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    Whose side are you on?

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    It’s taken 20 years to decide whether the project manager under the NEC contract has a duty to be unbiased. Now, thanks to Mr Justice Jackson, we know

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    Watch the skies

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Under a proposed EU directive, construction employers could face hefty claims from outdoor workers if they fail to protect them from the effects of the sun

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    How to be an expert

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Under a new protocol, expert witnesses and the parties instructing them are more likely to be punished for failing to fulfil their duties to the court. Here’s how …

  • Comment

    Reviewing the review

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    I am surprised that in your report on the CABE “open design review” (1 July, page 16) you failed to mention that one of the main recommendations of the parliamentary select committee, which investigated CABE recently, was that its design review function should be entirely opened to public scrutiny.

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    Just the beginning

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    The extension to the Design for Manufacturing competition, which expires today, should serve as a reminder that timeliness will be everything in meeting John Prescott's £60,000 homes vision.

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    The long and winding road

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    I am enclosing a copy of my letter to Highbury College.

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    A world outside hairdressing

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    I read with interest your article entitled “Construction: No place for women!” (10 June, page 28), which debated the relative aspirations of women to enter the construction industry alongside the employers desire to recruit females in the workplace.

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    The value of campaigns

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    We can’t change the experiences that young people’s parents may have had of construction, but the industry can show young people and their parents how it has changed and that many women enjoy challenging and rewarding careers, both on and off site.

  • Comment

    Tony’s great mate

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    I see from the interview with Lord Hunt (1 July, page 32) that what we have is yet another of Tony’s cronies.

  • Comment

    Bit of a blunder …

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    I have to stand up for Glasgow College of Building and Printing and let you know that the pictures have been mixed up in your Wonders & Blunders (1 July, page 40).

  • Moho rising
    Features

    Moho rising

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    With this pioneering 102-flat development in Manchester, Urban Splash and ShedKM have finally succeeded in making prefabricated housing the height of fashion. We found out how it was done.

  • Will it fly?
    Features

    Will it fly?

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Now that the Quality Mark is a dead duck, the DTI has just taken the wraps off its bold new anti-cowboy venture: the TrustMark. But what are the chances of success this time?

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    Appointments

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Movers and shakers this week

  • News

    Mouchel strikes gold with £188m Rochdale deal

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Support services group Mouchel Parkman has been appointed preferred bidder on a £188m regeneration contract let by Rochdale council.

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    McAlpine hits £75m roads

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Contractor Alfred McAlpine this week clinched a £75m contract to carry out infrastructure work for the Highways Agency.

  • Ian Napier: US strategy is working
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    Taylor Woodrow warns of shrinking margins

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Taylor Woodrow was this week the latest housebuilder to warn the market that margins within its UK housing business were under pressure, writes Angela Monaghan.Ahead of its half-year results, to be announced in September, Taylor Woodrow said UK operating margins had dropped 2% to about 14%.Chief executive Ian Napier also ...

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    Sharewatch

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Triumph and tragedy

  • Adrian Chamberlain is leaving
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    Chamberlain leaves after Lend Lease shake-up

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Senior management reshuffle at developer sweeps out European boss and creates three global divisions

  • Hansom
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    Hansom

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    The small step from Chiswick to Hollywood, an Australian celebrates British success and how actors can solve the labour shortage

  • Durkin: Responding to the communities plan
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    Willmott Dixon to grow social housing arm

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder Willmott Dixon plans to grow its social housing division from £105m to £180m by 2007