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OPERA HOUSE CRANE PROBE
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the collapse of a small, remotely operated crane at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. The incident occurred on 1 December. There were no injuries. According to construction manager Schal, only minor damage resulted. The crane was lowering glazing frames when the accident occurred.
RICS CALLS FOR COMPULSORY PURCHASES
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is pressing for local authorities to be given more powers to use compulsory purchases for regenerating urban land. The RICS made the call in its submission to Lord Rogers' Task Force, which is currently compiling a report for the Government looking at the problems facing urban regeneration. A recent survey of local authorities revealed that 81 per cent of them had experience of regeneration schemes being delayed or prejudiced by land assembly problems.
CALL CENTRES - A £5 BILLION MARKET
Cost consultant Gleeds is estimating that £5 billion will be spent on building new call centres, used for telesales operations and information services, over the next five years. Gleeds predicts that over 2,000,000m2 of floor space will be required to meet demand by 2003 and that almost 2 per cent of the UK workforce, 500,000 people, could be employed by 2000. The firm suggests that construction costs can be cut by up to 40 per cent and delivery times lowered to six weeks by applying better supply chain management principles.
SGB UPBEAT despite market rumours
Stephen Yapp, SGB's finance director, squashed market rumours last week that a cautious trading statement is pending. The scaffolding group made a pre-tax profit of £16.9 million last year and analysts are looking to a figure of £21 million this time. SGB is "doing good work and moving forward," said Yapp.
LONDON'S MILLENNIUM BRIDGE awarded
The UK/Danish consortium of Sir Robert McAlpine with Monberg and Thorsen has won the estimated £12 million contract to construct the Millennium Bridge over the Thames. The footbridge will link the embankment near St Paul's Cathedral to the new Tate Gallery of Modern Art being constructed inside the old Bankside power station. Architect Sir Norman Foster and Partners and Sir Anthony Caro with Ove Arup as structural engineer are tackling design of the suspension bridge.
GREENWICH MILLENNIUM VILLAGE start due
Construction of the first 90 dwellings at the revolutionary Greenwich Millennium Village project is due to start in the New Year after detailed planning permission was granted last week. The project, which combines innovative construction techniques together with high environmental and energy-saving standards, is scheduled for completion by 2004 and includes 1,400 dwellings, a low energy supermarket and DIY store, and a 162-bed hotel. Only show homes and a visitor centre will be open when the Millennium celebrations start at the nearby Dome.
SPITALFIELDS SCHEME GETS GO-AHEAD
A £120 million office project at 280 Bishopsgate on the former Spitalfields Market site has been granted planning permission by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The 22,080m2 scheme is designed by Foggo Associates. The Spitalfields Development Group is developing the former market site.
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the collapse of a small, remotely operated crane at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. The incident occurred on 1 December. There were no injuries. According to construction manager Schal, only minor damage resulted. The crane was lowering glazing frames when the accident occurred.
RICS CALLS FOR COMPULSORY PURCHASES
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is pressing for local authorities to be given more powers to use compulsory purchases for regenerating urban land. The RICS made the call in its submission to Lord Rogers' Task Force, which is currently compiling a report for the Government looking at the problems facing urban regeneration. A recent survey of local authorities revealed that 81 per cent of them had experience of regeneration schemes being delayed or prejudiced by land assembly problems.
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CALL CENTRES - A £5 BILLION MARKET
Cost consultant Gleeds is estimating that £5 billion will be spent on building new call centres, used for telesales operations and information services, over the next five years. Gleeds predicts that over 2,000,000m2 of floor space will be required to meet demand by 2003 and that almost 2 per cent of the UK workforce, 500,000 people, could be employed by 2000. The firm suggests that construction costs can be cut by up to 40 per cent and delivery times lowered to six weeks by applying better supply chain management principles.
SGB UPBEAT despite market rumours
Stephen Yapp, SGB's finance director, squashed market rumours last week that a cautious trading statement is pending. The scaffolding group made a pre-tax profit of £16.9 million last year and analysts are looking to a figure of £21 million this time. SGB is "doing good work and moving forward," said Yapp.
LONDON'S MILLENNIUM BRIDGE awarded
The UK/Danish consortium of Sir Robert McAlpine with Monberg and Thorsen has won the estimated £12 million contract to construct the Millennium Bridge over the Thames. The footbridge will link the embankment near St Paul's Cathedral to the new Tate Gallery of Modern Art being constructed inside the old Bankside power station. Architect Sir Norman Foster and Partners and Sir Anthony Caro with Ove Arup as structural engineer are tackling design of the suspension bridge.
GREENWICH MILLENNIUM VILLAGE start due
Construction of the first 90 dwellings at the revolutionary Greenwich Millennium Village project is due to start in the New Year after detailed planning permission was granted last week. The project, which combines innovative construction techniques together with high environmental and energy-saving standards, is scheduled for completion by 2004 and includes 1,400 dwellings, a low energy supermarket and DIY store, and a 162-bed hotel. Only show homes and a visitor centre will be open when the Millennium celebrations start at the nearby Dome.
SPITALFIELDS SCHEME GETS GO-AHEAD
A £120 million office project at 280 Bishopsgate on the former Spitalfields Market site has been granted planning permission by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The 22,080m2 scheme is designed by Foggo Associates. The Spitalfields Development Group is developing the former market site.
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