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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.
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NHS to set up £3bn of framework deals
NHS Estates is to set up a list of preferred contractors and consultants to carry out its £3bn annual construction spend, writes Andy Cook.NHS Estates chief executive Kate Priestley explained that the client wanted to set up a framework of construction suppliers on three- to five-year frameworks similar to those ...
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Jarvis invests £15m in mobile phone IT system
Upgraded mobiles, to be introduced next year, will be central to WAP revolution.
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Commons launches inquiry into Harmon fiasco
Financial watchdog begins investigation as Harmon’s lawyer demands £12m damages.
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Irish firms lack capacity for £4bn roads programme
Irish roadbuilding agency’s warning opens door for British and international contractors.
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Tilbury to relist after sale of housing arm
Persimmon buys Scottish housing arm for £22.8m as Tilbury Douglas plans move to support services sector.
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Kvaerner: we’re happy contracting
Kvaerner Construction has announced a pre-tax profit rise of 52% to £27.3m for the year to 31 December 1999. Turnover grew 10% to £1.3bn for the year and construction margins rose from 1.5% to 2.1%.Chief executive Keith Clarke attributed the results to a strategy that began four years ago. This ...
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Wimpey aims to cut costs
George Wimpey, the UK’s largest housebuilder, is to give a one-to-one briefing to City analysts extolling the virtues of a new steel-framed house that it is using on a social housing scheme. The scheme in Essex for housing association Guinness Trust is part of a wider drive by Wimpey to ...
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YJL not for sale, says new chief
Chief executive Roger Feast rejects City speculation that the company is to go private or be sold, saying his long-term strategy is to buy or merge.
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UK builders agree output will rise
For the first time in two years, builders in all parts of the UK are expecting output to grow over the next 12 months, the Construction Confederation’s quarterly survey has found.The balance of companies expecting higher workloads rose from 33% in the previous quarter to 54%. The confederation said this ...
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Shattered confidence
The falling glass at Stratford Jubilee Line station is just the latest in a line of glazing failures that have rattled the public. What is causing these problems, and how can the industry convince clients and users that glass is safe?
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Bob Emmerson
Ove Arup’s chairman designate has the job of preserving the Arup ethos while the firm changes into a heterogenous multinational. Here’s how he will do it.
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Letter from America
First person Construction in the USA is booming, but British contractors thinking of rushing over there are contemplating suicide.
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Who would you give the job to?
Is the double-breasted suit still the only way to impress clients? To find out, Building gave this industry professional three different outfits and asked major clients to take their pick.
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Send in the specialists
Cluster groups, co-operation and making the most of specialist subcontractors’ expertise has earned the team building an MOD sports centre spectacular cost and time savings.
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Added extras
The team building Foster’s fencing mask – also known as the GLA headquarters – has a new weapon to fight inefficiency: a secure extranet that holds documents and drawings.
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Right, for wrong reasons
An adjudicator thought settling a “repudiation of contract” dispute was beyond his jurisdiction. He was wrong, but the court enforced his decision for another reason…
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Empty life of a very fine chair
Introducing fitness-for-purpose obligations into contracts in place of reasonable-skill-and-care clauses would remove uncertainty and reduce disputes, but perhaps we’d have to pay more for peace of mind.