All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV articles in 2002 issue 47 – Page 2
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Leading edge
Leading edge: This Carey Jones-designed mixed-use development near Leeds railway station has been completed. The Princes Exchange development is made up of an office building and the refurbished art deco-style north concourse with retail and leisure facilities. There is also a short-stay car park and a multideck car park for ...
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Give them their due
The Construction Act's payment provisions are there to promote certainty of payment: nothing should stop the payee from knowing where it stands on pay day
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Connaught to go for a full listing
THE facilities management group Connaught is seeking a full listing, having grown nearly three-fold in the five years since it joined the alternative investment market.
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Europe here we come
Thinking of expanding into Europe? The benefits may well outweigh the risks
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Skills card may be extended in crackdown on illegal staff
Head of Construction Skills Certification Scheme to present case to Home Office for its use in other industries.
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Shame, Brunel, shame
You'll all know that a certain Victorian engineer just missed out on "greatest Briton". But did you know he was one of the worst employers Britain has ever had?
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UCATT comes out in support of the Fire Brigades Union
UCATT general secretary bolsters the firefighters' cause while calling for extra vigilance on building sites.
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English Heritage to boost conservation skills
English Heritage has set up a training group to help specialist conservation contractors tackle the growing skills crisis in the sector.
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One for the book
One for the book: Architect Richard Rogers Partnership outlined designs for a £130m Birmingham Library today. The firm, which won an international competition to design the library in the summer, is working with consultants BDSP and Arup on the scheme. The project will be the heart of a learning quarter ...
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Rogers plans new client body as CCC calls it a day
Confederation of Construction Clients boss Zara Lamont bows out as body winds up over cash concerns.
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Staff bail out High-Point Rendel
The directors and senior staff of Birmingham consultant High-Point Rendel have agreed to shore up the firm, which is in financial difficulties, by temporarily forgoing salaries and offering loans.
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Wimpey backs down on Solihull homes plan
Wimpey Homes has bowed to government pressure and revised proposals for a 166-home development in Solihull, West Midlands.
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Brown launches new apprenticeship drive
Chancellor Gordon Brown this week announced the creation of a new modern apprenticeship taskforce in a bid to tackle the chronic skills crisis facing the construction industry.
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Bowmer & Kirkland surges ahead to steal the top spot
Midlands firm continues to astound as it beats off Sir Robert McAlpine – which hangs onto yearly pole position.
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Bishopsgate demolition delayed – yet again
London Underground has delayed demolition work at Bishopsgate Goods Yard that was due to start this week as part of the East London Line Tube extension.
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Tube deal may drag on until after Christmas, warns Jarvis
Political wrangles likely to delay signing of landmark £16bn deal to privately finance London's Underground.
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Foreign affairs
With European Union enlargement only months away and more clients dipping into international markets, what better time for consultants to set up shop abroad? Victoria Madine considers the different approaches that UK organisations take to forge overseas links.
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Aussie QSs accuse RICS of ‘new imperialism’
The RICS has come under fire in Australia from the country’s quantity surveyors’ institute over its allegedly expansionist policy.
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Australian developer rules out £600m sale of Bovis
Lend Lease retains construction arm, putting Bovis boss Ross Taylor in pole position to head up whole group.
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