Eyesore DOE towers to tumble

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The 56,000 sq mt Marsham Street tower block headquarters of the Department of the Environment (DoE) in central London, England, is to be demolished. The three-tower, 19-story building, designed by architect Eric Bedford, was opened in 1970 and is occupied by 3,000 staff, most of whom will be relocated to London Dockland offices. The Marsham Street offices will not be demolished for at least two years, when the site will be sold to a developer.

Design and construction, Office buildings

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Fee income on the up, survey reveals

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The UK's engineers, surveyors and architects are starting to see a revival in fee income, and this is prompting them to take on more staff. The top 100 companies now employ an average of 197 chartered staff, a rise of 6% from 1994. Some 80% of companies listed in the recently published league table of the UK's top 100 consultants plan to take on new staff over the next few months.

Employment, Consultants, Consultants (Persons)

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Was Zara right?

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Zara Lamont was given the Order of the British Empire for service on the government's construction panel and, shortly after, was widely criticized for her position on quantity surveying. Lamont maintains competitive bidding creates more confrontation than cooperation, while quantity surveyors argue bidding only fails when it is abused by contractor and clients.

United Kingdom, All Other Heavy Construction, Construction NEC, Editorial, Management, Construction industry, Construction, Achievements and awards, Letting of contracts, Competitive bidding

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