All Building articles in 12 November 2010 – Page 4
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NewsConstruction firms spared squeeze on government jobs
Cabinet Office will demand efficiency savings not price cuts from building contractors
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Comment
Common mistakes in ... multiparty disputes
In the third in a series on dos and don’ts on major projects, Ben Mullard offers his tips on how to better your chances of victory in multiparty disputes
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NewsInsurance giants left in the lurch by Rok collapse
Axa, Tesco and Aegas eye alternative suppliers; Sale of social housing division speeded up
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NewsISG targets US retail clients
ISG is targeting high-profile retail and commercial clients in the US for the first time as part of a new strategy to win work with America-based businesses across the globe
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What went wrong at Rok? The City view
“Hindsight is a wonderful thing,” says Andrew Brown, an analyst at Panmure Gordon, “but Rok’s first major profit warning was two years ago, related to the slowdown in their regional contracting business.”
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Comment
Circle line
In the 1991 recession, I joined the last London Underground major project team for the Jubilee line extension.
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News
Regional plans ruling will not be challenged
The government will not appeal a High Court ruling this week that the communities secretary Eric Pickles acted unlawfully in scrapping the regional plans which set housing targets across councils in England
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CommentAre contractors putting the squeeze on the supply chain?
In a disturbing trend subcontractors are being asked to reduce costs and even make upfront payments or risk being removed from main contractors’ supplier lists. Coercion or market reality?
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FeaturesCedar shingles
John Brash western red cedar shingles have been used on the new Booths supermarket in Hesketh Bank near Preston, to create a building that sits comfortably in its semi-rural location
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Capita restructure
Capita Symonds has restructured its business, cutting its divisions from four to three and rebranding seven recent acquisitions.
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NewsCameron's trade visit helps UK firms land China work
Benoy, Arup and David Lock win lucrative contracts following prime minister’s mission
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Comment
SFO means business
It is sometimes said compliance with the new Bribery Act is impractical in the construction sector (“Where the buck stops”, 29 October, page 34)
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Bovis warns of uncertainty
Housebuilder Bovis Homes has seen a rise in profit margins but has warned of “uncertainty concerning the near term direction of house prices”.
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FeaturesHammerson's Vinod Thakrar: Think I’ll bite?
Time was when some contractors found Hammerson such an exacting client, they steered clear. Now Vinod Thakrar, the man in charge of its supply chain, has them lining up to talk to him. Luckily for them, he’s after fresh blood
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Potters Bar firms prosecuted
Jarvis and Network Rail will be prosecuted over the Potters Bar rail disaster, which killed seven people in 2002 after a train derailed.
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NewsLandSecs eyes distressed assets to increase work
Developer Land Securities aims to increase the value of its development pipeline by up to £500m over the next three years by targeting distressed properties across the UK
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NewsGlen Howells Architects: In the Lime light
Glenn Howells Architects has redesigned the public square outside Liverpool Lime Street Station
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Features
Anti-pollution roof systems
Icopal has launched the Eco-Activ roofing range. The product line-up includes Noxite, a flexible roof waterproofing membrane made with recycled bitumen, which is then coated with a granular titanium dioxide finish that turns harmful nitrogen oxides in the air into harmless nitrates.
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