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Manhattan Loft moves into office development
Urban residential developer known for loft apartments to provide “unconventional” offices in London.
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Amec six weeks ahead on MOD job
AMEC will complete its prime-contracting pilot project for the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Estates six weeks ahead of schedule, according to its latest forecast.Amec saved time on the project by starting the piling package seven weeks early and installing the steel frame nine weeks before it was planned in the ...
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Web site for kosher firms
A web site of vetted building firms is to be launched next month in a bid to stamp out cowboy builders.Hirevolution.com will hold a database of domestic builders, plumbers, carpenters, decorators and electricians. Customers can log on to find the best firm for their job.To pass the vetting process, firms ...
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Bechtel may lose JLE bonus as sparks strike again
Second walkout in five days could mean US troubleshooter loses £10m payment for finishing by 2000.
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Taskforce launched to push Egan in councils
Construction Minister Nick Raynsford has announced the formation of a taskforce to promote the Egan agenda in local government. The 18-member body, which will be chaired by Ted Cantle, chief executive of Nottingham City Council, includes John Hobson, head of the construction directorate at the DETR, and representatives from English ...
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New minister for PFI as Milburn moves to health
This week’s cabinet reshuffle has thrown up two changes that will affect construction.Alan Milburn, chief secretary to the Treasury, has replaced Frank Dobson as health secretary. At the Treasury, Milburn, 41, was responsible for the private finance initiative and introduced the proposal to create Partnerships UK, the state-owned bank for ...
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QSs vote to reject RICS modernisation plans
Profession complains that it will have one-third of membership but one-sixteenth of power.
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More firms line up for £160m BT bonanza
Mitie, Honeywell Controls, Johnson Controls and Building & Property are the latest companies to form alliances in a bid to win a slice of BT’s yearly £160m maintenance spend.It is understood that contractor Mitie has teamed up with the Dalkia/Bovis partnership and that building management specialist Honeywell has joined the ...
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Relief as Raynsford pulls out of race
The industry this week reacted with relief to construction minister Nick Raynsford’s withdrawal from the London mayoral race.He dropped out to become campaign manager for former health secretary Frank Dobson, who announced his candidacy on Saturday.Hugh Try, chairman of the Construction Industry Training Board, said: “I am sure he would ...
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HSE to prosecute firms
The Health and Safety Executive is to prosecute Costain and Kvaerner Cleveland Bridge for alleged breaches of safety on the refurbishment of Avonmouth Bridge in Bristol. The prosecution follows an HSE investigation into an incident in April where a motorway crash barrier being installed on the bridge plunged 25 m ...
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£80m Edinburgh PFI school deal delayed
Plan to build 12 schools and revamp three others put on hold for six months as council overhauls consultation process.
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RIBA steps into line with its KPI
The RIBA is set to develop a key performance indicator for design and develop benchmarks to measure architects’ performance. The move was announced at last week’s RIBA council meeting, where the association’s practice committee proposed ideas to bring the profession in line with the rest of the construction industry in ...
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Industry turns out in force for Building reception
Manchester’s construction community goes into party mode as Building hosts drinks for the North-west.
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Housebuilders applaud DETR homes report
Housebuilders have welcomed a report compiled for the DETR that has called for an additional 1.1 million homes to be built in the South-east by 2016.Projections from local authorities in the South-east had estimated that the number of new homes required would be 668 000, but an expert panel commissioned ...
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Balfour leads charge to slash PFI debt cost
Analyst estimates that company can save £5m on 30-year private finance initiative project.
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Interior to offer one-stop shop
Interior Services Group chief David King outlines plans to make 40% of profit from long-term facilities management-style deals by 2001.
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Henry Boot hit by low margins
The interim results of Sheffield-based contractor and housebuilder Henry Boot were hit by what the company described as “the spectre of low margins, high risk, competitiveness and poor payment which continue to dog the industry”.Group managing director Jamie Boot said most of the contractor’s clients still bought work on the ...
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Conservative measures
Good riddance to John Major’s Tory government; a warm welcome to New Labour’s new conservatism.
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Low cunning
The team building a Foster-designed HQ in central London had the chance to cut cost and disruption by reusing the foundations in the original basement. But as it was 30 years old, engineer Yolles had some clever rejigging to do to make the plan work.
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The root pile man
Technical innovations have given ground engineering specialist Fondedile an enviable reputation, but, as managing director Ian McKenzie says, that doesn’t protect it from the abuses of an industry that still finds it difficult to work with itself.