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  • News

    Housebuilder Oakdene goes for AIM listing

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder Oakdene and brick maker Michelmersh are to list on the alternative investment market, the junior version of the London stock exchange.

  • Comment

    Hansom

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Another week in the life of construction, complete with a cast of strikers, pilots, rock stars, the Queen and, of course, a transvestite sculptor

  • News

    Instant home

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Need affordable homes fast? How fast? Is three hours fast enough? What? You want fast and cheap? How cheap? Wait a minute, here, read this article

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    David Curry

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Kate Barker's report into housing undersupply is being slammed for ignoring the needs of certain areas of the country and failing to understand trends in demographics and market forces. In fact, does anybody actually concur with its recommendations?

  • Features

    Homage to valencia

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    A small town at the foot of a Spanish citadel has embraced the modern with architect Paredes Pedrosa's congress centre. And in so doing, it has added to Valencia's illustrious architectural heritage

  • Comment

    Mirror image

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    He probably won't be frogmarched from his office sans jacket, but Kevin Hyde, Jarvis' chief executive, may be about to suffer a similar fate to that which befell the former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan last Friday: the prospect of being ousted by his company's investors (see news).

  • Comment

    Ignore the moaners

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Mediation is here to stay, despite the occasional hiccup and the odd shot from Building columnists – but it is important to choose mediators who know what they're doing

  • Comment

    Legalaid

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    This month, our panel of legal experts from Berwin Leighton Paisner suggests a nimble way to sidestep a row over unattractive render, and set out the options for a firm that lost a contract despite giving the client a discount on a previous job

  • Comment

    The system doesn't work

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    How about the Construction Industry Training Board assisting existing NVQ students a bit more?

  • Comment

    Our hidden death toll

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    I feel that the Health and Safety Executive's latest statistics (16 April, page 14), which show that the number of site fatalities is decreasing slightly, needs to be put into context.

  • Comment

    Misdirected directives

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Your article "NHBC seeks judicial review of European Union insurance directive" (7 May, page 15) suggests that the National House Building Council is not within the remit of the Financial Services Authority.

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    It's a fair cap, Ann

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Ann Minogue (8 April, page 49) chastises construction consultants for seeking to limit liability.

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    TV trial was the only way

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    I read with interest your article on the public image of housebuilders and the grillings they receive on consumer programmes such as Watchdog (16 April, page 42).

  • Comment

    Hey, it was just a question …

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Your news feature (16 April 2004), entitled "The government is evolving the ideal eco-friendly home for the 21st century.

  • Comment

    Terms of engagement

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Only a lawyer would put an “offer and acceptance” in the same frame as adultery (Tony Bingham, 24 May, page 54). We in the industry have always known it’s about prostitution, and whether it’s legal is secondary …

  • News

    Bank faces vested interest claim over plans for Jarvis

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Leading City sources have accused investment bank Close Brothers of a potential vested interest in its attempt to install a management team at the group.

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    Out of the ashes of 9/11

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Support services group WSP has been appointed to work as a consultant on Freedom Tower, the replacement for the World Trade Centre in New York. Cantor Seinuk, WSP's high-rise structural engineering specialist, is working with architects Daniel Libeskind and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to flesh out their designs. Cantor ...

  • News

    UCATT spurns councils' three-year pay deal

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    The construction union UCATT has rejected a pay offer worth 7% over three years for local government building workers.

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    Theatre of the fantastic

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Construction is due to start next month on a £7.3m extension to the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry designed by architect Stanton Williams. The work will improve the 1950s theatre by adding a 300-seater auditorium, rehearsal space and a foyer. A contractor is being chosen this week from a shortlist. The ...

  • News

    CZWG to design £10m casino for Bournemouth

    2004-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Architect CZWG is to design a £10m casino in Bournemouth, Dorset, as part of a redevelopment in the town centre.