All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV articles in 1999 Issue 49 – Page 2

  • Features

    Boundary disputes

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    A recent case concerning pipework on a pharmaceutical site has focused attention on whether an adjudicator has the right to hear certain cases. Wouldn't it be sensible to sort this out early on?

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    Infrastructure boosts output rise

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Infrastructure and private commercial work is driving growth in the construction market, according to output figures from the DETR.The volume of new work in the third quarter of 1999 was 2% higher than the previous quarter and 4% up on the same period a year ago. More than £7.7bn of ...

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    Government calms industry fears over PFI body

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Treasury secretary Andrew Smith assures industry that primary role of Partnerships UK will be advisory.

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    Board talk

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    The timber industry has been losing out to concrete in the domestic floors market, but is fighting back with prefabricated structural kits for faster and cheaper installation.

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    'The day we failed to get the wheel up we went out and got blind drunk'

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Tim Renwick, the man charged with getting the giant London Eye millennium wheel turning on new year’s eve, is not a disciple of modern management mantras. For one thing, he doubts if there is a formula for dealing with the issues he has had to face since the £35m project ...

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    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV wins seven industry press awards

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s journalists last week scooped seven of the 11 prizes at the 1999 International ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Press Awards – the magazine’s biggest triumph in the event’s 30-year history.ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV was named magazine of the year in the ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in London’s Park Lane. This is the second time ...

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    Appointments

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    ContractorsIan Jackson has joined Brunswick Construction as group business development manager.Northampton-based Sterof has appointed Kevin Foster managing director. Peter Stasiuk has been made commercial director, Ian Morrow has joined as production director and Sultan Najafi has become financial director and company secretary.HousebuilderKent-based Ward Homes has appointed Marilyn Aris area field ...

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    Bernard Ainsworth Millennium Dome

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Regulars at the Pilot inn, north Greenwich, have grown accustomed to bumping into Millennium Dome project director Bernard Ainsworth. It is here he finds refuge from the travails of running Britain’s most controversial, high-profile construction job. As project director for joint-venture contractor McAlpine Laing, Ainsworth is responsible for delivering the ...

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    Specialists fear abuse under self-certification plan

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Confederation of Construction Specialists warns that subcontractors will be hit by anti-cowboy measures.

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    Foster slams Smith’s Wembley report

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    The architect of the proposed £475m National Stadium at Wembley this week hit back at criticism from culture secretary Chris Smith, who has said its design was unfit to host the Olympics. On Tuesday, the World Stadium Team, which includes Foster and Partners and HOK+Lobb, issued a rebuttal of ...

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    European Top 500

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

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    £40-a-voucher tax scheme ‘horrific’, says report

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Construction Confederation report says industry cannot bear costs in the long term.

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    21st century vox

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    As the century ends, industry leaders and stars of tomorrow offer their visions for the future of construction. What will it be like in the year 2005 and beyond?

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    Electrical contractor sues Sadler’s Wells for £2m

    1999-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Legal wrangles begin on troubled north London theatre redevelopment.