All ɫTV articles in 2007 issue 50 – Page 12

  • ɫTV

    Pay up now, Erinaceous tells suppliers

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Beleaguered property consultant Erinaceous has outraged its subcontractors by telling them they must pay to stay on their supply chain.

  • ɫTV

    RICS on a mission to improve disaster management service

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    The RICS is to enter a partnership with construction charity BuildAid to improve its disaster management services.

  • Denise Chevin
    Comment

    Six stories that made a difference

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Carillion snaps up McAlpine, Bouygues buys Warings, Turner & Townsend floats on the stock exchange … the year is ending as it started, with a bang.

  • Comment

    Correction

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Thank you for your article written on our project based in Andover, entitled “BedZed’s Baby” (housing supplement, 23 November, page 36).

  • ɫTV

    Crane collapses in south London

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Safety inspectors are investigating a crane collapse which occurred at a south London flat development last Tuesday.

  • Comment

    An element of clunk

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

     St Pancras station is, as we know, a remarkable restoration of a Victorian masterpiece of art and engineering. But that doesn’t mean it’s a brilliant building

  • Tony Bingham
    Comment

    Raise a glass to the clerk of works

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Who’s the most important man on a building site? Well, it depends on circumstances, but have you ever thought it might be the humble clerk of works? The chap with no powers but the one to make sure the job goes right?

  • ɫTV

    Will it be a Chinese new year?

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Contractor MCC is one of a number of Chinese firms understood to be looking to enter the UK market.

  • Features

    The tracker: A little festive cheer

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Despite the threat of higher borrowing costs, the industry is yet to encounter liquidity problems and firms remain optimistic about future employment, reports Experian Business Strategies

  • Features

    The year everything changed

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    It was the year of grabbing bites and juggling calls and searching for windows. The year we all got richer and busier and hung around by the lifts taking furtive calls on our mobiles. And it was the year that all that ended and we just wanted to cower under ...

  • ɫTV

    Wates and Capita to design ‘Titan’ jails

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Wates and Capita Architecture are in pole position to design the government’s proposed super-sized prisons.

  • ɫTV

    Specialists call for payment tsar

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Specialist contractors have called on the government to appoint a ministerial “tsar” to enforce payment standards and encourage supply-chain integration among firms working on public sector contracts.

  • Comment

    ɫTV buys a pint … for the Sandblasters

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    As with most great adventures, it started with a conversation over a drink in the pub. Or rather over a meal in the Ivy, where Steve happened to mention to his friends that he was good at running long distances.

  • The Home Office at Marsham street
    ɫTV

    Bouygues on UK expansion drive

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    French construction giant Bouygues said it will expand further in the UK after snapping up Portsmouth-based contractor Warings, its first large purchase in Britain.

  • ɫTV

    Sir Robert McAlpine bounces to the top in November

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Business barometer Family firm is clear winner after not figuring at all in October table

  • ɫTV

    Skanska seeks boss

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Skanska is looking for a president and chief executive to replace Stuart Graham, who will step down next year. Graham, who said he wants to leave while he is “still on top”, is expected to say on in an advisory role.

  • ɫTV

    Thames Gateway delivery boss was told to quit

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Officials ‘discuss Judith Armitt’s next move’ after her shock departure on Monday

  • Comment

    Wonders & blunders

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    A south London bus garage provides a stirring journey’s end while a hideous addition to the Thames riverside just spoils a good walk

  • Comment

    A bit rich for a lawyer …

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Despite my respect for John Redmond, I find his complaint that adjudicators’ fees are too expensive a bit rich (16 November, page 77). This is because, in my experience, the increase in the cost of adjudication is due almost entirely to the influence of lawyers.

  • ɫTV

    Three bidders drop velopark

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    At least three of the six contractors shortlisted to build the £40m Olympic velopark have pulled out of the bidding contest.