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Newco hit as tenant goes bust
The profit of fit-out contractor Newco Interiors has been dragged down by the bankruptcy of a tenant planning to occupy the firm's largest job.
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Falconer-free planning
Bye-bye Byers, and farewell Falconer, too – which is a splendid opportunity for people of goodwill to create a planning system that actually works. So, let's take it
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FeaturesGreen is the new black
Environment-friendly design means sandal-wearing beardies designing draughty offices for a handful of right-on clients with no money, right? Wrong. Sustainable architecture is going overground as blue-chip clients spruce up their images.
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FeaturesAdvertisement for myself
Geoffrey Reid Associates has turned its own offices into a shop window for the practice's marriage of sustainability and splendour
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Another ruddy shake-up
Tony Blair's unexpectedly sweeping reshuffle raises as many questions for construction as it answers (pages 22-23). Few will bemoan Stephen Byers' departure, and Alistair Darling has said that he's not going to "tear up" the 10-year transport plan. But then he was drawn into an ugly spat with Downing Street ...
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FeaturesHot Leeds!
Financial and media firms are flocking to the emerging capital of the North to share its 24-hour European-class culture. Which is good news for construction companies …
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Let's get this straight
The Court of Appeal decision in Parsons vs Purac does not offer the losing party to an adjudication a way out of paying – whatever it said in Building
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Legal letters
Handle with careGillian Birkby ("The ASP with a sting in its tail", 10 May, pages 50-51) identified some areas in which those using application service providers (ASP) to operate their extranets have to be wary. I am concerned that the honeyed words of the marketers have temporarily blinded her to ...
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NewsVictoria's secret
Victoria's secret: Construction has started on this eight-storey office scheme opposite Victoria station in London. Designed by Squire and Partners for client Grosvenor/JER, the £58m scheme includes a two-storey atrium with a wintergarden. The team working on the scheme, which is due for completion in spring 2004, includes contractor Sir ...
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£200m Temple Quay scheme gets go-ahead
A £200m mixed-use scheme for the centre of Bristol was given planning consent this week.
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Stack 'em up, says Falconer
Outgoing planning minister Lord Falconer has given a boost to the prospects of building above petrol stations and supermarkets.
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Audit office casts doubt on PFI financial case
Spending watchdog the National Audit Office has called into question the way government departments and local authorities justify PFI.
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… while Farrell plots Palace revolution
ARCHITECT SIR TERRY Farrell has explained his ideas to modernise Buckingham Palace in an article written for a centre-left think tank.
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NewsOpen for visitors
Open for visitors: The Palace of Westminster opened a visitors' centre in Westminster Hall this week. The centre will be used for exhibitions and includes a cafe. It is part of a scheme carried out by Willmott Dixon fit-out arm Insp@ce, which also includes the fit-out of MPs' offices in ...
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NewsKeeping up with the Jones
Keeping up with the Jones: The Centre Room is the first phase of the £100m five-year refurbishment of the Peter Jones department store in Sloane Square, west London. Construction manager Bovis Lend Lease completed the project four months ahead of schedule, and it will open this month. Executive architect is ...
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Weather is our worst enemy, says report
The weather is the most troublesome problem for construction firms, according to a Meteorological Office survey.
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HTA settles out of court
Architect HTA has settled its lawsuit against the developers of the Greenwich Millennium Village out of court. The settlement comes almost three years to the day since it was sacked from the £250m scheme.
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CIC to find total value of consultants fees
The Construction Industry Council is to launch a survey to determine to the total cost of consultants' services.