All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV articles in 2000 issue 48 – Page 2

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    Connaught profit rises

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    FM Consultancy group Connaught has increased pre-tax profit 25.7% to £22m and has a record order book of £48m, it reported this week. Preliminary results for the year to 31 August 2000 show the group enjoyed a 42% increase in turnover to £77m.

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    Report condemns site health records

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Respect for People report from Movement for Innovation condemns site conditions that put workers' health at risk and launches a welfare checklist.

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    Companies shun Constructionline

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    New figures obtained by ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV show that government vetting scheme has only a fraction of the 25 000 users predicted for 2001.

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    Rogers urges clean-up

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Urban TaskForce chair Richard Rogers has criticised the government for failing to set firm targets for cleaning up contaminated land.

  • Features

    Cost study: Capital One UK operations centre

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The brief was to turn a derelict printworks in Nottingham into a vibrant and flexible information-economy office for an ever growing workforce. Here’s how the project team went about getting the job done

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    PFI set to boost North and Wales

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    PFI work will provide a fillip for Wales and the North over the next two years at least, says a new regional forecast.

  • Features

    Black boxes

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Phones that work anywhere in the world (except indoors), cloth keyboards, cameras for budding spies and a mobile you can use to hammer nails … What will they think of next?

  • Comment

    Do you fancy a beer?

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Got into a dispute? Here's a run down of the huge choice of resolution procedures on offer. However, you may find the fastest and cheapest is talking it over down the pub.

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    Bart's unveils PFI plan

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    St Bartholomew's hospital and the London NHS Trust have unveiled PFI plans to redevelop two east London hospitals.

  • Comment

    Why big is bad

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Second opinion. If the government wants good design, why doesn't it give more work to the firms best placed to deliver it?

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    Colas buys Aram

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Quarry operator Aram Resources has been bought by the Bouygues-owned road construction firm Colas, for £12.7m.

  • Features

    Appointments

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Contractors Eddie Bredenhann (right) has been appointed marketing manager of construction development group Pochin.Michael Carroll, previously with RC Shepherd, has joined London-based contractor Albert Soden as senior estimator.HousebuildersCharles Church South-east division has appointed Jim Tolputt project manager.ConsultantsMPM Capita, the project and development consultancy arm of the Capita Group, has appointed ...

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    Anglian set to split off water assets

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Anglian Water, which recently bought Morrison Construction, is considering splitting its water assets from the rest of the business.

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    Record losses at Allen force rethink

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Allen closes Yorkshire office and drafts in new managing director after recording its first ever loss.

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    Petrol crisis hits aggregates

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    AggregateS sales have been flat in the first nine months of the year compared with the same period in 1999

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    MP accuses Channel rail link firms of tax scam

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Four major contractors accused of abusing workers' rights and dodging NI obligations.

  • Comment

    Evil – or misunderstood?

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Debate on the net contribution clause has focused on its supposed immorality. But there are common misconceptions concerning the detail of the principle that should also be addressed.

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    Quintain profit up 63%

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Developer Quintain Estates showed a pre-tax profit of £8.2m for the first six months of the year – an increase of 63%. The six months to 30

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    Majors jostle for £60m Met Office scheme

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Logica and Amey/Mace vie for Exeter-based Met Office relocation contract, including 15-year upkeep.

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    Lafarge sells £533m stake

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Materials giant Lafarge has sold a majority stake in its speciality products division for £533m.