All Building articles in 19 December 2008 – Page 7
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Luck of the Irish
On a recent visit to Northern Ireland, I was amazed by how easy it was to acquire a CSCS card there compared with mainland Britain.
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NewsMerrily on high
Kier Group has brought festive spirit to Parliament Square by decking out a crane on its UK Supreme Court site in Christmas lights.
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We gotta rep to protect
It has been brought to our attention that your publication (10 October, page 95) used the term “formica” in a manner that could be interpreted to mean decorative plastic laminates in general.
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A game of risk
Confidence in the construction sector is at rock bottom. What construction firms badly need is a scheme that eliminates most of the risk associated with doing business.
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It means what you want it to mean: Force Majeure
‘Force majeure’ can mean just about anything, which is a problem if you want to invoke it in a contract dispute. So, how is this Napoleonic throwback best used?
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NewsSafety fears over Heatherwick’s Shanghai job
Thomas Heatherwick could be forced to revise his designs for Britain’s pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo following the safety debacle on his B of the Bang project in Manchester
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Developer Wharfside grasps Suffolk university lifeline
Plans for a university quarter in Ipswich have saved a London-based developer whose hotel and homes scheme fell foul of the market.
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NewsGleeson ‘to spend year in hibernation’ as slump deepens
New chief executive outlines ‘do nothing’ plan for 2009 as staff numbers are cut to the bone
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NewsLearning curves
The first building of the new University Campus Suffolk has been completed by Willmott Dixon on the Ipswich waterfront.
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NewsCitywatch: How to lose a hundred pounds
No prizes for guessing which two housebuilders suffered the greatest share price plummet in 2008. Yes, Taylor Wimpey and Barratt.
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NewsThomas Vale and McBains Cooper circle failed Pettifer
Contractor and consultant in running to buy management consulting arm of Warwickshire group
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CommentCountdown to Christmas!
Regardless of our straitened circumstances, fun must be had. Chris Addison explains how, with a bit of ingenuity and a set of crayons, we can make the most of what we have
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A Christmas cheer
On behalf of our charity Wishes 4 Kids, I would like to thank you and all those involved for the generous donation of £6,000 that was raised during Building’s poker tournament in October. We decided to use the money to grant the wishes of six very poorly children.
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Negative charge
I cannot disagree more strongly with the media’s dismissal of the government’s zero-carbon target for new housing.
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NewsHSE turns a deaf ear to calls for tower crane register
Safety agency ‘has rejected’ calls from a select committee to bring in national scheme
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CommentMy digital life: Richard Burgess
This festive season, Mr Burgess will be watching TV and meeting friends – strictly offline. But he did bravely venture into the ether to make sure his daughters meet Father Christmas
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FeaturesStrictly Building: construction's finest dance contest
Passion, tragedy, triumph and dead fancy footwork – if you thought only Saturday night telly could bring you all these things, think again. Building’s answer to Strictly Come Dancing reveals the amazing grace of construction folk
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Mouchel ponders exit from Building Schools for the Future
Mouchel is reviewing whether to continue bidding for work under the government’s £45bn Building Schools for the Future programme as dissatisfaction grows with the scheme’s bidding costs.
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Major contractors join new trade body
Mace, Carillion and Balfour Beatty are among the first companies to sign up to the UK Contractors Group, the new trade association to be launched in January.