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Balfour fined record £1.2m for Heathrow disaster
Judge imposes largest ever fine for health and safety breach after "disgraceful" tunnel collapse.
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'Landmark' collapse will haunt contractor
The outcome of the tunnelling case has dealt Balfour Beatty's reputation a severe blow. Civil engineering sources said the contractor was likely to face tough scrutiny when trying to prequalify for future tunnelling work. Balfour Beatty refused to say whether it was considering an appeal. A company statement said: "The ...
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Planners reject Farrell's York design
Public objections lead officials to refuse permission for architect's £60m flagship scheme to extend Coppergate shopping centre.
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Call for greener office laws
Legislation is the only way to force commercial clients into building green offices, a top quantity surveyor said last week. Speaking at the British Council for Offices' Greening Commercial Property conference, Davis Langdon & Everest senior partner Paul Morrell said: "Most people are building for profit. There is no commercial ...
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All change as Wates tries to do better
London divisions integrated and new executive structure as contractor bids to improve consistency.
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Morgan Sindall overcomes profit blip
Teething problems at unnamed regional business do not take shine off strong set of results.
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Logan joins Aukett team
MacCormac Jamieson Prichard architect Ian Logan has been headhunted by Aukett Associates. Logan, who was responsible for the acclaimed Southwark Station on the Jubilee Line Extension, will join the multidisciplinary practice's eight-strong transport team. The Aukett team is currently designing transport interchanges for Paddington and Finsbury Park in London and ...
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Property arm helps Capita profit soar
The property services arm of outsourcing giant Capita made a pre-tax profit of £4.3m on turnover of £38m in the year to 31 December 1998. Group finance director Gordon Hurst said Capita's property services businesses had made good progress during the year. He said: "We've been very pleased with ...
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Contracting is 'waste of time', says Birse chief
Chairman complains of overcapacity, cut-throat tendering and low margins as firm reports £1.8m loss.
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Birse: Fairies tactic was good business
Peter Birse insisted that his attempts to reinvent the company have done it good, despite a decline in Birse's fortunes last year. Birse's transformation from a contractor with a reputation for playing hard to a new-age business has attracted a huge amount of publicity. In June 1997, the chairman publicly ...
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Who dares wins
A planned construction spend of £3.6bn makes the Ministry of Defence a client worth courting, but contractors must meet exacting standards or face tough penalties.
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Game over for lottery architects
Winning lottery funding is no longer the glittering prize it once was for architects. Recent cuts in capital project spending have halted many projects and left practices seriously out of pocket.
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Luther Cochrane
Sir Frank Lampl's anointed successor at Bovis on his new role, plans for the firm after those merger talks and the joys of being a dad.
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Loose change
First person Construction is embracing change. So why is one industry body opposing a move to streamline the building process?
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Passing the buck
Second opinion Delegating a problem is all very well, but, at some point, you must take responsibility for its solution.
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Whose line is it anyway?
For its Glasgow headquarters, BT took no chances and put in its own team to shadow the developer's consultants, with the power to halt the project. Not everyone was happy.
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Restoration drama
Post-bomb repairs have been carried out on Manchester's Edwardian cotton exchange. Its elaborate foyer makes a grand front-of-house area for the theatre module within it.
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Tower of strength
A Liverpool housing trust has found a cheap way to stop brick cladding on high rises from collapsing. So why isn't everyone using polyurethane foam?
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When sleep is at a premium
Last week, Dominic Helps welcomed new legal cost insurance that protects against a worst-case scenario. It can help you get a good night's sleep if you can afford it.
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Keep it going
Sustainable construction is not to be dismissed as flavour of the month . It is the shape of things to come and, particularly in relation to energy consumption, is set to have a major impact on procurement practices.