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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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A time for heroes
It was interesting to read your article on leadership (28 September, page 54) as it is an area the industry needs to take more seriously.
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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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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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CommentNo need to fight
The possibility of the first hostile takeover in living memory of one contractor by another has sent shockwaves through the sector over the past week.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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CommentEnergy: the big picture
Bill Watts is right to say putting renewable energy devices on buildings may be a poor investment, but I feel he does not go far enough (24 August, page 32).
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Water: the big picture
Further to David Lush鈥檚 column (28 September, page 36), a grid, or regional grids, is part of the answer to water shortages, but only after two basic problems are corrected.
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Can鈥檛 you control yourself?
Your interesting article on self-certification (5 October, page 41) raised the question of whether the UK construction industry was efficient enough to take on self-certification?
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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.