All Industry comments articles – Page 38
-
NewsBlair's Basra gamble
Having been to Basra to witness reconstruction Building's blogger wonders whether Basra's police force is ready for a British withdrawal
-
NewsDesign Building's office in Second Life
If you’re fed up with the planning restrictions in the real world enter our competition to design a virtual Building office in Second Life
-
News
Isn’t it time for a little bit of discrimination?
Allowing overseas project managers and QSs to stay in the UK would be a surefire way of bridging Britain’s talent Gap
-
NewsNG Bailey pays for cult of YouTube
Morrison suspended dealings with NG Bailey this week because of the infamous YouTube footage. It could happen to others, warns Building's editor
-
NewsFigures of fun
Wild speculation over Olympic budgets will only come to an end when the ODA announces the final figure says Building's deputy editor in his first Olympic blog
-
NewsOughton's last outing
Building's flinty assistant editor rarely reveals his sensitive side but his heart softened on news that John Oughton was leaving the OGC
-
NewsA bed of thorns
If you were the victim of a bed delivery mix-up would you remain sanguine or serve a writ? Our legal columnist considers the options and sees parallels in the construction industry
-
News
Cameron's debt to Brown
Gordon Brown has been forced to adopt accounting practices that will reveal the Treasury's liabilities. A victory for common sense, and perhaps, one day, for David Cameron
-
NewsMPs take up the fight for safer cranes
Building's Safer Skyline campaign gained more momentum yesterday when 35 MPs backed our call for safer cranes.
-
NewsAlways read the small print
Terms & Conditions may not 'protect you, the customer', says Tony Bingham, in fact they can be packed with limitations
-
NewsWembley resolution not even close
Even Justice Jackson cannot figure out what exactly Multiplex and steel contractor Cleveland Bridge are demanding this time round
-
News
David Morrell
David Morrell, formerly Chairman of Mitchell Construction, died on Friday 12 January, at the age of 92. He leaves two daughters, Christine and Judith, and a son, Paul (former senior partner of Davis Langdon), who writes below of his father's contribution to the industry.
-
-
NewsJason Millett surprises with latest move
Ex-Bovis Lend Lease UK boss ignores the call of industry giants to join upwardly mobile Artisan as deputy chief executive
-
-
NewsEat, drink and be wary
Building's assistant editor has over-indulged this Christmas and is wondering if he and the rest of the construction industry should be cutting down on the demon drink
-
-
NewsHiggins & Co
WEB WATCH — While the mainstream media takes care of negative hype, the Olympic Delivery Authority’s home page puts London’s preparations for the Games in rather rosier light …
-
News
At last Paris wakes from its slumber
Paris may not be celebrating the Olympics in 2012 but presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy is promising to build a string of sensational new buildings
-
NewsBird's Eye View
With virtual planning and architectural critics judging from on high, Google Earth may transform the way we view buildings - and force us to make roofs more attractive