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Legal advice from the client
The rules on costs introduced by Lord Woolf s Civil Procedure Rules mean that there are some aspects of the law in which the client may find itself advising its lawyers.
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Welcome to total design
The outline of a new world of integrated specification, design and construction is becoming visible. Each stage in the process will be integrated with every other and it will speak your language.
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Just the job
WSP's sustainability director Peter Sharratt tells Elaine Knutt what he does, and why it doesn't give him much time to go sailing.
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Appointments
Contractor Howard Tinkler has been promoted to regional building services manager for Carillion in the Midlands. Housebuilders Willmott Dixon has appointed Wendy Churchill-Coleman company secretary. Steve Watt has been appointed chairman and managing director of Persimmon City Developments. Andrew McPhillips has joined Crest Homes South East ...
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Laing to cut turnover by a third in dramatic shake-up
Move away from competitive tendering will lead to £400m cut in turnover and 850 job losses.
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Industry stunned by exit from tendering
Laing’s rivals and partners were stunned by the news that the contractor is pulling out of competitive tendering – a move that will see staff numbers reduce by 850 to 1950 and turnover shrink from £1.2bn to £800m over the next two years.Stanhope director Peter Rogers’ reaction was typical of ...
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Design watchdog slams Foster office
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment has criticised a Foster and Partners London office scheme in its first design review.In a letter to Lord Foster dated 25 October, the CABE’s Peter Stewart said the 10-storey Walbrook House, between Bank and Cannon Street underground stations, was “not worthy of ...
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Man charged over rail link murder
Kent police investigating death of Kvaerner worker on Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
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Laing axes 850 jobs and quits tendering
Laing is to axe 850 out of 2800 jobs in the construction division as it pulls out of competitive tendering and concentrates on negotiated work with higher margins.Laing made the announcement to the stock market early on Wednesday morning, saying that it intended to focus on private finance initiative contracts ...
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CIS tax scheme under fire-again
The Construction Confederation is calling for an overhaul of the industry’s new tax scheme in the week that it takes full effect.Confederation tax expert Liz Bridge said the Construction Industry Scheme voucher CIS24, which some contractors fill in to show earnings, was unworkable. She said the confederation wanted the CIS24 ...
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Design-build registration for architects
The Design Build Foundation, a leading client body, is to launch a registration scheme for designers, manufacturers and clients. Announcing the move at last week’s DBF conference, chairman John Carpenter said firms wishing to register would have to meet standards similar to those introduced for contractors in May. Registered designers ...
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Prowting interim profit rises 12%
Housebuilder Prowting unveiled a 12% rise in pre-tax profit to £9.7m for the six months to 31 August 1999. The rise was smaller than last year’s 28% leap, despite the booming market throughout the South-east. The company achieved operating margins of 11.5% on turnover marginally up from £90m to £92.1m. ...
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US wobble hits Taywood
The prospect of a Wall Street crash took the shine off a presentation to City analysts by Taylor Woodrow’s US homes arm last week. Analysts left the meeting in London unconvinced that the division could maintain its strong performance in the event of a stock market downturn.“The fact is, they ...
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Atkins explores PFI
Multidisciplinary firm looks at reducing equity holdings in bid to free up funds.
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QSs in revolt
The RICS’ Agenda for Change took a year and 750 000 pieces of paper to formulate. President Simon Kolesar says it’ll make the institution a better servant of its members. Why, then, do QSs want the heads of their own organisation impaled on spikes at Great George Street?
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Partners in design
Tristram Carfrae has brought his engineering skills from the other side of the world to rebuild, repopulate, and re-enthuse Arup Associates. Now, he also finds himself having to fill the void left by the departure of design director James Burland.
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Labour’s ‘to do’ list
In its third parliamentary session, Labour must tackle three issues close to the hearts of the industry and the electorate.
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Package deals
Bosses’ pay is on the up and their cars are still flash – but next year they might all be opting for Peugeot 106s. Full salary breakdown by Hays Executive Recruitment overleaf.
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Losing out
Mirza & Nacey Research has compiled the first-ever survey of QSs’ fees – and it doesn’t make happy reading.
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An ideal divorce
Breaking up is hard to do, especially when it comes to dividing assets – and especially when you're a company the size of Tarmac, and the computer network has to be split. It's the IT department you should feel sorry for ....