All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 96
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CommentOmission of work – what’s the cost?
The recent case of Van Oord vs Dragados offers guidance on the pricing of compensation for omission of work
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NewsArchitects and contractors have no idea cladding can be dangerous, Grenfell Inquiry hears
‘None of us had any idea there were such dangerous components being incorporated into cladding,’ says expert witness Paul Hyett
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NewsCartel watchdog hits rolled lead suppliers with £9m fines
Investigation into third company dropped
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NewsMorgan Sindall pays back furlough money and lifts gloom with upbeat trading update
Contractor says 2020 profit will beat expectations and resumes dividend payments
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NewsInquiry told architect ‘should never have specified Grenfell insulation’
Studio E ought to have known it did not comply with Approved Document B, expert witness says
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NewsGrenfell architect should have appointed fire consultant, former RIBA president tells inquiry
Expert witness Paul Hyett says it would have been ‘prudent’ for Studio E to hire specialist help
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NewsGovernment doubles support for self-employed as lockdown looms
Construction has the most self-employed income support scheme claims
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Information - BuildingOn demand | Increasing productivity and margins in an era of forced change
On demand | How companies can get the best from their CDE
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What KCTMO and expert witnesses told us this week
Client says bending procurement rules ‘not uncommon’ as fire safety consultant savaged for failings in reports
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NewsConsultant ‘failed Grenfell project team’ on key fire safety queries
Expert witness says Exova gave wrong answers at a time when designers were asking valid questions
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NewsFire safety consultant gave ‘entirely inadequate’ advice, Grenfell Inquiry told
Expert says Exova’s suggestion refurbishment would have no adverse impact was ‘very serious evidence of professional negligence’
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NewsNotting Hill settled £20m legal claims over Paragon block in 2019
Court papers detail previous housing association claims over 1,000-home modular block which was evacuated last week
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NewsCLC issues advice on post-Brexit movement of materials and goods
Follows advice on access to skills
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NewsClient boss ‘never connected’ Grenfell cladding and Lakanal House fire
Refurbishment director attended briefings on fatal Southwark blaze but had no discussions on cladding lessons for west London project
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NewsHousing association puts £120m fire safety job up for grabs
Optivo looking to shortlist six firms
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NewsCLC issues advice on access to skills to prepare firms for Brexit
Advice centres on new immigration laws that come into force next January
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NewsJohnson tells UK to get ready for ‘no deal’ exit
PM tells businesses to get ready after failed EU summit this week
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What we learned from project client KCTMO this week
Tenant Management Organisation had former architects on its staff and believed no more design expertise was needed