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Comment
Bring out the big guns
How excited many of us were when the New Labour government answered our long-held wish and created the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, bringing transport and land-use planning together at last and giving the construction industry a single body to talk to. Alas, as Sir Michael Latham ...
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Smart money
I am delighted that the construction industry in the commercial sector is enjoying a five-year high (14 January, page 20). I am also particularly pleased builders are benefiting from restored confidence within manufacturing companies.
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That joke isn’t funny any more
Your backward-looking “joke” (21 January, page 29) comparing the rivalry between developers Schroder and Arrowcroft to a drunken brawl and the London Blitz and the, no doubt made-up, comment by a “concerned observer” really is outdated and unsophisticated.
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Carry on screening
I’ve just completed my screen test – not for any starring role on the silver screen, but in many ways equally important. I am, of course, talking about the health and safety screen test that is required for the CSCS card registration scheme.
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Features
Market forecast: Onwards and upwards
In this quarter’s overview of the construction economy, Davis Langdon reports that output and orders are rising steadily for now – as are tender prices and materials costs. Plus, we hone in on another hot topic
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Jarvis saved by sale of £147m Tube Lines stake
Banks agree to extension of debt facility to 2006 after Jarvis strikes deal with Amey, boosting shares 15%
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Linden boss predicts more housebuilder mergers
The chief executive of private housebuilder Linden said this week that there will be more mergers among quoted companies.
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Growth slowdown predicted
Growth in construction output will fall from 3.1% in 2004 to 0.3% this year, according to economic consultant Hewes and Associates.
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CommentTime for a service
Adjudication has become such an established part of the construction scene over the past seven years that it is easy to forget what an extraordinary thing it is.
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Mowlem ‘gagged’ over Bath Spa
The Bath Spa story took another twist this week after Mowlem claimed that Bath and North-East Somerset council (Banes) was trying to prevent it from talking to the media.
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Ikea to bring in £70,000 flatpack houses
Furniture chain Ikea has entered the race to build deputy prime minister John Prescott’s £60,000 house by collaborated with housing groups to provide flatpack prefabricated dwellings.
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Allan to take over Kelsey jobs
Roofing contractor Allan Roofing is considering stepping in to complete residential projects left unfinished after Kelsey Roofing Industries went into administration.
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The highest in Europe
Europe’s tallest residential tower, to be situated next to Piccadilly station in central Manchester, has been submitted for planning approval. The £185m, 60-storey building was designed by Australian architect Woods Bagot.
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Livingstone pledges more land for homes
London mayor Ken Livingstone has promised to set aside more public sector land for the government-backed London-Wide Initiative, which is intended to provide low-cost housing for key workers.
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NewsHome secretary admits to policy clashes
Home secretary Charles Clarke has admitted that government departments have undermined key policies such as the sustainable communities plan by issuing conflicting directives.
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RICS offers help to cut rail costs
The RICS is offering to set up an independent body to collate costs for rail projects in a bid to create certainty for future major schemes.
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Defence Estates moves away from PFI
Client Defence Estates is moving away from using PFI to procure major new schemes, its chief executive said last week.
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NewsBlind ambitions
Foster and Partners is about to complete a hat trick at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, by creating a basement that links its two earlier award-winning buildings. Kier Eastern will start construction next week to open out a 35 m public gallery ...
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Walking with dinosaurs
Plans have been unveiled to turn Exhibition Road in South Kensington, home of the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, into a pedestrian-friendly area. Dixon Jones Architects plans to restrict traffic and remove kerbs and barriers from the road. The £35m scheme has the backing of London mayor Ken ...
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Adjudication too expensive for small claims, says survey
High fees for adjudication are threatening to undermine the most popular form of dispute resolution, according to the results of a survey in Building this week.