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Revenue and Customs estate privatisation kicks off
Call for advisers launches massive deal to put 750 government buildings in private hands.
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Government action - Taskforce sends Raynsford cowboy-busting package
Regional pilot scheme likely for "Quality Mark" accreditation system.
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PFI investment bank to give £100m funding boost
New government bank could be in action in second half of year if it gets the go-ahead this month.
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Berkeley Homes axes 19 staff in wake of review
Share price leaps 94.5p to 492.5p as City welcomes news of restructuring designed to reduce cost base.
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RFAC on the warpath
The Royal Fine Art Commission has attacked details of the latest masterplan for the £750m Knightsbridge Green site in London. The new City & West End Developments scheme is competing with a Prudential plan to develop the 1.8 ha site. Commission chairman Lord St John of Fawsley responded to ...
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Mowlem sues over Eland House
Contractor John Mowlem has issued a writ against an engineer claiming it installed defective beams at the DETR's Eland House headquarters in London's Victoria. John Mowlem & Company and John Mowlem Construction are suing Newport-based Rowecord Engineering for £881 716.96, alleging that steel beams supplied and installed by the company ...
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Inter-union 'bean fight' at opera house
Fresh labour problems look set to trouble the £220m Royal Opera House refurbishment after an inter-union dispute broke out over a plate of beans. Site workers employed by Alendale Construction stopped work last week and have threatened further industrial action after a colleague accused of throwing the beans at an ...
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Cambridge/Microsoft IT research lab unveiled
Architect RMJM has submitted planning application for £20m joint venture on west Cambridge site.
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Standard forms aimed at defeating the cowboys
Taskforce to recommend introduction of plain English agreements for work valued at less than £5000.
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HSE issues warning over millennium bug
The Health and Safety Executive has warned employers to identify and assess health risks that might result from the millennium bug, or face legal action. The HSE has announced plans for a number of inspections and publicity initiatives this year to ensure employers are aware of the potential risk to ...
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Ulster firms fear shift in planning powers
Plans to devolve decision-making will stunt development, claim consultants in Northern Ireland.
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Window defects linked to on-site assembly
Timber-framed double-glazed windows that are assembled on site are failing after only five years, defects experts have warned. In a report due out this month, insurer Housing Association Property Mutual says incorrect use of materials and mounting methods are leading to water penetration and causing window seals to fail. ...
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Bovis and Schal axed from BAA list
Firms lose preferred construction manager status in client's latest round of cuts; building services and planning supervisor firms could be next.
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Fears over 'privity of contract'
Industry leaders are fighting for changes to new legislation that will open clients up to direct claims from subcontractors. Construction's top lawyers discussed the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill at a meeting organised by the Construction Industry Council on Monday. The bill is awaiting committee stage in the ...
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Tarmac unveils demerger plans
Materials/construction split is short on details but intended to placate shareholders, says City.
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Engineer set for big time after US buy-out
Thorburn Colquhoun plans to double in size by 2002 after link-up with £450m-turnover URS.
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James R Knowles issues profit warning
Cost Consultant James R Knowles has issued a profit warning, just eight months after earning a share market listing. Shares in the Alternative Investment Market-listed business plummeted from 65p to 43.5p in the wake of the announcement, wiping 33% off the company's value. In a stock market statement, the company ...
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Crest Nicholson profit surge
Housebuilding and construction group Crest Nicholson has announced a pre-tax profit of £28.1m in the year to 31 October 1998, 37% up on the same period in 1997. The surge in profit was mirrored by a jump in the group's turnover, which rose 32% to £465m, up from £353m ...
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'Signs housing market is picking up,' says Bryant
Consumer confidence rises as top 10 housebuilder sees visitors return to the show homes.
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'Housekeeping exercise' costs Ward £12.5m
Kent housebuilder Ward Homes has posted a £10.1m loss, after a re-evaluation of the company's assets. Ward made a £2.4m pre-tax profit on turnover of £27.7m in the year to 31 October 1998, but this was wiped out by £12.5m in exceptional items after a reassessment of the value of ...