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    Crystal clear

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    CIB and Birse entered into a contract on 8 August 2000 for the construction of a data centre in Molesworth Street, London E13. CIB terminated the contract on 21 December 2001. Birse brought claims based upon the final account, and the cost of completing the works on the basis ...

  • T.Clarke
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    Profits slip at T. Clarke

    2005-03-11T14:13:00Z

    Profits fall 23% to £6.88m but electrical firm predicts upswing in market through 2005 and 2006.

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    Fearless construction managers?

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Or, is the Great Eastern Hotel case the last nail in the coffin of construction management?

  • Nearly 90% of Hotchkiss’ factory workforce has been through its apprentice scheme
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    Companies close up

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Nick Jones visits the factory of ductwork contractor Hotchkiss to find out why a traditional approach to training has led to an impressive awards cabinet

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    Mowlem finance boss’ outburst shocks city

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Mowlem’s outgoing finance director Gerry Brown shocked investors and analysts at a post-results briefing by launching a tirade against the press and City

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    Interserve back in black with £36m profit

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Infrastructure and facilities management group Interserve was back in the black last year after a loss-making 2003.

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    Sharewatch

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    The shopper shopped

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    Data centre market reboots after dotcom crash

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Research by property company CB Richard Ellis finds 25% increase in demand for server farms

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    Confident WSP raises dividend 6%

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Consultant WSP this week increased its full-year dividend for the first time in three years after its annual results showed a return to financial form.

  • Michael Latham
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    Cheers!

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Here’s to the British construction industry, and its ever more skilled workforce, committed clients and partners. Now, here’s how we can improve …

  • Whatever happened to those fearless construction managers? …
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    Whatever happened to those fearless construction managers? …

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    The case of Great Eastern Hotel vs Laing is the first time that a court has turned a construction manager upside down and given him a good shake. On this occasion, £10m fell out of Laing’s pockets. So, has the game fundamentally changed, or was this case the exception the ...

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    CM in the dock

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Does this ruling concern the competence of one particular construction manager or does it have wider significance for the whole profession?

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    The bitter truth

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    It’s difficult for an expert witness to tell the party paying them that their case leaks like a sieve, but it is in everybody’s best interests that they do just that

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    Big deal

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Is this so new? Construction managers have breached their contracts before, the only difference is that the dispute never got to court – which demonstrates one of CM’s many benefits

  • Hansom
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    Hansom

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Sadly, unacceptable behaviour by a civil servant and a hamster called Norman let down this week’s otherwise sweet-natured and only partially clothed column

  • Contraceptive housing? St George’s Wharf in Vauxhall, south London
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    HBF: High densities may put couples off having children

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    In its latest attack on PPG3, housebuilders’ body says apartment life risks discouraging couples from reproducing

  • Quay change
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    Quay change

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    The London Borough of Newham has granted outline planning consent for a £1.5bn mixed-use scheme at Silvertown Quays, which includes an aquarium designed by Terry Farrell and Partners.

  • Diarmuid Gavin
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    Diarmuid Gavin

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Don’t be fooled by the affable exterior – television’s most popular gardener is plotting a revolution in our own back yards. Here he lets us in on the secret and tries to recruit you as well.

  • Halfway house: Several housebuilders are taking a close look at shared equity schemes
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    Housebuilders flirt with shared ownership

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Housing industry experts predict that private housebuilders will begin to take more interest in shared ownership schemes as the market gets more difficult

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    Housing data

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Planning applications in February