All ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ articles in 2004 issue 50 – Page 2
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Scotland set for first skyscraper
The 39-storey Elphinstone Place in Glasgow will be 9m higher than Scotland’s tallest building.
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Wimpey predicts record profits
Wimpey is the latest houesbuilder to report a slowdown in the housing market but predicts record results for 2004 after strong first half.
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On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
... an electric shock machine. What have we done to deserve this in our Christmas stocking.
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Carillion reaches financial close on Chiltern Railways contract
Carillion will upgrade Marylebone and Beaconsfield stations and undertake major track and signalling works in £50m PFI.
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Persimmon shrugs off housing slowdown
Housebuilder heads for record profits as it predicts that buyers will return to the market in new year.
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Cleveland Bridge committed to the UK
Contractor confirms its on-going commitment to business in Britain
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Berkeley Homes biggest ever scheme gets go-ahead
Council gives consent for new rengeneration project in Woolwich
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New contracts for AMEC and Carillion
DLR project for AMEC, Carillion closes on Canadian deals
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Balfour secures £400 million road maintenance contract
Joint venture with Mott MacDonald signs for five-year deal in the South-west
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Birse profit halves after loss in building division
Contractor's building division will focus only on local authority education work in North of England after it posted £4.6m loss for six months to 31 October.
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New age thinking
The government is doing construction a favour by raising the retirement age to 65, but Jeremy Hilliard, director of National Contracting, says the skills shortage can only be addressed by attracting more young people to building.
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OCG warns against suicidal PFI bids
Whitehall’s man in charge of public sector procurement has warned the construction industry that it must stop underpricing bids for government refurbishment contracts if companies are to avoid financial ruin
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CABE spared savage heritage spending cuts
Design watchdog has grant increased to almost £5m, as steps are taken to increase its public accountability
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The recovery position
If your subcontractor or supplier turns turtle you have a major problem, but all may not be lost. Here’s how you can jump the insolvency queue …
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Oxford revisited
Architect RMJM has unveiled its third development for Oxford University in the past 18 months.
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Open mike: This is unacceptable
Legal disputes in construction are as important as those in any other industry, so why do our firms have to use the tradesman’s entrance to the courts?
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Office market picks up speed
Commercial development activity rose at the fastest rate for six months in November, according to quoted property services company Savills.
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A living in the past
With traditional skills in restoring historical buildings in short supply, the opportunities for a career in the sector are alive and kicking.
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Kinder surprise
Architect Will Alsop has reverted to his most basic creative urge – designing playful, child-friendly buildings.
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