All Letters articles – Page 57
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Erroneous arguments
I was interested to read Edward Whipp’s views on masonry and brickwork (6 July, page 78).
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CommentExclude the dissenters
I would like to comment on Apocalypse Cow, the column by Richard Steer (13 April, page 34.)
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CommentA few corrections …
As reported in Hansom, (22 June, page 29) I can confirm that I have recently resigned from the position of deputy chairman of the Construction Industry Council’s sustainable development committee. However, most other aspects of your short report are misleading.
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The master builders
This photograph of workmen trimming rebar at a site near Giza in Cairo was sent in by Eric Fleming of Dawn Construction.
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Home and away
Your article suggesting that the launch of international health and safety assessment will “encourage unqualified workers to come to the UK” is misleading (15 June, page 15). The new international assessment, based on the success and high standards of the UK ConstructionSkills Health and Safety Test, is aimed at qualified ...
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A helping hand
Your article “Does the industry still need Women in Property?” (8 June, page 54) fails to address the fact that in construction, barriers still exist for those who don’t fit the mould.
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CommentDog help dog
I felt your article on recruitment, referred to in the leader as the “dog-eat-dog world of the headhunter”, was imbalanced and it was interesting that you only approached one source for a response – Hays, which is not a headhunter but a recruitment agency.
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Get the best out of them
While I find it unhelpful to lay the blame solely at the door of the headhunters (what did the industry do in the nineties to attract school leavers?), I would like to point out some fundamental truths of the industry:
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Told you so
It was hardly a great surprise to hear that the design for the Olympic park was being “pared down” (25 May, page 9). In fact, it was predicted by those who were sceptical of the project from day one.
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An inspector gripes
I am writing in response to your articles on the delayed introduction of home information packs (Hips) and the RICS’ stance on the scheme.
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Join our gang
I read with interest the article about contractors speaking with the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) about creating a trade body to discuss procurement of maintenance work for social housing (18 May, page 14).
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Rogue testing
The industry is going through a huge change in respect of envelope testing, with thermal imaging as the new kid on the block. I wish to warn your readers not to be too enthusiastic in using its practitioners.
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An uncanny likeness
As an avid reader of Building I noticed a picture (18 May, page 60) captioned “Calatrava’s Tenerife opera house”.
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