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CommentIs bigger really better?
Do large firms really have an advantage when compared to their smaller rivals? Probably not, it's cash that counts.
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Stop right there
This week鈥檚 theme is 鈥檆aution鈥�. From a cash-happy economist, to pillow-throwing protestors, to the RICS鈥� attempts to cash in on water, my advice is: count to 10 before making hasty decisions
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CommentQuentin Shears: The great stadium dispute
Quentin receives an invitation from Gator Corp to build a croquet venue - then demolish it
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Open mike: The good old days
The Property Services Agency did more good than harm, despite what its detractors - and the state of public sector procurement - may suggest. What we need now, says Steve Hale, is a new, streamlined version
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A little consideration please
When the construction industry is losing staff left, right and centre, including Turner &Townsend, I find Robert Deatker鈥檚 comments (14 January, page 30) on his 鈥渇avourite restaurant in Barbados鈥� and his 鈥渇avourite meal of clams and linguine鈥�, to be crass, affected and insensitive. I couldn鈥檛 bring myself to read the ...
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Tick-tock: the sustainability clock
What are construction companies doing to meet the 2019 carbon emissions targets?
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Common mistakes in ... tiered dispute resolution clauses
锘縏he fourth in a series on dos and don鈥檛s on major projects discusses tiered dispute resolution clauses, which can save you time, money and paper hankies
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CommentA harsh reality check
Arup鈥檚 redundancies this week are an unfortunate reflection of the state of the industry
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THE NAME鈥橲 BOND
锘緽onds are a crucial part of contractual relationships, but do you know your on-demand bond from your conditional bond? A recent case should help you
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CommentComing back for seconds
A first adjudicator鈥檚 decisions are a no-go area for a second adjudicator. But it鈥檚 open season on the bits that didn鈥檛 actually decide the dispute
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Architect sandwich, anyone?
It鈥檚 easy to blame the architects for the glut of 鈥渓ook-a-like鈥� housing developments throughout the country.
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CommentCan we be of any assistance?
锘縇ike it or not, lawyers are tending to intrude into the adjudication process. Perhaps the industry should stop resisting and treat them as a guiding hand
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CommentConsolidation is the name of the game
锘緼 major bout of consolidation is under way, marked by a shrinking band of suppliers and a growing list of casualties. Alastair Stewart looks at the players in a game of musical chairs
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CommentConstruction folk take more than a fair share of pain as prices rise and pay falls
Since November 2007 construction wages have dropped by 1.1% compared to a 5% rise across the economy
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CommentBe explicit: All Metal Roofing vs Kamm Properties
This case shows the importance of stating the exact whens, wheres and whys of any contract 鈥� in writing
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CommentDrop in homebuyers and sellers in December: was it snow or a change in climate?
Spring will tell whether there is new growth in housing prospects
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CommentNovember construction output figures suggest it鈥檚 downhill from here
The industry contracted by 1.5% towards the end of 2010
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CommentSome room for optimism to be found in the Experian forecast
Data is more upbeat about construction's medium-term prospects than other recent forecasts