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What's yours is yours
State your case 鈥� When a contractor goes bust it鈥檚 simply accepted that poor old subbies hand over all materials on site to the employer. But this could be an infringement of their human rights
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Feathering your nest
Tax tips 鈥� Bird protection areas are thwarting schemes and reducing land values. But, according to Salvador Amico, you may be able to improve your cash flow by deferring your tax liability
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More than a short-term fix
I read with interest the article on health and safety training for foreign workers (25 August, page 24). At Six Two Training, we are offering CSCS courses for foreign workers in a variety of languages, including Polish, Russian and several others. Despite actively marketing the courses, the uptake has been ...
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An uneven load
Tony Bingham鈥檚 article (25 August, page 44) was interesting but I wondered if Mr Moon had any responsibilities?
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CommentUpdating heritage
Constructing Excellence South West supports the 99% Campaign. I would be interested to have a discussion with someone about involving English Heritage in this process as I believe that listed buildings and buildings in conservation areas have a contribution to make.
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Crossed wires
Gardiner & Theobald provides a very useful cost comparison between wired and wireless networks (14 July, page 80). Wireless technology is shown to be about 35% the cost of a wired network.
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Bricking it
Did anyone else see the feature on TV on 17 August about A level results and school leavers.
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Watch those lawyers
I have often been forced down the lawyer path of giving construction dispute advice with the preamble of 鈥渙n the one hand, and on the other鈥�, I was thus somewhat surprised to read that Helen Garthwaite (23 June, page 80) has the confidence to take a firm view.
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CommentWhat I saw on my holidays
Mark Nash of the Architects Design Group spied these workmen while holidaying in Budapest this summer. 鈥淣o scaffolding, no harness, no margin for error,鈥� he notes. Beautiful city though the Hungarian capital undoubtedly is, I doubt the view was worth it 鈥�
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CommentLife in the inbetween
Whether you think its right or wrong, Tony Blair鈥檚 impending eviction from Downing Street is going to have repercussions for the industry.
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CommentUnbalanced, unfair, ignorant
Many readers will have seen the Channel 4 documentary Dispatches on 14 August, which was the latest in a spate of media attacks on the private finance initiative.
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All carrot, no stick: very green
I should like to register my support for 星空传媒鈥檚 99% Campaign. For many years, I鈥檝e been banging on about a whole-cost lending policy as a means of improving energy efficiency in older housing stock, but nobody ever listens.
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Help us train your future staff
Warwick School for Boys is a comprehensive for 600 11-to-16-year-olds in a deprived area of east London. We are applying for engineering college status, under the government鈥檚 specialist schools programme. We believe this will give our students a relevant education for the 21st century and develop a body of school ...
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Annes memorial
As a former colleague I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Anne Hemming. She was a thoughtful and stimulating public servant of the highest integrity.
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CommentThe amazing Spider Man!
Part 954 in our series 鈥淗ealth and Safety Blunders I Saw on my Holidays鈥� 鈥�
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CommentIt doesn鈥檛 have to be this way 鈥�
Open mike 鈥� People who run small businesses are no dummies, but even they are bamboozled by our 星空传媒 Regulations and their endless revisions. Here鈥檚 how to make life a bit simpler鈥�
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CommentWonders & blunders
Alright, Brompton bicycles and bendy buses aren鈥檛 buildings, but they do make a world of difference to the way we enjoy London鈥檚 architecture, says Oliver Richards