All Features articles – Page 630
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Opinion poll
Do you know what your staff really think of you? Use an employee attitude survey to find out, says Hays Montrose’s Rob Smith.
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Time is not on your side
If an adjudicator awards a builder a given sum for work that is subsequently shown to be defective, is the client within its rights to knock off a certain amount to compensate?
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How the West 12 was won
Assemble a 1500 tonne steel bridge on the fragile roof of a shopping centre while keeping the shops open and dodging rotten fruit? It's all in a day's work in the badlands of Shepherd's Bush
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Architects’ fees survey 2000
Ask a brickie how he s doing and you ll hear that, not only is the industry fine, but more and more money is finding its way into his back pocket. Ask an architect, however, and, as Mirza and Nacey Research s figures published today suggest, you ll hear a ...
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The top 50 contractor's web sites
The first-ever league table of contractors web sites is about to be published, and it shows that you don t have to be big to rule the net. Here s how the rankings were compiled, and how to challenge for the top spot in 2001.
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You haven’t been paying attention
After years of penny-pinching neglect, Britain s squalid schools are being completely re-evaluated and this time, design is at the top of the agenda.
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Whose loss is it anyway?
A company that hasn t suffered direct loss from defective work can t sue for damages under the provisions of common law, according to the judgment in one of the longest disputes in construction history.
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Appointments
Contractors John Howell has been promoted to managing director at Bovis Lelliott, the London-based Lend ease subsidiary that specialises in refurbishment. Chris Pearce has been promoted to director of Payne Building Contractors in Southampton. Housebuilders Beazer Homes Bedford has appointed Stephen Doherty, previously with Barratt Homes, land director. Charles Church ...
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Out of bounds
Section 105(2) of the Construction Act is a real dog s dinner. Under it, certain site works are not covered. So, what happens when someone calls an adjudicator on an exempt site?
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Cost update
This quartely analysis looks at materials prices for disposal systems and the latest wage agreements
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Dickon Robinson
Modest, intelligent and visionary, the Peabody Trust development director has an uncanny knack of solving problems before anybody else notices them.
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The price of freedom
Adjudication may be a right, but that doesn t stop firms from adding clauses to deter people from exercising it which makes the Construction Act more costly to run than it need be.
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Talking it over
In the latest article in our guide to dispute resolution methods, we look at how mediation works which it does, extremely well. The mystery is why so few parties use it.
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Survival skills
Andrew Gibbons of Moores Rowland Management Solutions on the skills you ll need in the future and where to get them.
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Insolvent abuse
The Court of Appeal upheld the adjudicator s wrong decision in Bouygues vs Dahl-Jensen, but what is more surprising is that it did not use liquidation law to protect Bouygues.
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Appointments
Contractors Multiplex Construction has appointed Paul Gandy managing director and David Morris business development director of its UK and European operations. Brian Moore has been promoted to construction director at Bethell Group. Housebuilders Nick Stonley has joined Alfred McAlpine Homes as managing director of its London division. Martin Eversden has ...
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A case of cut and snip
Adjudicators are right even when they re wrong. And no, you can t just pick out the bits of an adjudication that you like. That s the rough-and-ready world of quick justice.
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The civic surgeon
Dashing around the country asking people what they think of where they live may be taxing, but EDAW s Kevin Murray believes you can t do urban design without it.
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Crazy mixed-up contracts
What happens if parts of your contract fall under the Construction Act and parts don t? The answer is that everyone gets confused so why not write in adjudication and fair payment clauses anyway?
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The death of IQ
Ever wondered why some clever people are dreadful managers? The answer lies in their emotional intelligence, a new idea that looks set to revolutionise management.