All Archive Titles articles – Page 195
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Cleaning up your act
In October the government announced that site waste management plans will be mandatory from next April.
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Also on the up
Jag Paddam is the new MD of Morgan Est’s largest business the UK infrastructure services division replacing Bob Wilson, who is retiring.
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Case notes... from Ann Wright
Want to avoid costly disputes on your job? Then read Ann’s short-but-sweet summaries of the latest legal cases
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The Art of contracts
Despite its name, ART Consultancy carries out construction work as well as structural designs. In 2002, Navera wanted work doing at 101 Kilburn High Road, London.
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A whole new ball game
Casting huge plastic bubbles into concrete decks. How does that work then? Stephen Cousins goes on site to investigate
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Archive TitlesWhen being green is not so good
Buying a van? Then you should consider how well it’ll sell when it’s time to get rid. Auction firm BCA says that even seemingly trivial matters such as colour can make a difference. Here are its top tips on selling...
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Do your bit for safety
In response to your letter headed ‘What would you do now?’ (letters, CM October), regarding intervening if you see unsafe practices on site, here’s my advice:
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Code deals Blow to renewable energy
In October, the government’s communities department published guidance on the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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Bobs world
It’s not long until Christmas. And you know what that means: Christmas parties.
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Brum project gets a lift
When Phil Hefferman and his team were brought on board to erect scaffolding on the £17m Hub apartment block in Birmingham’s city centre, he decided it was an ideal job for the Haki Lock’n Load system.
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Archive TitlesHSE clamps down on vehicle falHSE clamps down on vehicle falls
The HSE will be visiting construction sites across the UK until the end of the year in a campaign to reduce falls from vehicles.
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Archive TitlesOlympics deals get closer
Rising costs and contractors with cold feet dominate recent news on the 2012 Olympics programme.
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Duty or not duty?
I sympathise with Mr Cutts’ dilemma regarding health and safety issues with smaller builders (letters, CM October).
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Helen Garthwaite
Check when and how you are being paid. When companies are very busy they take their eye off the ball
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Get your teeth into waste
Heard about the new waste regulations which require all waste to be segregated? Many apparently haven’t, according to Digbits director Marcus Clay.
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Skills shortages? We’ve got no idea
I recently attended a presentation at the Construction Industry Council on the construction labour market.
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No place to hide
In echoes of an Orwellian landscape, companies are keeping 24/7 tabs on their workers via tracking devices in their vehicles – and reaping the benefits.
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Red hot news
As CM went to press we were alerted to an incident unfolding in Salford, Leicestershire. An amateur scientist, experimenting at home on a new method of bonding radioactive particles, unwittingly set off a violent chain reaction which engulfed the entire terrace in a ball of orange glowing phosphorescent gas.