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NewsBeard predicts £800,000 profit for 2005
Swindon-based contractor Beard is expecting to return to profit in 2005 after reporting a pre-tax loss of £215,000 for 2004
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Two Jarvis PFIs go £39m over budget
Two of the last PFI projects undertaken by ailing support services group Jarvis have gone nearly £40m over budget between them.
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Treasury dismisses RIBA’s PFI design proposals
Richard Abadie, head of PFI at the Treasury, rejects calls to appoint design team before tendering to contractors.
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Comment
You’ve been framed
Framework agreements are meant to ensure regular workflow and collaboration – but crucial omissions in the new NEC and JCT forms make this hard to achieve
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Treasury dismisses RIBA’s PFI design proposals
Richard Abadie, head of PFI at the Treasury, rejects calls to appoint design team before tendering to contractors
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Crest Nicholson and Berkeley set to team up on £550m job
Instead of picking one consortium Greenwich council proposes joint venture ‘dream ticket’ for the Ferrier estate.
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Smile, you’re on camera
Delay and disruption disputes are horrendously complicated, but there is a practical way to back up your claim – take regular photographs of the works from day one
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T5 pay deal set to spread outside London
The architects of a pioneering pay deal for electricians at Heathrow Terminal 5 are negotiating to introduce the agreement on regeneration projects. This could lead to it being adopted outside the capital
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NewsAlsop’s Harrow masterplan axed in favour of McAslan
After fierce criticism from community, the ‘green condom’ is ditched for McAslan’s mixed-use scheme
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PFIs to lose junk food revenue
Lawyers are warning that support services companies may be required to renegotiate the catering elements of PFI school contracts after the government announced plans to ban vending machines selling crisps and chocolate
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Crest Nicholson and Berkeley set to team up on £550m job
Instead of picking one consortium Greenwich council proposes joint venture ‘dream ticket’ for the Ferrier estate
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Schools need sprinklers to combat arson, says EC Harris
Consultant calls for sprinkler systems to come as standard in new-build schools, as yearly arson bill rises to £70m
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Features
Building intelligence Q2 2005: Ups and downs
Construction was a mixed bag in the second quarter of this year, reports Experian Business Strategies, as new work orders went up 12%, output dropped 13%, London’s R&M output declined and everywhere else’s increased …
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FeaturesDriving force
Five thousand workers lost their jobs in the tragic, well-publicised closure of MG Rover’s Longbridge factory. Now, there is a scheme to retrain them that could also help ease the construction industry’s skills crisis. A brilliant solution – so why won’t more firms jump on the bandwagon?
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FeaturesI’ll be seeing you …
Stephen Williams has just been appointed head of construction at the Health and Safety Executive. As Building discovered, he is a man with an intense interest in the industry – and plans personally to visit as many sites as possible.
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FeaturesThe defeated champions
Tessa Jowell has become the ministerial design champion. Building asks how she can succeed where so many have failed, while Peter Stewart, assesses if government is now wise to design
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Comment
Risky business
I refer to the articles on the PFI in your 23 September issue, and wonder whether the UK contracting industry will ever learn. PFI is not working as it could, agreed. But there’s no point blaming the public sector clients – that’s just too easy. It is the market that ...
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Something missing …
I am a black architect and was surprised, disappointed and somewhat concerned that Building’s cover page article on 16 September did not include any black or Indian graduates. This, I am sure you will agree, is unacceptable considering the demographic make-up of London in particular and the country in general. ...