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Rate hike would hurt industry
Any sudden hike in interest rates by the Bank of England to counter housing inflation could damage the current “stable” construction market, according to Galliford chief executive George Marsh.Speaking at the group’s year-end results launch, Marsh said: “It is of some concern that government may use the blunt instrument of ...
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Wilcon's posh homes plan bears fruit
Housebuilder Wilson Connolly reported a 42% hike in pre-tax profit to £20.3m for the six months to 30 June 1999. Group managing director John Tutte described the rise as “not a freak but a trend”. Tutte said the result was the fruition of a plan launched 18 months ago to ...
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Mason lights fire under Amec
Chief executive expresses dissatisfaction with low margins in construction division, despite 20% rise in group profit.
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Back in boom
Last year, the market was about to fall off a cliff. This year, orders are up, house prices are up, and Wimpey is starting a yuppie housing scheme it mothballed last year. Too good to be true?
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Life after Rogers
When architect Pierre Botschi was made redundant after 14 years with Richard Rogers, he found the going tough – until he met interiors specialist Jack Pringle and moved into hotels.
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One night in Baghdad
From exotic ethnicity in Isfahan to showy vulgarity in Nevada; hotels should offer more than nylon sheets and shower caps.
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Falling standards
How can we prevent fatal failures in the enforcement of building standards, as seen in Turkey and Ashford?
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Social circuit
PowerGen's naturally ventilated HQ, built in 1995, promised to promote staff interaction. Five years on, is it living up to expectations?
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‘I’ve got 30 minutes to shift your belief stucture’
Cluster group meetings are the Movement for Innovation’s tool for sharing new ideas and shifting entrenched attitudes, but can gatherings of Egan evangelists change the industry? Building went to one meeting to find out.
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Get on the bus
Training is a key ingredient of any IT overhaul. But how best to do this when staff are scattered throughout Britain? Easy. Go to them.
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Tale of the expected
A recent case is worth looking at precisely because it is nothing unusual for construction, just a bog standard tale of things going pear-shaped on site – and in court.
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The legal 500
The construction law sector is getting bigger, tougher and more lucrative. This year's league table of the best regarded firms covers the UK on a regional basis, and includes areas of special interest, such as private finance initiative work.
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Trying cases
Requirements to use "best endeavours" and "reasonable endeavours" appear in many construction contracts, but do they mean you can sue somebody if you think they're not trying hard enough?
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How do you like it so far?
Client care research is a tool used by an increasing number of professional services firms to keep their clients loyal, and guarantee continued income.
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Cost model: Indoor arenas
The growing popularity of indoor sports such as ice hockey and basketball has led to a boom in new indoor arenas in many UK cities. QS Davis Langdon & Everest examines the cost implications and specifications of indoor arenas
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Appointments
ContractorRichard Lumby has been appointed managing director of Crown House Engineering, the building services arm of Carillion.Housebuilders Trevor Thompson, formerly Yorkshire regional director for Wimpey Homes, has been appointed managing director of retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone’s new North-east division.Redrow Homes has promoted Rob Slocombe to sales director in the ...
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Top team to head off second village fiasco
Rogers, Lipton and English Partnerships act to prevent a repeat of Greenwich crisis in Yorkshire project.
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Royal Court refurb misses third deadline
London theatre now set to open next January – 18 months after original completion date for £25m lottery-funded revamp.
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Ashford collapse caused by ‘blatant malpractice’
HSE report on collapse that killed four workers warns of risk of construction defects in pre-1970 buildings.
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‘Death-traps’ were councils’ fault, says quake expert
Earthquake specialist blames local authorities in Turkey for failing to ensure regulations were enforced.