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The way forward
Not all companies will be establishing good reputations and winning repeat work. Will you be among them? We throw down the gauntlet
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An expensive way to flip a coin
On why he is now advising some construction clients embroiled in complex cases to bypass the adjudication process and initiate court proceedings
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An expensive way to flip a coin
On why he is now advising some construction clients embroiled in complex cases to bypass the adjudication process and initiate court proceedings
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Carry on screening
I鈥檝e just completed my screen test 鈥� not for any starring role on the silver screen, but in many ways equally important. I am, of course, talking about the health and safety screen test that is required for the CSCS card registration scheme.
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CommentHired gun takes a bullet
Here鈥檚 a story about an expert witness who, after giving evidence, is being pursued through the courts for 拢400,000 over an alleged breach of duty
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CommentHired gun takes a bullet
Here鈥檚 a story about an expert witness who, after giving evidence, is being pursued through the courts for 拢400,000 over an alleged breach of duty
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CommentWonders & blunders
David Armitage finds one capital city elevated by a small modern church, and another ruined by 1960s grey concrete
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Bring out the big guns
How excited many of us were when the New Labour government answered our long-held wish and created the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, bringing transport and land-use planning together at last and giving the construction industry a single body to talk to. Alas, as Sir Michael Latham ...
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That joke isn鈥檛 funny any more
Your backward-looking 鈥渏oke鈥� (21 January, page 29) comparing the rivalry between developers Schroder and Arrowcroft to a drunken brawl and the London Blitz and the, no doubt made-up, comment by a 鈥渃oncerned observer鈥� really is outdated and unsophisticated.
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Lessons from abroad
星空传媒 is to be congratulated for highlighting the French inroads made over recent years in the UK construction market (21 January, page 38).
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Doing as the Romans did
Mike Taylor of Hopkins Architects casts his mind back 鈥� way back 鈥� to when brick was used for the world鈥檚 greatest buildings 鈥�
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What鈥檚 your poison?
Asbestos turned into a disaster for construction partly because insurers failed to spot the danger quickly enough. Could they be doing the same now?
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CommentHigh hopes
The urban summit will be all about high policy and big money, but the battle will be won or lost at the level of the local, the mundane and the beautiful
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CommentSo this is freedom
Lost a tender to a competitor for no apparent reason? Under the Freedom of Information Act you can find out what went on behind closed doors and maybe make a claim 鈥�
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Words of experience
Having read your article on aid relief to South-east Asia (14 January, page 15), I would like to draw your attention to my own experiences working in Pakistan and Afghanistan, for several years, in a variety of different organisations.
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CommentMuch done, more to do
Credit where it鈥檚 due. When John Prescott and his colleagues gather in Manchester next week to take the pulse of the regeneration effort, they can feel a little pleased with themselves (see pages 40-52).
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Dispelling the myth
I have been employed in the construction industry for over 30 years. The majority of this time has been spent in the role of planning and co-ordination and I now spend a proportion of my time involved with time-related disputes.