All articles by Phil Clark – Page 7
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NewsFaithful & Gould launches megaprojects ‘wizard’
Quantity surveyor develops computer application to plan and execute major clients’ investment strategies
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NewsHolyrood fiasco provokes overhaul at Davis Langdon
Senior partner Rob Smith says it is taking broader approach on schemes to avoid jobs going ‘haywire’
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Schal boss quits after failed management buyout
Terry Chapman leaves construction manager after failing to buy it from parent Carillion
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NewsGleeson sells building arm in black month for contractors
Listed contractor quits sector following £16.6m losses, as Mowlem and Alfred McAlpine also suffer woes
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NewsQSs freed after Jubilee Line Extension fraud case collapses
Six men acquitted after one of longest and most expensive fraud trial thrown out by judge.
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Paddington hospital hits further delays
A government decision on the future of a £800m PFI hospital planned for Paddington, west London, is expected to be put back until well after the general election expected in May
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Switch to LLP status a great success, declares EC Harris
Consultant’s profit nearly doubles as it announces first annual results since move to limited liability partnership
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NewsJudge slams construction manager in landmark case
Industry experts react to £10m court ruling against Laing by defending beleaguered procurement method
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FeaturesWhat’s their big idea now?
Next week is the fifth anniversary of the London Eye hoisting its first passengers 130 m above the capital. Its designers David Marks and Julia Barfield talk about their battle to ensure the Eye’s future, their next height-defying design and why they are not millionaires … yet.
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CommentSchal’s Stalingrad
The struggle between Bovis and Schal for the £400m BBC Broadcasting House redevelopment was a decisive moment in the recent history of UK construction
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"Only a helicopterwould do"
Building’s deputy editor Phil Clark – a veteran of five MIPIMS – relives his favourite Cannes stories
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NewsEx-Benson chief blames board for firm’s collapse
Alistair Sloan, former chief executive, hits out over ‘insane’ way the contractor’s demise was handled
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NewsColchester PFI garrison racks up £50m costs in nine years
Documents obtained under Freedom of Information Act reveal costs of getting troubled scheme off the ground
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InteriorExterior boss quits within a year
Contractor InteriorExterior has lost its managing director less than a year after he took over the post from founding director Ivan Millar
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NewsTurner & Townsend plans ambitious global expansion
New head of international division sets five-year growth target, including ventures in the Middle East
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Cyril Sweetts dream team launch growth strategy
New bosses target growing markets and regions in drive to hit £50m turnover by 2007
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The documents that reveal the battle of the Beeb
The extraordinary email exchange - The rejection letter to Schal - The report that favoured Schal
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BBC dossier reveals impact of Freedom of Information Act
Corporation’s internal documents disclose bitter year-long battle between Bovis and Schal for £400m contract
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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.