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Oscar Faber sees profit jump by one-third
Turnover and pre-tax profit have risen sharply at engineering consultant Oscar Faber. Turnover rose 15% to £36m in the year to 31 May 1999. Pre-tax profits rose 30% to £2.6m over the same period. The results would have been better but the engineer spent £505 000 on computer equipment ...
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The lottery victims
Max Fordham is owed £200 000 on lottery projects and he's by no means the biggest loser. So, how did the lottery bonanza go so wrong?
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Drama queen
This is the story of how solicitor Yang-May Ooi suddenly saw that the workaday world of construction power, conflict, corruption could be transformed into the plot of a hit novel
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Leaps and bounds
First person Like Laing, small contractors should have the courage to admit that they have been wrong and change the way they operate.
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Tales from the riverbank
Big, bold riverside developments with penthouse flats selling for up to £5m apiece are jostling for every inch of space along the Thames.
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Recycled yoghurt cartons, wind-powered lights, and a sea of tarmac …
Sainsbury's eco-friendly flagship store on the Greenwich Peninsula pioneers green features and a low-energy heating system. Shame about the car park.
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The word from Wal-Mart
US retail giant Wal-Mart is known for slashing supply chains and suppliers' margins. How will its "build simple, build cheap" philosophy affect procurement at its new UK offshoot, Asda?
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Tesco's saver store
A Yorkon modular system helped Tesco cut six weeks from the construction programme at its store near Guildford. Is this the new weapon in the supermarket wars?
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Should all compliance be forgot …
New year 2000 promises to be the biggest celebration for, well, 2000 years, but spare a thought (and a lump of coal) for the industry's IT managers. Will they spend the night soberly watching over their networks, or are they confident enough to party with the rest of us?
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The recognitions
Every year, the CIOB throws a bash to hand out its Building Manager of the Year award. This year's winner says his prize has lots to do with good buildings, and less to do with JCT contracts.
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What the judgment means
As far as the law is concerned, the Harmon case is open and shut: on the evidence presented, the House of Commons was in clear breach of European and UK rules. How on earth did it get itself into that position?
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The case for the plaintiff
Harmon knew something was fishy about the job, but it needed a lot of courage and money to take on the House of Commons. Here, Harmon's solicitor explains what happened.
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The public sector's story
After a difficult start, the public sector has a good record of complying with competition law. Cases like Harmon are exceptional, and, in any case, European law is about to change.
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Service charge
New rules coming into force next April may mean hefty tax bills for personal services companies. How can industry professionals avoid getting stung by the Inland Revenue?
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Fight fire with fire
The Institute of Personnel and Development's Angela Baron on dealing with redundancy.
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Appointments
Contractor Davendra Patel has joined interior fit-out specialist Neslo as operational director. Housebuilders Wilcon Homes has appointed Deborah Benson regional managing director for east Scotland. Housebuilder Charles Church has appointed Debbie Willis land manager for the south Midlands. Consultants Brian Witten has been appointed head of ...
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Royal Court’s fourth deadline under threat
Seventy electricians working round the clock to finish theatre project by 7 January.
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Projects hit by adjudication ambushes, say lawyers
Contractors are facing mass notices from specialists taking advantage of firms’ short response time.
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MPs called in after alleged threats on site
Two Labour MPs have written to Bovis and a subcontractor about alleged threats to a trade union safety representative on the £300m Canary Riverside project in London. Former sports minister Tony Banks and Jim Fitzpatrick, chair of the Labour party’s London branch, have asked Bovis to investigate claims made by ...
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London mainline stations do not have fire certificates
But Railtrack denies that 11 stations, including King’s Cross, Victoria and Waterloo, are dangerous.