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CommentA few corrections 鈥�
As reported in Hansom, (22 June, page 29) I can confirm that I have recently resigned from the position of deputy chairman of the Construction Industry Council鈥檚 sustainable development committee. However, most other aspects of your short report are misleading.
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CommentNot too comfy
Construction output is at an all-time high but with skills and materials shortages creeping up on us, we need to be prepared for a downturn
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CommentRegime change
More stories from the dark side as politicians struggle for each others jobs, rogue builders cash in on the floods and I violate the smoking ban
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The master builders
This photograph of workmen trimming rebar at a site near Giza in Cairo was sent in by Eric Fleming of Dawn Construction.
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CommentNo more boobs
As the Chinese say, a man who makes a mistake and does not correct it makes another mistake. This should be born in mind by the DTI in its present review of the Construction Act
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Home and away
Your article suggesting that the launch of international health and safety assessment will 鈥渆ncourage unqualified workers to come to the UK鈥� is misleading (15 June, page 15). The new international assessment, based on the success and high standards of the UK ConstructionSkills Health and Safety Test, is aimed at qualified ...
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Getting our act together
The latest round of the Construction Act review has finally arrived, and although it provides useful additions to the previous proposals, there are some telling omissions
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CommentTalking lizards
Consultant QSs are on a mission to convince us that they are the client鈥檚 best protection against the greedy reptiles in the contracting sector. In fact, the reverse is the case 鈥�
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CommentHousebound
You can鈥檛 believe your luck! You鈥檝e been given a meaty project to undertake entirely from the comfort of your own home. No battling with public transport, no rising at the crack of dawn, no working late. Here鈥檚 how to actually get some work done.
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CommentHow hard can it be?
Heart transplants are routine, information can cross the world in milliseconds and modern aviation lets us fly anywhere for a pittance. So why can鈥檛 we build half as many houses as we did in the sixties?
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A helping hand
Your article 鈥淒oes the industry still need Women in Property?鈥� (8 June, page 54) fails to address the fact that in construction, barriers still exist for those who don鈥檛 fit the mould.
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CommentGuaranteed trouble
Here鈥檚 an everyday story of a new home, its disgruntled owners, their worried insurer, its unhappy builder and a legal case that didn鈥檛 go the way it was supposed to
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CommentGive yourself up
Make no mistake, the Office of Fair Trading and Competition Appeal Tribunal mean business when it comes to the construction sector. So best be aware of the leniency rules 鈥�
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CommentHaving a flutter
You couldn鈥檛 move for the likes of Rogers and Stefanou at Ascot last week 鈥� but if the gee-gees aren鈥檛 your bag an intrepid threesome are preparing to tee-off for a 24-hour Scottish golfing challenge
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CommentDog help dog
I felt your article on recruitment, referred to in the leader as the 鈥渄og-eat-dog world of the headhunter鈥�, was imbalanced and it was interesting that you only approached one source for a response 鈥� Hays, which is not a headhunter but a recruitment agency.
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