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David Anderson
The new group managing director of O'Rourke has a reputation in contracting that means the subbie is probably glad to have him on its side. So, what plans does he have for the firm?
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Comment
Sod polite architecture
In his first column for Building, critic Jonathan Meades says 1990s buildings are no match for the vigour of the 1960s – or the 1860s.
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We’re in this together
This industry of ours finally seems to be getting used to the revelation that women are just as talented as men.
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Turned out nice again
It may have been voted Britain's third most popular modern building in a recent poll, but in reality, this 1930s people's palace has become tatty outside and garish inside. This is what John McAslan & Partners is doing about it.
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Every second counts
Structural engineers on a tight deadline no longer have to wait for the postman to deliver steelwork costings. Barrett Steel Buildings' on-line service can prepare a quote in two minutes flat.
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Column inches
Four men were crushed to death when a three-storey office collapsed on them in 1995. Five years later the truth has come out. The lessons we can learn should last much longer than this building did.
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Without a safety net
If you don't write a net contribution clause into your contract, you may find yourself paying all the damages for a breach that others are also responsible for. And it's not just insolvency that can land you in it …
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Did we have a deal?
Sometimes, parties seem to fall over themselves to help with their lawyers' home extension plans. For example, here's the tangle that results when the existence of a contract is disputed.
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Clash points
Everyone thinks there's still a place for nomination, but clients are deterred from doing it because it shovels a ludicrous amount of risk on to them. Time for contractors to shoulder a little more of the burden?
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International Costings
Building's annual worldwide round-up looks at building costs, labour rates, materials prices and inflation.
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US deal propels Amec into global league
£221m acquisition takes Amec further from construction but places it alongside Bechtel and Fluor Daniel.
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Appointments
Contractors John Rivett has joined Wates Construction as its first design director.RW Buxton has appointed Paul Tooth construction manager for the West Midlands.Graham Hosking has been promoted to Cornwall area manager at Midas Construction. Also in Cornwall, Martin Walton has been made business development manager and Steve Luck construction manager. ...
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The player
The Institute of Management's Karen Dale explains how to become an expert office politician and stay ahead of the game.
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Anti-ageing formula
Boots' 1960s head office has been imperceptibly updated so that a building that was beautiful on the outside but showing its age on the inside now works as a whole.
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Jubilee Line crisis as HSE orders safer glass
Health and Safety Executive gives London Underground two-week deadline to review glazing installation.
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Foster joins bid for £500m Elephant & Castle revamp
Foster and Malaysian star Yeang to join consortium's bid for 40 ha regeneration scheme in Southwark.
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Wimpey blasts Prescott's call for terraces
Top five housebuilder Wimpey Homes has slammed deputy prime minister John Prescott's call for the construction of more high-density terraced houses with communal gardens.Ian Roxburgh, Wimpey's managing director of land management, hit back at Prescott's comments. "A requirement that new housing be high density may simply drive many buyers into ...
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Floor panel closes part of Mind Zone
Part of the Mind Zone at the Millennium Dome was closed this week because a floor panel on its bridge had worn out.New Millennium Experience Company closed the bridge after discovering that the non-slip surface needed repairing, making part of the dome inaccessible.A New Millennium Experience Company spokesman said: "We ...
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Plan to rescue Borough
A rescue plan for public spaces and streets in London's Bankside around Borough Market has been launched by English Heritage. However, no authority has yet volunteered to implement the report.Described by EH chairman Sir Jocelyn Stevens as "one of the oldest gateways to London", Borough is threatened by large-scale new ...
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Carillion has edge on Project Jaguar
Carillion has been tipped to win the race for BT's £160m Project Jaguar.Sources close to the project said Carillion had beaten off the other shortlisted candidate, Amec, to land the contract to manage and maintain BT's property portfolio.Last week, Building revealed that the race to win the package ...