All Editorial articles – Page 7

  • Left to right: David Leventhal, Lee Polisano and Ron Bakker consider the possibility that it will rain later …
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    PLP: So business is looking up?

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Remember the Polisano crew who busted out of Kohn Pedersen Fox and started up on their own? That must have been a year ago now. Emily Wright found out what happened to them next

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    Boot turnover falls

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Henry Boot posted an 18% drop in turnover from £67m to £55m in the first six months of 2010.

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    Dodds joins board

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    John Dodds, former chief executive of Kier, joins the board of steel firm Severfield-Rowen in October

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    Ӱ buys a pint … for Cameron Black

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    “And what about Stuart sleeping in the Scooby Doo costume?” laughs Alison. All heads turn to Stuart

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    Restructure or be left behind

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    I read with interest Ӱ’s recent article on the data for construction from the Office for National Statistics (“Newport, we have a problem”, 20 August, building.co.uk)

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    Bam’s UK profits up by a third

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The UK arms of Dutch construction giant Royal Bam reported increased profits of €20.6m (£16.9m) on falling turnover in the first half of this year

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    Confiscated blacklist leaked back into market

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating the leak of confidential files naming blacklisted construction workers, writes Andrew Hankinson.

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    Empire State Ӱ window refurb: The empire strikes back

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Manhattan’s Empire State Ӱ is leaking air and carbon by the tonne. But a project to reduce heat loss and solar gain from its 6,514 windows has raised its green credentials - and drastically lowered its energy bill

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    Rok wins Axa work

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Rok has won a £40m contract with insurance giant Axa to provide emergency home repair services to its customers

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    Highbury Gardens by Porphyrios Architects: Home Base

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Developer First Base marked the topping out of its £29m Highbury Gardens scheme in north London this week

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    Share price plummets as Archial seeks bank help

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Listed architect Archial lost two-thirds of its market value last week after it admitted seeking help from its banks to pay its tax bill

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    He’s back: Pidgley Jr sets up another housebuilder

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Tony Pidgley Jr, the son of Britain’s most successful housebuilder, has re-entered the housebuilding fray in a move that is bound to start speculation of renewed rivalry between father and son

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    Aluminium frames

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    SAS International has launched the XP frame, a range of aluminium door and window frames which can be varied in depth and provide up to 60 minutes’ fire resistance

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    Canadian consultant Stantec buys architect Anshen + Allen

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Anglo-US healthcare architect Anshen + Allen has been bought by Canadian consultant Stantec for an undisclosed sum.

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    Housing targets: Who’s afraid of the locals?

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Most housebuilders are running like hell from the government’s plan to make them build local homes for local people. But others believe the upcoming reforms will be to their - and the locals’ - advantage

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    Aecom eyes top architects as expansion plans grow

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    US giant on the hunt for ’the biggest or near biggest architect’ to add to global portfolio

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    Adjustable door closer

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Sapa Ӱ Systems has developed a new concealed door closer which will help building owners comply with disabled access regulations and assist the very young and the very old in using the doors

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    What’s so great about the TCC?

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The principal arena for construction dispute settlement has become a major force in the English legal system

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    Four firms win £900m Olympic temporary structures job

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Bovis Lend Lease, Turner & Townsend, Capita Symonds and Rider Levitt Bucknall have won a £900m framework deal for temporary structures during the Olympic Games, Ӱ understands

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    Maglev high-speed trains: London to manchester in 55 minutes

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Magnetically levitating trains are faster and quieter than high-speed trains, use less energy and take up a lot less space. So why is this technology still waiting on the platform?