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CommentA matter of conscience
It surprised me to find an article recommending that materials should be sourced from China, a country that doesn鈥檛 recognise human rights (remember the students鈥� protest in Tiananmen Square?) and that is buying illegally forested timber from Malaysia, leaving it struggling to sustain its natural diversity (12 October, page 14).
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Guests we can鈥檛 do without
Migrant labour makes the construction industry work, so the government must think hard about proposed laws that would make it harder to employ it
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The painful birth of Part L
I am not sure the enforcement of Part L is as poor as is often claimed.
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CommentAwkward moments
Whether it be talking to method actors at a corporate function, duetting with Chris de Burgh in a Parisian bar, or simply mistaking your host company for one of its biggest rivals, they鈥檙e all here 鈥�
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Apples and pears
The table comparing the government鈥檚 housing target with NHBC completions (5 October 2007, page 32) is misleading.
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CommentLeave them judges alone
When a judge in a notorious Scottish murder trial dismissed the case, he was publicly criticised by the lord advocate, who was herself publicly criticised by the lord justice general. There鈥檚 a lesson for us all here 鈥�
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DRC Distribution Ltd vs Ulva Ltd
This was the hearing of a preliminary issue. DRC Distribution Ltd (鈥淒RC Distribution鈥�) and DRC Polymer Products Ltd (鈥淒RC Polymer鈥�) were sister companies. In 2003 DRC Distribution and Ulva Ltd (鈥淯lva鈥�) entered into a long term supply agreement for 100% of Ulva鈥檚 requirements for an insulation cladding system. ...
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No time to waste
I have discovered that many in the building profession have been too busy to study the Code of Sustainable Homes, but to my horror I find that it is being considered as a legal obligation.
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CommentSlow starters
The construction world isn鈥檛 exactly full of bloggers, but if even Sir Terry Farrell is chatting away online these days, it might be time to start taking it all a bit more seriously
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Prejudice and privilege
Sticking 鈥榳ithout prejudice鈥� at the top of your letter means you can say what you like without it being repeated in court, doesn鈥檛 it? Actually, it鈥檚 not that simple, warns Rob Horne
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CommentThe new seekers
This week we look for ways to rid our construction sites of bats and cats, an architect goes fishing for cooks and the search is on for a contractor to handle the Rugby World Cup anthems
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CommentPaying for whose mistakes?
If you settle a claim for something your subbie did, how sure can you be that you can then collect from it? Well, sit tight and watch the twists and turns of John F Hunt vs ASME 鈥�
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How to be good
In a market where demand outstrips supply, everyone wants to work for a good employer and every firm wants to be considered to be one.
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A giant statute
聽The government described the 1985 Companies Act as 鈥榖ulky and complex鈥� , and then replaced it with another that鈥檚 twice as long. Here鈥檚 the executive summary 鈥�
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CommentIts own worst enemy
The government relies on the PFI to deliver its improvements to public services. So why is it planning to wreck the systems that protect its delicate cash flow mechanism?
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CommentPublic enemy
The government and its army of regulators and supervisors are gradually separating the best firms in the industry from public sector work. Both parties will suffer
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CommentWhy Crossrail is looking good
After 18 years, Crossrail is finally up on the departures board.