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FeaturesJust the job
Surveyor Gemma Petrie on raising the profile of Midlands women in the construction industry
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NewsIbex expands after collapse of fit-out rivals
Ibex Interiors, the interior fit-out subsidiary of the John Doyle Group, has increased its sales in the wake of the collapse of several competitors in the sector
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Willmott makes debut in The Sunday Times Rich List
Richard Willmott, who runs contractor Willmott Dixon, has made his first appearance in The Sunday Times Rich List supplement for 2005. Willmott is placed at 458th, thanks to his family’s fortune of £100m. The Willmotts have a 65% stake in the company. The uplift in his assets is the ...
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Precept appoints director as part of growth drive
Programme management specialist Precept has appointed Michael Stokes director of its project advisory services group.
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NewsTyler reveals Balfour Beatty’s American dream
Contractor’s new chief executive plans to grow US construction business – despite last year’s heavy losses
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CommentRe-integrating the team
The National Audit Office has called for integrated construction teams. But why is it so hard to recreate what earlier generations took for granted?
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Koolhaas strikes again
For his latest trick, a £70m Portuguese concert hall, Rem Koolhaas has subverted the earnest business of concertgoing with another masterpiece of architectural surrealism
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CommentShow me the money
We kick off this Construction Act review special by asking why the DTI’s consultation document does not properly address subcontractors’ right to get hold of their cash
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CommentAway with the fairies
The DTI thinks that, with a sprinkling of fairy dust, adjudicators can rewrite laws and be made impartial. Believe that, and you might as well believe in Tinkerbell
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What the review missed
Concerns about the statutory payment and adjudication provisions in the Construction Act are well founded, but the review fails to deal with all of them head on
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CommentWhen less isn’t more
When it comes to reforming the Construction Act, the instinct to resist meddling is correct in many cases, but has done nothing to address a major failing
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FeaturesHow to get out of jail using a trowel
Inmates at Wandsworth are being given the chance to escape from a life of crime by building their own prison walls.
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FeaturesThe dragon tamed
Nearing completion, on time and close to budget, the Welsh assembly in Cardiff has managed to avoid the excesses of the Scottish parliament. But this welcome result belies an arduous, epic journey that involved the client ditching its original procurement route as costs started to escalate …
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CommentThere, there
The proposed European services directive has been dubbed Bolkestein’s Monster. But it’s not that terrifying, if you’ll all just calm down and read the small print
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FeaturesJoined-up thinking
In an age of ingenious designs, bridges have become the latest must-have commission for architects. Fortunately, engineers seem happy to share the plaudits with their new colleagues. Here, we look at the stunning results of architect Hakes Associates and engineer Buro Happold’s joint venture
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Blockbuster
Hats off to English Partnerships. I was delighted to read your confirmation that the agency is opening up the £60,000 house competition to all methods of construction, including brick and block (18 March, page 22).
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Violence is the answer
The Safe Crackers debate (11 March, page 36) highlighted the difficulties of getting clients and designers to buy into and comply with their obligations under the CDM regulations.
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Between JCT and reality
Malcolm Taylor (24 March, Letters, page 34) supports the JCT provisions on practical completion and partial possession and disagrees with my comments on these clauses (“A hard way to earn £2”, 11 March, page 60).