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Taxman tales
With reference to JT Emanuel’s letter on plans to revise the CIS (9 September), he says “part of the blame for the Revenue not taking any notice [of industry complaints] lies in the fact that the industry’s negotiators are not builders”.
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Short on time
Your opening statement “Ask anyone in construction what the biggest problem they face is and there is just one answer: the skills shortage” (16 September) caught my attention. Is the skills shortage really the biggest problem for construction people?
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A load of hot air
With reference to your article about the failure of natural ventilation systems (9 September), we can identify with many of the points made in the article.
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How to get paid
After reading the article on proposed reforms to the Construction Act to address payment abuse (2 September), I’d like to draw attention to a simple solution – the Late Payment of Commercial Debt (Interest) Act 1998: Agree payment terms at the outset of a deal and stick to them;Explain your ...
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FeaturesBig science
The Wellcome Trust has expanded its campus for human genome research to include an awesome supercomputer and a suite of state-of-the-art laboratories.
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: ICT installations
In the latest of our market overviews, Stuart Guy of Gardiner & Theobald runs through the eight current ICT systems to install in your building and how much they cost – plus a technological specialist gets a grilling
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FeaturesJust the job: Rob Harrisoon's engineering doctorate
Rob Harrison gets paid a full salary to study and go to music gigs, thanks to his engineering doctorate
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FeaturesDo you trust this man?
Ian Livsey, head of the new TrustMark accreditation scheme, wants to banish cowboy builders from the market. But how will he get the industry on side?
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Housing experts warn of growth areas ‘unravelling’
A Building investigation reveals South-east growth area plans are under fire
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East of England planners threaten development
East of England planners have threatened to block development in housing growth areas unless the government gives the green light to a string of long-delayed and expensive transport projects.
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Gateway body loses key boss
The body spearheading the development of a key Thames Gateway growth hub has been hit by the resignation of its second chief officer in less than six months.
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Milton Keynes scheme blocked
PLANS to increase housing density in Milton Keynes, one of the government’s key growth areas in the South-east, have been hit by the Highways Agency’s decision to block a development in the town centre.
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Treasury puts brakes on Bedford
English Partnerships’ proposal for a model scheme to fund the provision of infrastructure in the growth areas has become the latest victim of the Treasury’s public spending embargo.
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NewsWolseley names successor to Charlie Banks
Building materials supplier Wolseley, the construction sector’s biggest quoted company, said this week that it had appointed Chip Hornsby to replace Charlie Banks as chief executive next summer.
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DTZ sets up design team … and
DTZ, the quoted property services company, has created a fit-out and design team and has poached director Gary Lagdon from CB Richard Ellis to run it.
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NewsSharewatch: When a high’s a low
The two best-performing quoted companies in the industry last week had something in common.
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NewsLinden Homes still upbeat five years after buyout
Despite doubts over economy, chief executive Davies says there is plenty more growth on the horizon