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    Waiting for Woodrow

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    I refer to your financial news article in which Taylor Woodrow's chief executive, Iain Napier, indicates that the government should be listening to housebuilders in order to meet housebuilding targets (7 March, page 21).

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    Health and efficiency

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    I refer to your article "Jarvis under pressure to halve rail profits" (28 February, page 10). It was disappointing to read such a misinformed piece in what is otherwise an excellent and respected trade publication.

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    Knowing the form

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    As a project manager associated with a £50m building project administered under option F of the ECC, I was fascinated (and at times a little horrified) by Rachel Barnes' recent article on the Society of Construction Law's Delay and Disruption Protocol (28 February, page 49).

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    We need vocal locals

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Council planners generally put the interests of the community first, but if things don't work out that way, there's not a lot the community can do about it

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    Skyscaper

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    How do make an airport hotel sprout wings of its own? Apparently by pioneering the use of a ceramic-granite cladding system that is so reflective, skies and planes become a part of the facade – and all for an economy-class price

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    Dressed to thrill

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Inspired by a wallet-busting designer frock, yet designed to be a bargain in itself, the exterior of Future Systems' Selfridges store in Birmingham is a sight to behold. We got the inside story on how this futuristic, shimmering, blue beehive was built.

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    HBG is cock of the north in February league table

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Sir Robert McAlpine and Laing head down the monthly table, but Bovis Lend Lease stays on top over the year.

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    Local lowdown

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    This month, Robert Smith of Hays Montrose looks at the job market in Northern Ireland, where a glut of civils projects means that engineers are hot property

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    Interserve suffers £2m growing pains

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Support services group Interserve posted a pre-tax profit of £37.2m last week for the 12 months to 31 December, down £2.1m on the previous year.

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    Hansom

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    This week, a quality mark mailout backfires, John Humphreys ruins an innocent man's Sunday and how to deal with double glazing salesman

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    After the fire …

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Architect Ron Galloway associates has won the South Bridge design competition for an area of Edinburgh destroyed by fire in December. The scheme is based on the assumption that the site should be built up to its original level of density. It will include bars, clubs, theatres, shops and restaurants. ...

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    Delay hits cement plant

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    The completion of a £32m cement plant in Derbyshire could be delayed by up to six months because of a dispute over contract conditions

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    NHS to boost LIFT healthcare schemes

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    The NHS has promised to speed up the procurement process for its £1bn LIFT primary healthcare programme.

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    From sirens to serenity

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    This office block was designed for City & West End developments by Squire and Partners. Situated at 111 The Strand, central London, it lies between the bustle of the Strand and the seclusion of the Savoy Chapel and its gardens. The building has full-height glazing at the front and rear ...

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    Lyric changes its tune

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    The £2.6m revamp of the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, west London, has started on site. The project involves moving the entrance of the theatre to a more prominent position, and installing an educational facility and rehearsal rooms. Contractor is Durkan Pudelek, architect is Rick Mather Architects, QS is Gardiner & ...

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    Choked

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    As Building predicted, the congestion charge is throttling London's small builders. We talked to two who are so fed up with it that they're thinking of quitting the capital – and a roofer delivers his message to Ken.

  • Comment

    We need vocal locals

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Council planners generally put the interests of the community first, but if things don't work out that way, there's not a lot the community can do about it

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    Leicester's culture club

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Rafael Viñoly Architects, part of the Think team that failed in a bid to design the World Trade Centre building in New York, has unveiled plans for its first UK project. The Leicester Performing Arts Centre is a key project in the council's £60m regeneration plan for the city's St ...

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    Stiell set to mine rich stadium and airport seam

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Alfred McAlpine subsidiary Stiell Facilities is poised to win a number of maintenance and facilities services contracts in the stadium and airport sectors.

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    Builder sues over Domesday Book house

    2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

    A grade II-listed house that is mentioned in the Domesday Book is at the centre of a High Court writ.