All 黑洞社区 articles in 1999 Issue 46 鈥� Page 2
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Comment
Leaps and bounds
First person Like Laing, small contractors should have the courage to admit that they have been wrong and change the way they operate.
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News
Union row breaks out over 'bogus' employment
Electricians demand that union takes action over labour agency that admits exploiting tax loophole.
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News
Edinburgh council blocks Foster plan
City suspends application for Granton Waterfront site to give precedence to Llewelyn-Davies' 拢500m-800m regeneration masterplan.
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Mather endorses South Bank park proposals
The masterplanner of the South Bank Centre says a proposal to site buildings under a 5.3 ha sloping park offers a good way forward, although other options are still on the table. Speaking for the first time on the new proposal, architect Rick Mather described it as excellent. The option ...
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News
Housebuilders will be forced to avert radon threat
Radioactive gas affects many more areas than previously thought, reveals new BRE guidance reveals.
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News
SKM leads Australian invasion into UK
Engineer Sinclair Knight Merz plans multiple mergers to boost UK turnover to 拢60m within five years.
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Features
Appointments
Contractor Davendra Patel has joined interior fit-out specialist Neslo as operational director. Housebuilders Wilcon Homes has appointed Deborah Benson regional managing director for east Scotland. Housebuilder Charles Church has appointed Debbie Willis land manager for the south Midlands. Consultants Brian Witten has been appointed head of ...
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News
RICS ignores pleas to delay Agenda for Change vote
QS division chief Pountney defeated in bid to postpone emergency meeting to be held in March.
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Beazer boss stands ground against City
The chief executive of top-three housebuilder Beazer Group, John Low, has spoken out for the first time after gibes that the firm had missed the boat in the booming South-east market. Low said he would not rush out and buy land at any price, commenting: "If it takes three or ...
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News
Tax scheme in trouble after one week
Revenue officials launch review after claims that new scheme is costing industry "millions".
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HOK founder Hellmuth dies aged 92
George F Hellmuth, one of the co-founders of international architect HOK, died on 5 November after a long illness. He was 92. Along with Gyo Obata and the late George E Kassabaum, Hellmuth started HOK in St Louis in 1955 with 26 employees. The company now employs more than 1600 ...
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Features
Recycled yoghurt cartons, wind-powered lights, and a sea of tarmac …
Sainsbury's eco-friendly flagship store on the Greenwich Peninsula pioneers green features and a low-energy heating system. Shame about the car park.
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Features
Should all compliance be forgot …
New year 2000 promises to be the biggest celebration for, well, 2000 years, but spare a thought (and a lump of coal) for the industry's IT managers. Will they spend the night soberly watching over their networks, or are they confident enough to party with the rest of us?
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News
Ove Arup profit up 69% worldwide
International engineer Ove Arup Partnership defied fears of a worldwide recession by logging a 69% jump in pre-tax profit to 拢4m for the year to 31 March 1999. The 拢4m is what is left after 拢10.6m was distributed in a staff profit-sharing scheme. Ove Arup's 4500 staff receive the money ...
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Four firms listed for 拢55m university PFI job
Four firms are lined up for a 拢55m private finance initiative higher education scheme in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Jarvis, Carillion, Focus Education (a Bovis-led consortium) and Norwich Union PPP, a consortium including Kvaerner, have been shortlisted for the scheme to build and operate sports facilities and halls of residence at the ...
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News
Coates to retire from G&T after 21 years in hot seat
Rivals question creation of a triumvirate of senior managers to replace QS senior partner.
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