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Treasury to veto tax plan that could save RSLs £100m a year
UK government not keen on proposal to cut VAT on items including social housing repairs
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Archive TitlesHigh Court order on Diego Garcians could cost West Sussex £500,000
west sussex county council faces a £500,000 bill for housing 30 people from a British overseas territory.
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Corporation funds £95,000 database of BME specialists
The Housing Corporation has awarded £95,000 to a north-western consultant to create the first database of black and minority ethnic (BME) contractors.
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Archive TitlesAppointments
Security Management Today keeps you up-to-date with all the latest people moves in the security sector
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The Corps: manned security and new technology working in harmony
Specialising in delivering high quality, professional security and business support solutions to end users, manned security solutions provider The Corps only operates in a number of niche sectors such that it fully understands customers' needs, their businesses and the security and safety issues they face.
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Archive TitlesWoman's work
Contractor Durkan not only hires tradeswomen, it makes subcontractors take on female trainees. Kristina Smith hung around a few jobs to see what difference women actually make on site
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Archive TitlesTesting times
Engineers have an important role to play in the design of schools. It's not just a question of good building but of creating an excellent learning environment.
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Those who can, teach
It's easy to envy the Stereotype of teachers in the summer: they've got week after week with absolutely nothing to do except lounge in the back garden, beer in hand. Well, spare a thought for them now. Because they haven't got an easy job, as Roy Horsefall, the hero of ...
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Spreading the word
We all need to be more sustainable, but where do we start? We look at two projects which aim to educate the industry about sustainability, and green technologies.
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Archive TitlesSustainable shopkeepers
BRE has extended its environmental assessment method with the introduction of BREEAM Retail. BSj reports on what it has to offer.
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Archive TitlesThe serial scholars
Kristina Smith reports on two turkish brothers who are using higher education to get what, and where, they want
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Tied up in red tape
I write this not merely to share my concerns, but in the hope that the CIOB will act on its contents.For some time I have been engaged in preparing Health and Safety/Building Manual Files at the end of various contracts, a time-consuming task made more difficult by the fact that ...
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Archive TitlesTrading places
What's harder - managing a site or a schoolroom? to find out, Kristina Smith asked a teacher and a site agent to swap jobs for a day.
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Archive TitlesMonth in numbers
19The percentage rise in the number of 16-18 year olds applying for construction courses, according to a survey of 67 colleges by the CITB.The CITB credits its advertising campaign for the rise, with hook lines like 'Chris is rolling in it' (left) and 'Jo took the plunge down under'. And ...
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Member States
I read with interest the letter from P Davies in the July/August issue and would like to add my own grievance. I was a member of CIOB before the merger and head of one of the earliest Chartered Building Consultancies. Quite happy, no complaints.I was also a member of the ...
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Archive TitlesShedding light on solar power
Solar Installations: practical applications for the built environmentJames & James (Science Publishers) Ltd£25.00(ISBN 1 902916 45 X)Solar installations: practical applications for the built environment focuses on water-based solar heating technology. The book presents the basic principles on solar radiation and the solar heating system, including details on orientation and output, ...
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Archive TitlesProper jobs
Finally, young people are taking construction opportunities seriously. But despite the government's recent boost for craft training, lack of cash is likely to fuel the skills crisis for some time yet
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Strike while it's hot
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm glad that weather's over. Watching the mercury rise over 100°F is fine while you're sitting on a beach, only a couple of steps away from a dip in the Med – but it's a very different story down there on the District ...