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Was Rudi right?
Every now and then Rudi Klein makes a worthwhile and original point, but his article “You’ve been warned” (17 September 2010, page 57) is not such an occasion.
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Disarming deathtraps
Jennifer Deeney’s tragic story makes sobering reading, as does Tony Bingham’s article on the wall collapse (1 October). They emphasise the fact that freestanding walls can be deathtraps.
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Belfast's new troubles
Regarding the planned spending cuts in Northern Ireland, if ministers would get some sort of PPP in place to fill the public sector funding void, privatise water and other public bodies and sort out the planning system, the cuts would not be so severe
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CommentNot-so-smooth landing
Thanks to John Potter for this photo taken in Cheltenham. “At least the spiked railings will stop them hitting the ground!” he comments pointedly
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Libeskind returns to University of Essex
Architect Daniel Libeskind has been chosen to design a landmark building for Essex University.
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NewsAcademy award
Willmott Dixon has signed a £25.7m contract with Northamptonshire council for the 1,100-place Kettering Science Academy.
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NewsNew Homes Bonus to penalise regeneration
Proposed incentives to encourage councils build more houses will discriminate against the redevelopment of existing estates, writes Joey Gardiner.
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NewsBarratt boss pockets £568k bonus despite firm’s £163m loss
The total pay package of Mark Clare, Barratt’s chief executive, shot up by more than two-thirds this year, despite the firm making a £163m loss.
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NewsLondon to get one-person flats
Housebuilders in London are likely to be allowed to build one-person microflats, the Greater London Authority told a public inquiry into the London Plan this week.
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Government to enforce 30-day payment period
The government is to make 30-day payment periods compulsory in order to enforce prompt payment to subcontractors.
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DJ Deloitte sets up QS arm
The former head of Davis Langdon’s commercial sector surveying team will head a new cost consultancy division at Drivers Jonas Deloitte (DJD)
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Schools review to focus on standardisation
The government’s review into school building is to focus on standardisation when it reports its interim findings this month.
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Contractors drink the dregs as state work starts to dry up
Business barometer: Kier tops work table again, but with vastly reduced value
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NewsYou can’t ditch the indispensable
We’ll soon know whether the government intends to sell off ConstructionSkills. Whatever happens, our industry will still insist on a levy to pay for training, says Sir Michael Latham
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CommentQuentin Shears: Thinking inside the box
I’ve never been entirely sure what management consultancy is. My only hope was that nobody else knew either
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NewsShepherd plans London assault
Richard Vining, the new chief executive of Shepherd Construction, has announced that the company will open a central London office to boost its position as a national contractor
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Carillion wins Dubai towers
Carillion has won a £124m deal to build two 45-storey residential towers in Dubai for Emaar Properties PJSC
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Aukett to end year debt-free
Listed architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has announced that it expects to have eliminated its debt of £1.4m when it reveals its end-of-year results
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Speedy Hire hit by bad debt
Plant hire group Speedy Hire is set to lose £1.7m because the collapse of Connaught has left it with debts that are unlikely to be paid and equipment that will not be recovered