All Comment articles – Page 347
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CommentHansom: Bon appetit
On the menu this August we have tasteful art shows, oh-so-sweet cricket matches and an example of over-healthy team bonding, all washed down with a few pints of beer and a cheeky little red
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CommentWonders and Blunders with Ann Gray
Ann Gray compares two very similar buidings this week - with very different conclusions. The Disney concert hall in LA makes her heart sing but there’s more than one bum note in Seattle
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CommentUK aggregates markets: Fault lines
The UK aggregates, cement and concrete market is creaking under pressure, as regulatory inquiries intensify. Is dominance by the five major players damaging competition or are there other factors causing cracks in the system? Building reports
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CommentSkills crisis: Train to win
With a maturing workforce and negative perception among young people, the industry is facing a future skills crisis. We must act now to stop this time bomb
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CommentFeel the burn
If this worker was pushing the car, perhaps this much effort would be justified. But a lamp? He’s not going to win the World’s Strongest Man competition like this. Thanks to David King for the photo
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CommentPlant hire prices remain flat and subdued
Construction forecasts suggest hire firms will struggle in months to come
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CommentConstruction Act changes: Are you ready?
What you need to know about payment notices to avoid falling foul of the new act
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CommentThe PFI alternatives may be hard to swallow
MPs are wary of PFI but the alternatives could see the government having to take on more risk
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CommentPFI doesn't have to be 'poor value'
PFI is ’poor value’ say MPs but they ignore the benefits such as risk transfer, predictability and maintenance of the public sector estate
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CommentDon’t read scare stories into the housing figures – we already know things are bad
The latest CLG housebuilding figures are in
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CommentLocal Enterprise Zones: The South finally gets a look-in
Labour was guilty of ignoring areas of deprivation in the South East that were in dire need of regeneration
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CommentLet’s not waste this crisis of confidence over the construction output figures
We need a proper review of new and old figures for construction output – not least as it’s used as a basis for policy making
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CommentPre-recession construction industry 7% bigger than we thought – statistically speaking anyway
Revised figures mean history looks different than it did a week ago – and it impacts on how we view today and tomorrow
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Fitness for purpose: Baylis Farms Limited vs R B Dymott Builders Ltd
This case concerns a blocked drain following completion of works that was not “fit for purpose”
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CommentLacklustre construction output figures point to decline
Hopes of significant growth in Q2 were dashed after ONS admitted getting its sums wrong
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CommentMid-sized construction firms are being hit hardest financially according to Experian
Research suggests firms with 51-100 employees are faring worse in recession
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CommentThe tracker: signs of life
Overall activity is static and prices continue to be reduced, but enquiries and orders are higher than last month. Experian Economics examines the latest figures
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CommentHansom: sincerest form of flattery
The world at large is finally giving the construction industry the respect it deserves: Gleeds the musical, QSs making it onto the high street and the Sunday Telegraph basically trying to be Building
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CommentInbox: That's enough
This week, readers have had it with airports near their homes, having to operate at unsustainable margins, those late-paying main contractors and architects’ stardom-seeking experiments
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Dos and don'ts: Pre-action protocol
The latest in our dos and don’ts series looks at using the pre-action protocol to settle construction disputes