All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV articles in 2002 issue 45 – Page 2
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Costly insurance cover leaves subcontractors feeling exposed
Insurance premiums have risen by up to 500% in the last year and many subcontractors are finding it hard to bear the costs.
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Contracts
Morrison wins an £8m doubleContractor Morrison has won two contracts worth £8m for Forest Holidays – an arm of the Forestry Commission – to upgrade holiday parks in Strathyre, Perthshire and North Yorkshire.Citex to manage Diana projectCitex Project Services has been picked by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport ...
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Construction management work drying up, says Mace
Leading player says decline is linked to fall in commercial office deals – and no upswing is in sight until 2004.
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Concrete recast
With prefabrication coming back into style, a radically revised production system could finally free precast concrete housing of its negative associations.
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Tea or coffin
Tea or coffin? This restaurant in the crypt of the Debenhams-owned Browns of Chester store is part of a multimillion-pound extension and refurbishment designed by Simons Design. The 20,000 ft2, three-storey extension added 20% to the store’s floor space. The main contractor was Simpson Construction, the QS was Fitzsimon, structural ...
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Penalty clauses
Signing up with a football club client? Watch out for prima donna chairmen and financial trick shots. Phil Clark reports from the sidelines on the pitfalls of building a stadium.
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In pursuit of the civil
The pre-action protocol is supposedly turning solicitors into nice people. But in the absence of evidence that it's working, are there other ways of meeting its aims?
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CITB launches safety software
The Construction Industry Training Board is launching a computer program to help construction firms monitor and audit health and safety information.
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Job-share chief to leave Redrow
Redrow's long-serving executive director, Greg Locke, is to leave the housebuilder at the end of this year.
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Bullish housebuilders scorn fears of market collapse
City and key players foresee price inflation settling at about 5%, despite alarming figures from the Halifax.
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Insurance crisis to bring sites to a halt 'by Easter'
Leading roofing contractor predicts that premium levels will force specialists out of business within months.
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Tube bidders have 'no chance' of public indemnity
Teams bidding for the £16bn Tube public–private partnership have no chance of securing government indemnities to underwrite their deals, a London Underground source claimed this week.
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Bowe sets up PFI bid service
Former Citex facilities management boss Peter Bowe has started a consultancy aimed at reducing bid costs for PFI and public–private partnership bidders.
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Plaudits for audits
Post-Enron, is the annual audit worth it? Yes, if it's used as a business-wide health check
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Don't ask, don't get
It's that crucial moment in an interview when you get your chance to ask something … Victoria Madine suggests 10 questions that are bound to impress
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Cream of UK architects unveil designs for Fourth Grace
Foster, Rogers, Cullinan and Alsop this week reveal their jaw-dropping masterplans for the key Merseyside scheme, on display to the public at Liverpool's Walker Gallery until Sunday. Here's what each are proposing.
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American giant Bechtel in pole position to buy Amey
US engineer considered favourite because of Tube work – but Vinci, Skanska and Bouygues wait in the wings.
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Five ways to tackle Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects one in 10 people during the winter months. Good lighting at work can help counter the symptoms of SAD – which include headaches and depression – and can increase employee productivity all round.Discuss the problem Ask staff, or consult an expert, to identify workspaces that ...
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Mowlem lands £500m FM deal
Mowlem has beaten off three rivals to win a facilities management deal worth up to £500m with HSBC.
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HBG wins £29m Great Ormond Street job
HBG has been confirmed as contractor on a £29m job at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in central London.
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