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CommentBuilding buys a pint for … Millbridge
Venue: Pitcher & Piano in Mayfair Ambience: young, bustling and heavily mirrored after-work chainDrinks drunk: 12 pints of Kronenbourg, three white wines, two vodka and cokes, two cokes, two fluffy cocktails, three pints of Guinness, one gin and tonic, three sparkling waters
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CommentSecret things
Another perilous descent into the turbid underworld of the industry’s psyche, where we discover Bouygues’ secret shame, spy on Sir Terry Farrell and make a surprising discovery in the underwear department
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Countryside to slash build programme by third
Countryside Properties will this year cut its development programme in half in the North, according to chairman Alan Cherry, writes Joey Gardiner.
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MP calls for compulsory carbon licences for rented homes
Councils should be given the power to license rented properties based on their energy performance, according to an influential backbench MP.
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Planning applications: May 2008
Planning applications have remained steady across the country since last month
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Adjudication matters
It was interesting to see that adjudication for householders carrying out construction works on their properties is catching on (9 May, page 15).
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Bravo for builder-bashing
Sir John Egan is spot on with his castigation of housebuilders, but not all of them I should add.
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The job's the thing
With reference to your consultants’ salary guide feature (16 May, page 42), you herald surveying as being “where the real money is”
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Cutting corners: a warning
I read with interest your Open Mike column about ditching the main contractor (9 May, page 41). As head of development monitoring at Malcolm Hollis, I have also seen developers appointing works packages or trade contractors directly to save the main contractor on cost – and it is not just ...
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FeaturesGlasgow terrorist attack: The day I tackled a terrorist
Construction worker Stephen Clarkson was caught in the middle of a terrorist attack on Scotland. One year on, he just wants to get back to normality, and playing a part in Glasgow’s urban regeneration may be the answer. Matthew Baker meets a reluctant hero
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Bovis Homes threatens 90-day payments …
Bovis Homes is imposing a 90-day payment schedule on subcontractors unless they agree to cut their prices, writes Michael Glackin.
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Housebuilding sector prepares to shed 35,000 jobs
Employment in the housing sector could fall by more than 35,000 in the next two years, according to a forecast by Experian and Construction Skills.
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NewsSpin off: Folding bicycles for first-time buyers
Designer Wayne Hemingway designs folding bicycle for housebuilders to offer first-time buyers
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NewsRolfe Judd's tower in Croydon: Pointing the way
This £140m tower in central Croydon, designed by Rolfe Judd, has received planning permission
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Farrell's east London aquarium
A 14,500m2 aquarium in London Docklands designed by Terry Farrell and Partners has been put under review because of the credit crunch.
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Lack of inspectors threatens green law
Industry leaders have warned of a “massive shortfall” in the number of assessors needed to implement the EU’s flagship environmental law in the UK, writes Stephen Kennett.
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NewsStatic electricity: attention to climate change
A giant pylon was erected in Birmingham city centre last week to draw attention to the issue of climate change
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NewsEU rules may require architects to specify greener materials
Architects will have to take the sustainability of products into account if proposals to replace the Construction Products Directive go ahead.
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NewsCotswoldgate creditors plot next move
Subcontractors left out of pocket by housebuilder Cotswoldgate’s collapse into administration are seeking to have the firm put into liquidation before pursuing legal action against its directors, writes Michael Glackin.