winchester to Southampton, the story is the same: workloads are heavy, tender prices are up, and skilled, experienced staff are thin on the ground.Reflecting the current housebuying ...
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Yorkshire: Warming up nicely
Leeds is seeing a surge in the housing and leisure sectors. About 3000 new-build flats are planned for the next few years, and a host of new bars, pubs and restaurants are springing up.Sheffield, once deep in the doldrums, is set to be revived. The city received £743m of European ...
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Sunshine in the West Midlands
Canary Wharf could soon be dwarfed by a proposed 900 ft tower in Birmingham as Britain’s second city grows in height and confidence to compete with the capital. Add to that the presence of a Selfridges department store in the new Bull Ring complex, and the word “sexy” may yet ...
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East Midlands: Looking healthy
It’s boom time in Nottingham. The market is doing well in all sectors. Universities are spending money, commercial developers are investing in town-centre schemes and business parks such as the Riverside and Phoenix, and developers are building sheds along the M1 between junctions 20 and 28. Ken Carter, partner in ...
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Cloudy in Northern Ireland
Sustained private investment and European Union funding have transformed the Republic’s economy, and although Northern Ireland has tended to lag behind, it has recently been enjoying its own mini-boom. Despite the political climate, most contractors think the peace process is helping deliver investment to the region.The retail boom precipitated by ...
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Scotland: Mixed temperatures
The new Scottish parliament building continues to be a source of controversy, with latest reports suggesting that the final bill will approach a staggering £200m. At the same time, the parliament is still the main driver of new building around the capital, as businesses jockey for position near the decision-makers.Contractors ...
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East Anglia: Good, but not great
Workloads in Cambridge and Norwich are good, but not spectacular. The market is healthy enough for contractor Fitzpatrick to set up an office to service Cambridge and Peterborough, and consultants in Cambridge reckon that workload is about 5% higher than last year. Stephen Bugg, a partner in Davis Langdon & ...
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What the L is going on?
The government is to change Part L of the Building Regulations to make buildings more energy efficient. The way it has done this has driven an angry industry to talk about a conspiracy against it. What’s the DETR playing at?
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Virtual Basingstoke
It's been done before but never on this scale. And it has real wow impact with potential customers. For the developer it's a way of pinpointing errors before it is too late and for the facilities manager a treasure trove of maintenance data.
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Fiddlers on the hoof
Floating in from Europe is a piece of legislation that promises to bring an end to the little — and not so little — swindles that have been going on between competitors. And the penalties are draconian.
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Three cheers for Raynsford
With the Construction Act nearing its second birthday, Nick Raynsford should be giving himself a pat on the back for pushing it through. But he could do more, such as allowing adjudicators to correct their mistakes.
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An international outcry
For the international contractor, the new FIDIC forms are an unholy mess, full of pitfalls. This article looks at what is wrong with the Silver Book's design-and-build terms.
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Asking for trouble
This is the story of a company that went to adjudication and ended up with exactly what it said it wanted in its referral notice – and no more.
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The minders
How 12 Galliford and Castle Cement staff spent a week looking after 30 10-year-olds, and learned all about teamwork.
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Appointments
ContractorsAndrew Parrish has been appointed non-xecutive director of Carillion.Amec Construction has appointed Helen Rowley quality co-ordinator for construction operations in southern England.Ray Bell, previously with Christiani & Nielsen, has joined Wrekin Construction as head of its new rail division.Yorkshire-based S Harrison Construction has promoted Stephen Jenneson to construction director. Adrian ...
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O’Rourke pulls the plug on Swift
Ray O’Rourke refuses to keep Swift afloat one week after buying concrete framework specialist.
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CABE aims to stop ‘dog’s dinner’ PFI designs
Commission for Architecture and Built Environment in talks with Treasury to revise guidelines.
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Bovis consortium wins Wembley job
As predicted in Building last week, the Bovis Lend Lease/ Multiplex joint venture has scooped the £500m contract to build Wembley National Stadium.The team has beaten off bids from Mowlem and HBG for what is one of the largest construction projects in the UK.Bovis Lend Lease/Multiplex now has five months ...
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Clients want new CIB role
The Construction Clients Forum wants clients to be given a stronger voice on any revamped Construction Industry Board.The CIB released a consultation document this week with proposals to extend the life of the board, but Anthony Pollington, executive secretary of the forum, said the importance of the client was not ...
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Berkeley in talks to merge with or buy Taywood
City sources say firms have been discussing a deal for at least two weeks.