All Comment articles – Page 40
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Balfour and Carillion - deal or no deal?
What would be the potential pros and cons for the industry if this massive merger were to go through?
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Is this good night for Balfour Beatty?
Balfour Beatty used to be my pin-up boys, so what has gone wrong?
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It's a shambles now but will it get even worse?
Learning from the launch of the Project Management and Full Design Team Services framework
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Handing over the reins at CIC
Two years ago Jack Pringle took over the chair of the Construction Industry Council convinced the industry needed a forum where everyone could thrash out ideas to take to government. As he steps down, the same thoughts assail him
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Days of the recession still haunt us
For major contractors the problems of the past few years are only just starting to manifest themselves
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The skills timebomb
Our industry is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit people with the right skills, yet there is no sense of urgency when it comes to training and development. Why not?
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Rebuilding schools: The sequel
As the government opens bidding for its second wave of the Priority Schools Ðǿմ«Ã½ Programme, it’s important schools and contractors consider the challenges ahead to make best use of the £2bn of extra funding
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Learning from Brazil
International scrutiny has been intensified because the World Cup build has fuelled fears about Brazil’s ability to host the Olympics in two year’s time
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University challenge
The Russel Group’s plans to spend £9bn on capital projects between now and 2016/17 makes them a more powerful client base than the Olympic Delivery Authority was back before the 2012 Games.
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Out of the ashes - the Mackintosh School of Art
The fire at Mackintosh School of Art was an admission that our buildings are as susceptible to damage as they ever have been, but it’s restoration will raise further questions
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Home ownership is a UK tradition
Despite warnings that the government scheme is overheating the housing market, Help to Buy has tapped into Britain’s cultural desire for home ownership and helped restore confidence in the market in the process
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Let's pick up the pace
Despite claims that Westminster has entered a ‘zombie state’, it’s the perfect time for the industry to be putting forward policy ideas
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Is this the end of seven years' bad luck?
Are we starting to see positive signs outside of the housing sector?
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Sustainable infrastructure - myth or reality?
Is our infrastructure becoming more sustainable? The news is good but we still have a long way to go
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Office workers: In a happy place
Good infrastructure makes for happy commuters, and good offices and surroundings make for happy workers. The property industry can play its part in both
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Balfour Beatty: Embers of ambition
There’s no escaping the fact that the ambitions of the UK’s largest contractor are rapidly disintegrating
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Infrastructure: How much is too much?
Is it possible to have too much infrastructure? New research of global economies suggests it might be, and also reveals that there are many factors at play if investment in infrastructure is to be successful
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Green Deal: A victory, but just the first step
While this week’s announcement will be a good boost for the Green Deal over the next year or two, what is really needed are long term incentives to help the scheme
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EFA needs to go back to school on costs
The news that contractor Bam has been dropped from five London schools worth almost £50m, after, it is understood, claiming it could not deliver two of them without making a loss, has thrown the problem of cost inflation firmly into focus