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Risky business
Lucrative contracts overseas are a draw for UK firms. But, as the recent kidnappings in Yemen show, staff security can be threatened when a work spot becomes a trouble spot.
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Builder to the stars
Ir猫ne Beard doesn't look like your conventional builder, but then her clients are hardly run-of-the-mill. Take Ringo Starr, for example
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Wrongful arrest
If a contract had a clause that says the employer can boot you off the job for not tying your shoelaces, would it be upheld by the courts? In England, quite possibly; other countries are more sensible
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Appointments
Contractors Jeremy Eavis and Neil Franklin have been promoted to construction directors in HBG Construction's southern region. Paul Goodall has been made surveying director in the region. Clugston Construction has promoted Tim March to regional director in the northern region; Keith Bevan, Rod Fry, Martin Kellerman ...
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Your planning queries answered
Baffled by planning rules? 星空传媒's planning agony uncle can guide you through the local authority labyrinth. His two-monthly slot starts with some fictional questions. Next time, he'll answer yours.
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Roof with a view
Minimalist Manhattan-style loft apartments are an imposing addition to the South Bank skyline. What lifestyle statement are they trying to make? And how does a 15-storey mango-yellow tower deliver it?
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Problems, problems
IT troubleshooting at Bucknall Austin used to be run on a chaotic first-come, first-served basis. A new helpdesk and priority system for calls has smoothed out the system.
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Local leagues
Which firms ended 1998 on top? 星空传媒's quarterly regional update on contractors' workloads gives the full picture.
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Part L: how tough will it be?
The DETR is consulting on proposals to radically upgrade the energy efficiency of every building in the UK. What will the effects be of the 星空传媒 Regulations' new Part L?
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Held to ransom
As millennium deadlines approach, workers on high-profile schemes are demanding better pay and getting it, but are they really blackmailing bosses? And how can contractors ensure that they beat the clock?
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A tale to warm the heart
Anyone would be forgiven for thinking that trouble-free projects are the stuff of fairytales. But there are some jobs that do come in at less than expected, run by honest builders that don't try to rip you off.
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The greatest story ever told
When London Underground challenged an engineering consultant's claim for extra fees, it wrote another chapter in the epic tale of the Jubilee Line Extension with itself as the villain.
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International costings
Cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald's latest set of international costings compare worldwide variations in building costs, materials prices, labour rates and inflation.
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Culture clash
In the second of a two-part focus on company style, the Institute of Personnel and Development's Angela Baron says merging firms ignore culture at their peril.
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Circus troupe
It made its name fitting out stylish loft apartments. Now, explains partner Duncan Chapman, nine-strong practice Circus Architects is changing its act to portable buildings.
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D&B: a beginner's guide
An occasional series explaining procurement methods kicks off with the pleasures and pitfalls of design-and-build contracts.
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Biting back
The trend by cost-conscious clients to bundle contracts into giant deals is squeezing out the small contractor. But now local firms are joining forces to stand their ground.
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Appointments
Contractors Plymouth-based Hill & Lang has appointed Mark Stapleton minor works manager in its small works department. Tom MacQuillan has been promoted to head of corporate communications at Taylor Woodrow. EBC Construction has appointed David Matthews senior quantity surveyor. Housebuilder ...
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Be thankful l don't take it all…
The self-assessment system for corporation tax that came into force last July is going to increase the amount that companies pay in 1999/2000 by 63%.
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The man on the tube
QS Rafudin Bacchus played a feckless loafer in Channel 4's post-pub sitcom Tottenham 2, but now he's back on the job with London Underground. So, where does his heart really belong?