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Asbestos ban moves closer
The European Commission this week announced a ban on the use of white, or chrysotile, asbestos from 2005.Construction union UCATT, which has campaigned for a ban in the UK, welcomed the commission’s decision, which will prohibit the use of the material in cement products such as pipes and roofing.UCATT safety ...
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LU reassures bidders over £7bn Tube deal
London Transport chief Tunnicliffe says public-private partnership consortia will be given enough information to assess risk.
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Timber-frame homes get the nod in Kent
Contractors look to timber frames as a means of achieving Egan efficiency targets.
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Fresh Amec strategy starts with USA
US business to shift away from high-rise office development towards high-growth industries.
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Materials producers say the euro will help them
CBI survey shows building materials producers lead pro-single currency opinion.
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AYH boosts profit and turnover 20%
Construction and property consultant AYH lifted pre-tax profit 20% to £915 000 for the year to 31 December 1998; turnover increased 19% to £11.1m.The company also said year-end workload levels were well above those of 12 months earlier, and it forecast that pre-tax profit would break the £1m barrier ...
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Workload down, says FMB
Small Builders’ workload levelled off and specialist contractors’ dropped significantly in the second quarter of 1999, according to the latest quarterly state-of-trade survey from the Federation of Master Builders.The survey showed that, despite the economic upturn, expectations of more work had not materialised.About 1% more FMB members reported a drop ...
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Southern success boosts Bryant result
But housebuilder’s northern operations see more modest sale price increases as group profit rises to 10-year high of £67.1m.
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PFI revolution fails to inspire
The public-private body that will provide money and advice for PFI projects has been unveiled – to a chorus of scepticism on its ability to reconcile private profit with the public good.
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Councils forced into Egan era
From April 2000, local authorities will be asked to abandon compulsory competitive tendering for best-value procurement. But will they?
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Rick Mather
Oregon-born, Camden-based Mather has joined the architectural superleague with his appointment to a high-profile project in the city he loves – London's South Bank Centre.
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Comment
The knife at our throats
The Revenue’s “concessions” on its new tax rules will cause major damage. This is a plea to John Prescott for help.
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St Ives gold
Since it opened six years ago, the Tate Gallery St Ives has attracted three times more visitors than anticipated. For many of them, the building is just as much of a draw as the exhibits.
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The Seven Years War
This is a story about how a simple arbitration case became a seven-year siege that ended in the courts. And, in the struggle, some vital points about what an arbitrator can do were thrashed out.
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Adjudication: a case for change
Failure to comply with procedural requirements could jeopardise the validity of adjudication, but a Court of Appeal judgment may force a look at the effect of the non-compliance rather than the letter of the law.
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When winning doesn't pay
In general, the unsuccessful party pays the successful party's costs in a trial of preliminary issues. However, this ain't necessarily so.
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Clash points
JCT98 is guilty of aiding and abetting inefficiency. Take its extensions of time clause – the list of relevant events includes items that clearly should be the responsibility of the contractor.
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Clash points
Yes, the clause should be redrafted, but Ann exaggerates its vulnerability to exploitation by inefficient contractors. In fact, inefficient architects are much more likely to benefit.
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Tender price forecast
Fears of recession have faded and construction order books are reflecting developers' new-found confidence. By this time next year, construction output is expected to have passed 1990 boom levels.