Surgeon general: it is almost a year since Wimpey chairman and chief executive Joe Dwyer decided to amputate the firm's contracting and minerals arms to concentrates on housing

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Joe Dwyer, chairman and chief executive of Wimpey, was instrumental in the deal to give Tarmac the company's mineral assets and contracting arm, in return for its housing division. The aim is to concentrate on the housing business which was the best performer. The City viewed the deal as good for both contracting and housing, but there are doubts in the Square Mile, whether Wimpey can thrive as a housebuilder. However Dwyer believes the way forward would be to divide the firm into smaller operations, each having responsibility for its own profit.

Single Family Housing Construction, Single-family housing construction, 1-Family Housing, Management, Residential construction, House construction, Single family housing

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Tour de force

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A 425 m concrete and glass office block is to be built in Paris, France, with work set to begin in 1992 and completion expected for 1996. The 200 million pound sterling scheme will total 133,000 sq m and will include a 100 story tower, plus 12 stories of offices and eight basement stories for car parking. The project is designed by Ove Arup & Partners in conjunction with French architects Jean Nouvel Emmanuel Cattini et Associes. When completed, the structure will be the tallest concrete building in the world.

Usage, Buildings and facilities, Paris, France, Concrete construction

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Contractors act as PFI hits critical list: pressure is put on ministers to get privately financed hospitals off the waiting list and on site as contractors and health officials clash over who is to blame for PFI delays

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The Major Contractors Group is leading a campaign to encourage ministers to sign deals for PFI hospitals. There are concerns that the source of bidders for PFI contracts is withering due to the forthcoming general election. A culture clash between the NHS and the private sector is also considered a factor in the failure of PFI in the health sector. However the main delaying factor is affordability and concern about the design quality of PFI hospitals.

Hospitals, Design and construction

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