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The cynic's bestiary
As you'd expect, a doctrine such as partnering that preaches co-operation for the greater good will be met with scepticism. Here's how to identify and tackle it
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NewsSkansen boss to redress gender balance
Interiors contractor Skansen has appointed Anna Seeley corporate services director.
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FeaturesColin Monk
On the oche is the Basingstoke Builder, famous in the darts world for his larger-than-life personality and beer-assisted escapades. And he's a nice guy – as long as you don't try to take food from his children's mouths.
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Guilt by association
Contractors may feel a strange empathy this week with those at the centre of the Hutton inquiry.
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Keep taking the supplements
The new Change Management Supplement hopes to give the Delay and Disruption Protocol a contractual role – but some of it is very hard to swallow
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Rebel shareholders call for clearout at Aukett
Shareholders at listed architect Aukett have called for its board of directors to be replaced because of disagreements over its European strategy.
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EC Harris partner joins consultant Precept
EC Harris partner Paul Barry is to join project management and consultancy firm Precept.
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NewsThe latest from Brunei
Architect RyderHKS has designed a £20m state television, media and broadcast facility for Radio Television Brunei on a site close to Bandar Seri Begawan Airport. Designed around a central air-conditioned atrium, the 18,000 m2 complex comprises a suite of television studios, rehearsal rooms, radio broadcast suites, edit suites and restaurants. ...
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NewsHere's the pitch
The Irish government is this week expected to give the go-ahead to a 50,000-seat stadium at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, costing €250m (£172m). The design, by Arup Sports UK, allows the spiritual home of Irish rugby and soccer to host traditional Gaelic football and hurling matches. Arup will act as project ...
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CPA foresees maintenance funding crisis
The Construction Products Association this week warned that plans by chancellor Gordon Brown to restrict government spending could lead to a shortage of funds for maintenance projects.
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Brumwell defends immigrants
Retiring UCATT general secretary George Brumwell is to meet Home Office minister Fiona McTaggart next month to ensure foreign workers in the UK construction industry are properly treated
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Durtnell fined £18,000 for fork-lift death
R Durtnell & Sons, the UK's oldest building firm, was fined £18,000 last week over the death of an employee in a fork-lift truck accident
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NewsCleaning the bath
Multidisciplinary consultant Gifford has won the contract to provide building services design work for the restoration of Manchester's grade II-listed Victoria Baths. The Turkish bath, which won 300,000 votes in the final of the BBC's Restoration series last year, has three swimming pools, a Turkish baths suite, a laundry and ...
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Management buys ABB from Swiss parent
Garry Metcalfe, managing director of M&E firm ABB Building Systems, led a management buyout this week from its Swiss parent ABB Group.
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Roof landing
Contractor Gleeson is nearing completion on the £42m Evelina Children's Hospital in Waterloo, south London. The main structure is now in place and the diagrid steelwork over the atrium is being installed. The design by Sir Michael Hopkins incorporates a seven-storey facility with 140 in-patient beds, three operating theatres, a ...
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Uproar as Egan's Asite backs internet auctions
Lowest-cost-wins procurement tool is offered by internet portal headed by partnering advocate Sir John Egan
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CommentThe truth about Ricky
A reader writes - In the latest column by Building readers, Peter Starbuck attacks Ricky Tomlinson's account of events leading to the trial of the Shrewsbury two – or was it seven?