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  • Features

    Bexhill's North-South divide

    2004-11-22T14:39:00Z

    Residents of a Sussex street are being divided by one-sided plans to redevelop their road.

  • Who controls the purse strings? Peter Lobban, CITB chief executive (left) or George Brumwell, CSCS chairman
    News

    Power struggle at CSCS puts skills card scheme at risk

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Leaked report exposes ‘mistrust’ between CITB and CSCS board that is choking development of the scheme

  • Who controls the purse strings? Peter Lobban, CITB chief executive (left) or George Brumwell, CSCS chairman
    News

    Power struggle at CSCS puts skills card scheme at risk

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Leaked report exposes ‘mistrust’ between CITB and CSCS board that is choking development of the scheme

  • Lovell: In the salvage business
    News

    Jarvis still feeling the strain as three more bosses leave

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Heads of road division and track renewal believed to have been made redundant as part of wider restructuring

  • Building’s cover story last week
    News

    Pearce quits Procure21 after failing to win single contract

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Mounting discontent among framework contractors leads to speculation that others might abandon NHS Estates

  • Cherry: Planning to take Countryside private
    News

    Countryside recommends £218m management buyout

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Shareholders advised to back Cherry family’s 275p offer, amid rumours of impending bid from third party

  • Rockefeller Building
    News

    MOMA reopens it doors

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Revamped and re-invigorated, the world's most prestigious modern art gallery welcomes the public to its 125,000 square foot extension.

  • Lovell: In the salvage business
    News

    Jarvis still feeling the strain as three more bosses leave

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Heads of road division and track renewal believed to have been made redundant as part of wider restructuring

  • Building’s cover story last week
    News

    Pearce quits Procure21 after failing to win single contract

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Mounting discontent among framework contractors leads to speculation that others might abandon NHS Estates

  • News

    Industry calls for end to European procurement abuse

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Report reveals that British companies are losing out on European contracts because clients flout directives

  • News

    CITB Supplement 2004

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    A constructor's manual: best practice in construction

  • News

    Social housing

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    This week, a look at social housing, including whole-life costs, the latest products, and top tips. Plus, how the Peabody Trust met the needs of the over 50s in this stylish residential scheme.

  • Michael Latham
    Comment

    The path ahead

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Having been involved in the construction industry in various capacities since 1965, I find it hard to recall a time when there have been greater opportunities for the sector.

  • Features

    Our golden opportunity

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Over the past five months Building has run the Action for Skills series, with ConstructionSkills, to kick-start a debate about training and the new sector skills agreement. Now, to round off the series, this supplement – a constructor’s manual, if you will – offers an overview of training needs ...

  • John Rackstraw
    Features

    The ideal partner

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    John Rackstraw, chief executive of Pearce Group and a devotee of the Egan message, explains how he’s putting the principles of partnering and integrated supply chains into action

  • Young hearts and minds
    Features

    Step 1: educate the people - Young hearts and minds

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Can a child of seven appreciate great buildings? Will a 15-year-old see the career opportunities construction has to offer? Well yes, but only if construction firms go to schools and actually talk to young people

  • A sure way in
    Features

    A sure way in

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Construction apprenticeships are as popular as ever with young people, but employers are less enthusiastic about the costs involved. So what can be done to give young people a secure path into the industry?

  • Trainees decorating a Coventry church
    Features

    A collective task: training for local people

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Whitefriars Housing Group is a collective of three housing firms that formed in September 2000 to manage more than 19,000 former Coventry council homes.

  • Crème de la crème
    Features

    Crème de la crème

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    A degree and a pile of debt – the net result after several years of hard study and student nights out. But how prepared are graduates for the tough world of work and the particular demands of construction?

  • Features

    A mature influence

    2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Stories of posh plumbers – city bankers who swap pinstripes for overalls – may be exaggerated, but it is true that an increasing number of people in other professions want to learn construction skills. So how can the industry meet their training needs?