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CommentGoing too far
A case in the South-west may lend new popularity to a dispute resolution method that many thought had gone out of style
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Safety slip
I’m sure mine is not the only email regarding the article about the Arnolfini Arts Centre in Bristol (11 March, page 50).
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Roger and the women
With reference to Roger Knowles’ letter claiming that women choose not to work on site because of their nails (11 March, page 38): well, now we know what he really thinks about women in building.
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Hold your horses
With reference to the article headlined “M&E trade bodies propose mandatory training levy”, (18 March, page 17), the first paragraph gives the impression that the trade associations within the building services engineering sector are proposing the introduction of a “compulsory training levy”.
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Consultants: caution advised
The purpose of the City of London Law Society novation agreement, according to Paul Cowan and Marc Hanson (18 March, page 54), is for the consultant to be regarded as always performing services for the benefit of the contractor.
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Free-range children
Delighted to see that Kingsmead Primary School has 50% lower running costs than a typical school (18 March, page 16). Pity it looks as though it is a farm building for rearing chickens.David Bevan, director, Troika Contracting
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FeaturesTeam captains
The Olympics are about training, dedication and beating the odds. The 2012 bid team need the same qualities as the athletes – and vision besides …
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FeaturesFast breeder
The nuclear power industry will spend at least £60bn over the next 30 years, and a lot more if, as seems increasingly likely, it starts building new reactors. So how can contractors join the new atomic age?
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FeaturesThe scottish experiment
Scotland’s Building Regulations have always been a bit different from the rest of the UK, but they’re about to become very different indeed. We report on the changes planned, and explains why Whitehall is taking an interest.
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HBF axes five staff to be ‘more responsive’ to members
The House Builders Federation has shed at least five staff in a major shake-up of its role.
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NewsSouth London estate votes ‘yes’ to housing transfer
Residents vote for £565m redevelopment of 1998 homes through community-led housing association
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Skills shortages in industry drop to a 29-month low
RICS report says workers from enlarged European Union in central and eastern Europe have eased the crisis
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Heron given five weeks to decide on Crest
The row between housebuilder Crest Nicholson and its biggest shareholder, Heron International, stepped up a gear this week as the London stock exchange’s takeover panel imposed a five-week deadline on Heron to state whether it was going to make a takeover bid.
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News10 Downing Street to host regeneration summit
Senior officials to discuss post-election policy with industry bosses, as government races to sign off pre-election PFIs
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Housebuilders’ warnings to Laing O’Rourke
Housebuilders this week warned against potential conflicts of interest after Laing O’Rourke signalled its entry into the sector with the purchase of a site in Kent
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Jarvis shares dive again after it borrows £17m
Shares in Jarvis plunged almost a third on Tuesday when it revealed it had been forced to borrow a further £17m to stay afloat.
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Report reveals gender bias
The apprenticeship system and poor careers advice are preventing girls from pursuing careers in construction, an Equal Opportunities Commission report has found.