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Mace hot favourite to win Paddington Basin contract
Developer confirms that construction manager likely to win first phase of £300m project.
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Face that launched New Deal hits the rocks
Porter builders, the firm founded by the man who launched the government’s New Deal employment initiative, has ceased trading, leaving 110 staff out of work. The Wirral-based business, which had a turnover of £18m, slipped into receivership days before Christmas. Last week, receivers Moore Stephen Booth White confirmed it had ...
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Wilson Connolly invests £3m in IT solution
State-of-the-art procurement, billing and accounts package set to save top 10 housebuilder £1.5m a year.
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Firms form one-stop ‘virtual company’
Mansell, WS Atkins and Drake & Scull set up “IT-driven” venture offering design and FM services.
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Claridge’s joiner comes unstuck
Upmarket joinery contractor Timtec International has gone into administration after a legal battle with the Savoy Group over a £2.3m bill for the refurbishment of Claridge’s Hotel in central London. A source close to the Hertfordshire firm, which employs 120 people and has a turnover of £9m, said Timtec abandoned ...
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Social housing set to soar
The public housing market is set for a two-year boom fuelled by government support for local authority housing schemes, says the Construction Products Association. The CPA’s annual forecast predicts that new-build social housing will grow 7% this year and 9% in 2001. It also forecasts a 5% increase in repair ...
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Two-year FTSE 350 plan for Peterhouse
Totty Construction parent aiming for market capitalisation of £400m by 2002 through acquisition of high-margin businesses.
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Cala buy-out puts dent in profit
Cala, the Scottish housebuilder that went private last year after a highly public battle for control of the company, saw a slight fall in pre-tax profit for the year to 30 June 1999.The company’s annual report reveals a dip in pre-tax profit from £10.7m to £10m for the period. Group ...
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Culture shock
From 1 April, councils are legally obliged to procure on the basis of best value. This is great news for contractors – if councils are up to making the change. But are they?
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The wow factor
Tom Wright designed a jaw-dropping hotel at Dubai's Jumeirah Beach. Now he's putting WS Atkins Architects on the map all around the world – even in the UK.
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Speak your weight
First person Materials producers have a new body to speak for them that promises to have real political and industrial clout.
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Build without prejudice
Second opinion In our drive to be cutting-edge, we need to get rid of outmoded ideas. Let’s start with discrimination.
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The instant office
Serviced offices no longer mean a few desks plonked in a spec office block. A new generation of purpose-designed serviced office buildings has arrived.
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Case study 1: No 8 The Square, Stockley Park
No 8 The Square is hailed as the UK's first purpose-designed serviced office building, even though it is the fourth in a new generation of office buildings designed by Arup Associates at Stockley Park, the self-styled “leading business park in Europe”. As in the earlier three buildings, Arup Associates has ...
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Case study 2: No 1 Cornhill, City of London
“If you compare the serviced office sector with the hotel industry, it generally provides a three- or four-star service. We offer a five-star service that’s distinctly different.” So says Vincent Wang, chief executive of the fledgeling serviced office operator Nexus Estates.Wang’s five-star service can be seen in all its glory ...
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Case study 3: Regus business centres
Regus, the British market leader of serviced offices, proudly bills itself as the McDonald’s of the sector. Standardised brand image and instant availability are its selling points, with every building entrance and reception fronted by its half-crown logo. The company offers customers serviced offices within 24 hours for periods as ...
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Case study 4: 288 Bishopsgate, City of London
In 1998, HQ Global Workplaces picked up a narrow sliver of land at the corner of the huge Spitalfields development at the eastern fringe of the City of London. With a footprint only 10.5 m deep, the site did not suit a conventional speculative office development, but could accommodate serviced ...
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Inspecting gadgets
Don't be scared off by microtechnology – the new portable gizmos are light, affordable and easy to use whether you're on site or in the car. So, what should be in your briefcase?
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Pret a port-air
Fewer faults in a fraction of the time – that's the message for clients from a firm that prefabricates services, including air-conditioning, in its factory and assembles them on site.
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The Appliance of science
London's Science Museum has a new eco-friendly way of generating electricity. But instead of being hidden in a dark basement, it's on show for all to see. How does it work?