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CommentA suitable case for treatment
There is growing evidence that the industry requires help in managing the welfare of its workforce. Constructing Better Health, a pilot scheme carried out in Leicester over the past 18 months, screened more than 2000 workers.
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CommentMint issue
Most of us are leaving cyberspace and heading for the beach, briefly fretting about the dogs, cats and mint plants that we leave behind. Yes, that鈥檚 right, mint plants.
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CommentTaking a toll
Industrial training boards are one of the few bodies that can compulsorily take your money. The annual levies may not be universally popular but calls for alternative ways to finance training should be resisted
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CommentRisk? All yours, mate
Construction鈥檚 understanding of risk is becoming ever more sophisticated in these post-Latham days. Alas, when it comes to risk allocation in procurement, things are rather more primitive
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A right to know
The first defendant, Alldown was engaged to carry out certain demolition and excavation works for the claimant, Shinedean鈥檚 premises. The excavation works caused the wall of an adjoining property to collapse. Alldown notified its Insurer, AXA of the collapsed wall in September 2002. Shinedean paid the owner of the ...
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Power struggle
The energy review argues for a 鈥榮treamlined鈥� planning process for nuclear power stations. But blocking opposition at the inquiry stage may simply antagonise residents and campaigners who feel sidelined 鈥�
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Think before you rethink
When will we ever learn? Crossrail experts have rejected station designs (after a four-month assessment) because one was 鈥渘ot providing enough scope for further redevelopment鈥� and another was 鈥渁rchitecturally undistinguished鈥�. As these criteria are so important, why were they (presumably) not part of the original brief? Could it be that ...
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A cross rail architect
I read your article concerning Crossrail designs (21 July) and I cannot reconcile your comments with the statements in the design review to which you refer.
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In workers own hands
Your article 鈥淲e鈥檝e got your workers鈥� (14 July) misrepresents the greater number of labour providers in the construction sector.
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CommentPondering life鈥檚 big questions 鈥�
鈥� such as 鈥淲hat am I doing here?鈥� or 鈥淲hat would happen if I took a step that way?鈥�
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CommentPoles apart
An unprecedented number of Polish migrant workers have reached Britain鈥檚 shores over the past two years, and Nick Jones finds the trend has impressed and appalled bloggers in equal measure
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CommentWonders & blunders
Eco-builder Will Anderson remembers a Finnish house that was a sight for sore (and hungover) eyes. A west London hospital, however, just makes him sick
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CommentRoom at the top
Jason Millett dodges the rumour mongers (even though they鈥檙e just trying to find him a job), Olympic heavyweights slug it out for the title, and we have a new contender for the world鈥檚 tallest building
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CommentWho should win the Olympics?
It is arguably one of the most important and prestigious construction contracts ever to have been tendered in the UK.
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