All Features articles – Page 656
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Cost study: Incineration plant
Sewage waste must now be incinerated rather than dumped at sea. In the Mersey valley, an award-winning, state-of-the-art incineration plant sets a model for fitting this bulky new building type into its surroundings and building to a budge
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Do your homework
The schools market is not, so far, one of the PFI’s success stories, but a £1.6bn build programme is about to change all that for the firms prepared to put in the effort.
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The knowledge
The Institute of Management's Karen Dale on getting the data you need without suffering information overload.
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Possession and loss
There’s an implied term in all contracts that the employer gives the contractor possession of the site. So, who bears the extra costs when Basque activists arrive?
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Recycled yoghurt cartons, wind-powered lights, and a sea of tarmac …
Sainsbury's eco-friendly flagship store on the Greenwich Peninsula pioneers green features and a low-energy heating system. Shame about the car park.
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Should all compliance be forgot …
New year 2000 promises to be the biggest celebration for, well, 2000 years, but spare a thought (and a lump of coal) for the industry's IT managers. Will they spend the night soberly watching over their networks, or are they confident enough to party with the rest of us?
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Appointments
Contractor Davendra Patel has joined interior fit-out specialist Neslo as operational director. Housebuilders Wilcon Homes has appointed Deborah Benson regional managing director for east Scotland. Housebuilder Charles Church has appointed Debbie Willis land manager for the south Midlands. Consultants Brian Witten has been appointed head of ...
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The case for the plaintiff
Harmon knew something was fishy about the job, but it needed a lot of courage and money to take on the House of Commons. Here, Harmon's solicitor explains what happened.
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Service charge
New rules coming into force next April may mean hefty tax bills for personal services companies. How can industry professionals avoid getting stung by the Inland Revenue?
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Drama queen
This is the story of how solicitor Yang-May Ooi suddenly saw that the workaday world of construction power, conflict, corruption could be transformed into the plot of a hit novel
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Fight fire with fire
The Institute of Personnel and Development's Angela Baron on dealing with redundancy.
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What the judgment means
As far as the law is concerned, the Harmon case is open and shut: on the evidence presented, the House of Commons was in clear breach of European and UK rules. How on earth did it get itself into that position?
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The lottery victims
Max Fordham is owed £200 000 on lottery projects and he's by no means the biggest loser. So, how did the lottery bonanza go so wrong?
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The public sector's story
After a difficult start, the public sector has a good record of complying with competition law. Cases like Harmon are exceptional, and, in any case, European law is about to change.
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The recognitions
Every year, the CIOB throws a bash to hand out its Building Manager of the Year award. This year's winner says his prize has lots to do with good buildings, and less to do with JCT contracts.
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Tales from the riverbank
Big, bold riverside developments with penthouse flats selling for up to £5m apiece are jostling for every inch of space along the Thames.
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Tesco's saver store
A Yorkon modular system helped Tesco cut six weeks from the construction programme at its store near Guildford. Is this the new weapon in the supermarket wars?
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The word from Wal-Mart
US retail giant Wal-Mart is known for slashing supply chains and suppliers' margins. How will its "build simple, build cheap" philosophy affect procurement at its new UK offshoot, Asda?
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Age concern
Robert Smith of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose says construction offers plenty of opportunities for older workers.