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CommentThe Danieli debate
Small builder Alan Danieli touched a nerve a few weeks ago when he wrote about ‘cowboy clients’. Here he thanks readers for their advice and support, while suggestions keep coming in …
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CommentYou do have a choice
Nick Henchie offers a lawyer’s appraisal of the options for contractors wanting to avoid small claims litigation
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Best Practice, best brand
I write with regard to the ever-changing branding of the crusade that is currently known as Constructing Excellence, was Rethinking Construction, grew out of Sir John Egan’s report, and began as Latham’s Constructing the Team.
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A more constructive exchange …
We, as committee members of The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) in the South-east, have read the recent exchanges about women in construction on the letters pages of Building with some dismay.
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‘Tesco law’ is already online
Andrew Hemsley, in his discussion on the future of legal services (29 April, page 55), is already out of date.
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Socs’ appeal
I was glad to see that the campaign has finally been launched for my RIBA gold medal for my work on adult erotic emporium Hustler Hollywood in Soho (6 May, page 33). I’ve been campaigning for years. Socrates Miltiadou, Papa Architects
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T5 pay rate ‘won’t hit market’
Soaring electricians’ pay rates at Heathrow Terminal 5 have not pushed up wages in the rest of the M&E market according to research carried out for Building
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Judicial review to delay HOK student flats
Architect HOK’s student village in Birmingham is on hold after a legal challenge was launched into its construction.
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NewsRock around the dock
This landmark tower, designed by Dublin-based architect BCDH, has been chosen by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority to mark the regeneration of the Docklands area.
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NewsBetter offices are the key to business success
The British Council of Offices and CABE spell out the impact of good workplaces on a firm’s bottom line
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RIW Toughseal at Bath Spa: A response
In response to Building’s article on the technical background to problems at the Bath Spa project (18 March, page 58), RIW Toughseal, the maker of the paint used on the project, issued the following statement.
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FeaturesThe men from the east
Last May, the European Union took on 10 new states, including eastern European countries whose high-quality workers were seen as the solution to the UK’s labour shortages.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Amanda Lamb is dazzled by the multicoloured shell of a museum of dead animals, and turned off by an extinct shopping centre
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NewsInquiry into failure to build
The National Audit Office and Audit Commission are conducting an inquiry into housebuilding in the UK
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Data - Planning approvals in April
Activity is strongest in Scotland and East Anglia while London and Northern Ireland are in the doldrums
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Bovis veteran leaves after removal from BBC contract
Stalwart takes gardening leave then quits after his replacement on £400m project that he had led
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Cost cutting at Mott MacDonald’s QS division
Consultant Mott MacDonald has embarked on a cost-cutting round that could lead to job losses at Franklin + Andrews, its QS and project management business.
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CommentSo, Alun Michael
He may not be the high-profile champion that the industry craved, but the appointment of Alun Michael to preside over construction is better news than many had expected.
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Miliband runs the rule over policies and plans at ODPM
But focus of stocktaking will be policies rather than bodies that deliver them, say departmental civil servants