All Features articles – Page 649
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East Midlands: Looking healthy
It’s boom time in Nottingham. The market is doing well in all sectors. Universities are spending money, commercial developers are investing in town-centre schemes and business parks such as the Riverside and Phoenix, and developers are building sheds along the M1 between junctions 20 and 28. Ken Carter, partner in ...
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Fiddlers on the hoof
Floating in from Europe is a piece of legislation that promises to bring an end to the little — and not so little — swindles that have been going on between competitors. And the penalties are draconian.
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What the L is going on?
The government is to change Part L of the Building Regulations to make buildings more energy efficient. The way it has done this has driven an angry industry to talk about a conspiracy against it. What’s the DETR playing at?
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An international outcry
For the international contractor, the new FIDIC forms are an unholy mess, full of pitfalls. This article looks at what is wrong with the Silver Book's design-and-build terms.
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It's Sunny Up North
Forget those rumours of Britain’s north/south divide – at least as far as construction is concerned. Urban regeneration is under way in city centres from Edinburgh to Portsmouth, and the demand for leisure and retail development everywhere points to a national building boom. Building takes the temperature across the UK.
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Sunshine in the West Midlands
Canary Wharf could soon be dwarfed by a proposed 900 ft tower in Birmingham as Britain’s second city grows in height and confidence to compete with the capital. Add to that the presence of a Selfridges department store in the new Bull Ring complex, and the word “sexy” may yet ...
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The minders
How 12 Galliford and Castle Cement staff spent a week looking after 30 10-year-olds, and learned all about teamwork.
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Scotland: Mixed temperatures
The new Scottish parliament building continues to be a source of controversy, with latest reports suggesting that the final bill will approach a staggering £200m. At the same time, the parliament is still the main driver of new building around the capital, as businesses jockey for position near the decision-makers.Contractors ...
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Yorkshire: Warming up nicely
Leeds is seeing a surge in the housing and leisure sectors. About 3000 new-build flats are planned for the next few years, and a host of new bars, pubs and restaurants are springing up.Sheffield, once deep in the doldrums, is set to be revived. The city received £743m of European ...
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The North-east: Shirtsleeve weather
Geordies are renowned for their love of a good night out, and the construction market in the North-east reflects that, with a dazzling number of leisure developments in the pipeline.The Gateshead Quay regeneration has taken off. Foster and Partners’ £45m Gateshead Music Centre has planning consent and Laing is due ...
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What’s the meaning of this?
Collateral warranties are highly controversial, ferociously contested and poorly understood. This is the first article in a series intended to tackle the third of these problems.
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Added extras
The team building Foster’s fencing mask – also known as the GLA headquarters – has a new weapon to fight inefficiency: a secure extranet that holds documents and drawings.
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Appointments
ContractorsTry Construction has promoted Jeff Adams to managing director of the Midlands region.Alfred McAlpine Civil Engineering has appointed Sarah Vincent business development manager.Warings Construction has appointed Mike Deavin operations manager of its Heathrow-based airport team. Yazdi Shroff joins the team as contracts manager and Mark Warrington has been made health ...
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Back to school
Mansell wants to be a global player, so it is sending its chief operating officer, Philip Cleaver, to Harvard University where he will rub shoulders with executives from around the world.
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Bob Emmerson
Ove Arup’s chairman designate has the job of preserving the Arup ethos while the firm changes into a heterogenous multinational. Here’s how he will do it.
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Empty life of a very fine chair
Introducing fitness-for-purpose obligations into contracts in place of reasonable-skill-and-care clauses would remove uncertainty and reduce disputes, but perhaps we’d have to pay more for peace of mind.
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A three-ring circus
Subcontractors remember: main contractors are within their rights to request a tripartite arbitration between themselves, you and the employer, but if they delay, you can start your own with them.
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Shattered confidence
The falling glass at Stratford Jubilee Line station is just the latest in a line of glazing failures that have rattled the public. What is causing these problems, and how can the industry convince clients and users that glass is safe?
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Who would you give the job to?
Is the double-breasted suit still the only way to impress clients? To find out, Building gave this industry professional three different outfits and asked major clients to take their pick.
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How ya doing?
Hays Montrose’s Robert Smith tells bosses how to organise the perfect employee appraisal.