All ɫTV articles in 2005 issue 46 – Page 2

  • ɫTV

    Wood works

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Oaklands Court, a high-density £7.4m social housing scheme in White City, west London, opens this week.

  • The 1930s market has been converted into facilities for the media and athletes. Some areas have had mezzanines inserted made from steel and wood.
    Features

    Turin triumphs

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    The next Winter Olympics don’t take place until February, but have Italy’s design teams already won gold? In the second of our features on making the most of the Games, we look at how Turin’s facilities are promising to be a success.

  • Comment

    Style, not substance

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    The most recent changes to the ɫTV Regulations are being made in direct responses to the government’s commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, as set out in the Kyoto agreements, which most of the construction industry readily accepts as “the right thing to do”.

  • £60m mixed-use scheme in Islington
    ɫTV

    Sorted

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Architect CZWG has received planning permission for this £60m mixed-use scheme in Islington, north London.

  • Comment

    A shared vision

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Over the past 12 months, ɫTV has consistently reported the views of anonymous sources in connection with the relationship between CSCS and CITB-ConstructionSkills.

  • Comment

    A question of trusts

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Following the release of the education white paper, it appears that the government is indeed serious about education.

  • ɫTV

    Pilkington takeover talks

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Analysts this week predicted that Japanese company Nippon Sheet Glass would increase its initial offer for UK glass-maker Pilkington from 150p a share to about 162p, valuing the company at about £2.1bn.

  • Keith Miller
    Features

    The old romantic

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    He may no longer be the carefree youth who proposed to his wife a week after they met, but Keith Miller’s more considered approach to business looks set to see the Miller Group pass the £1bn-turnover mark.

  • Specialist Contractor Awards celebrate their achievement
    ɫTV

    A special night

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    At this year’s Specialist Contractor Awards at London’s Hilton Hotel, the industry celebrated the achievements of all 54 finalists and handed out 14 trophies to some of the best in the business – making it an evening to remember for all 500 guests. Photographs by Dean O’Brien

  • Comment

    Wouldn’t it be nice …

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Wouldn’t it be nice if the proposal for the Euston site (14 October) included the rebuilding of the Euston Arch, demolished 40 years ago for no good reason whatsoever.

  • A training pool is barely used
    Features

    Some legacy

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    A little more than a year after Athens hosted the ‘best ever’ Olympics, this is what its facilities have become – desolate monuments to poor planning and incoherent politics. Over the next five pages, Mark Leftly reports on the lessons that London needs to learn.

  • Melinda Parisotti
    Comment

    Rush to judgment

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    A groundbreaking case has cut the two years for bringing contribution proceedings to recover damages. Not even Aer Lingus can move that fast …

  • Saira Is-Haq
    Features

    Just the job: Saira Is-Haq at the NHBC

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Trainee building surveyor Saira Is-Haq talks about being the only Asian - and woman - on her course

  • ɫTV

    Unions use Olympics to push for increased pay

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Trade unions are to call for a special pay rate for construction workers in the capital.

  • Comment

    Heavy-handed sanctions

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Two EU directives are about to come into force that penalise firms that have been involved in criminal activity. Before you applaud, read on …

  • Comment

    Hansom

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Ghostly engineers, altruistic architects, NHS party animals and mysterious rugby fans help our phantom diarist enjoy another week on the tiles

  • Comment

    Gathering the windfall

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    The public sector’s attempts to get access to development gains have a long and tortuous history. But why is it so hard to find a mechanism that works?

  • John Tebbit
    ɫTV

    Future perfect

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Imagine a world in which there was a single regulatory checklist and software could check compliance in the time it takes to eat a sandwich. It’s easy if you try …

  • ɫTV

    Merchants Quarter favourite

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine is set to win the £250m contract to build the Merchants Quarter development in Bristol.

  • Workman on roof with no safety harness
    Comment

    One false move …

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    Don't worry! He'll be fine. He's wearing ear defenders …