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Features“Once in a while you pinch yourself and realise how lucky you are to be working on such a great project …”
For construction professionals 2012 is a once-in-a-career opportunity. Katie Puckett talks to three of the fortunate ones about the thrill of masterplanning the Lower Lea Valley, tunnelling power lines and decontaminating land
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FeaturesThe land of opportunity
Poisoned by gasworks and left derelict, the Lower Lea Valley is crying out for regeneration. But before that happens one of the biggest compulsory purchase orders in history has to be given the nod. Mark Leftly reports on how this unprecedented land deal is taking shape
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FeaturesHow will this man make the Games safe for workers?
By enforcing a zero tolerance policy on sloppy practices. So if contractors wish to win work they’ll first have to acquaint themselves with Lawrence Waterman and his exceptionally high standards.
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FeaturesPutting Stratford on the map
The £4bn redevelopment of Stratford City was always going to be big, but when London won the Games last year it ballooned. By 2012 the two projects, which are now inextricably linked, will have created an urban centre with transport links to rival Waterloo. Mark Leftly reports on the transformation ...
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FeaturesEastern promise
We all know London will benefit from the 2012 Games, but the ripple effect is expected to reach miles out towards the east. David Blackman looks at the possibilities for this neglected area known as the Thames Gateway
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FeaturesPeters plan
He’s long been one of construction’s enthusiastic modernisers, but now the London Games has spurred Peter Rogers to redouble his efforts. In fact he and his 2012 task group have come up with a 12-point manifesto for change
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CommentOn the soapbox
WEB WATCH - Small practitioners can finally have a say in the Building Regulations, thanks to a government website. Alex Smith logged on and found out what it all has to do with speed cameras …
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Carillion captures the flag with £200m of army work
Contractor also allies with Balfour Beatty to win East London line scheme
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HBOS bids for Crest Nicholson
HBOS has demonstrated its continuing appetite for housebuilders with a bid for Crest Nicholson.
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FeaturesCost model: Small industrial units
They’re flexible, investor-friendly and easy to build. But how much does it cost to construct small industrial units? Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon explains
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‘Let’s talk again two years from now …’
Hays Executive salary guide In 2006 executives have bided their time, choosing to wait and see where the top Olympic jobs will arise. But when the time comes, it will pay to have had one or two discreet meetings with headhunters
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CommentImage aware
Companies spend millions protecting and promoting their brands. Now the Olympic Committee is trying to make “London 2012” into the next superbrand, but can you really claim ownership of a date and a city’s name?
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White Young Green hunts energy and transport firms
Consultant White Young Green intends to grow its energy and transport markets through acquisitions, it told Building this week.
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CommentBlitz spirit
It’s the 1940s again, with Spitfires soaring overhead, liberty ships lurking in the Thames Estuary and an attempt to reshape London’s landscape that is about as popular as the Luftwaffe’s
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Seven shortlisted for novel build-and-manage homes
Seven developers have been shortlisted for a scheme in Gloucester, which they will be expected to build and manage.
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Comment
Quality over quantity
Your editorial on Building Schools for the Future (3 November, page 3) got the wrong end of the stick. The real challenge for Tim Byles is not to deliver 3,500 schools or to spend £45bn; it is to find a way to marry quantity with quality.
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CommentBSF fails the history test
Building Schools for the Future may be in deep trouble. After a six-month review, Pricewaterhouse Coopers is expected to supply a solution.
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Less competition won’t help
There is no such thing as a free lunch, especially with consultants or bidders. Someone has to pay. Your editorial about school bids urges less competition and less regulation. Three bids are the minimum basis for competitive tenders to indicate the area of price. Extend your logic, why have any ...