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FeaturesJust the job
Dusty Gedge tells us why he ran away from the circus to join the green roofing industry
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FeaturesCost model: Distribution centres
The distribution centre sector is buzzing at the moment, as businesses rush to outsource their goods-handling to logistics firms, and supermarkets adopt just-in-time delivery systems. Here we look at the key issues in affecting distribution centres – and, more importantly, breaks down how much one would cost
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NewsMaxwell Stewart axes 20 employees
M&E firm Maxwell Stewart has made 20 people redundant and restructured the firm to bring it back into profit.Maxwell Stewart was hit by the collapse of main contractor Sunley Turriff, which was placed in administration last July.Robert Stewart, Maxwell Stewart’s chairman, said the firm had just had its busiest year ...
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NewsBroker’s notes: The Jarvis chainsaw massacre
So summer is with us at last, dear reader. You’ll be relieved to know I’ve managed to wean myself off my workaholism with the help of therapeutic visits to Ascot, Wimbledon, the British Open, the cricket and the polo, and nothing but the very occasional bottle of Bolly to keep ...
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CommentMultiplex on the spot
The FA may have other things on its mind than the construction of Wembley, but news that the stadium is presently hosting a good old-fashioned firefight between sub and main contractors should give anyone left at Soho Square additional cause for concern.
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Czech list
The Czech Republic has updated its laws on public procurement to bring them into line with European rules – but there are one or two things you ought to know
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The Holyrood treatment
Cary Grant could have given a valuable lesson in construction procurement to the “client” for the Scottish parliament building (23 July, page 50) – or the client for any large or complex development, come to that.
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It’s just cement to be
With the introduction of the European Landfill Directive, the UK’s remediation industry must face the fact that it has to find an alternative to a dig-and-dump strategy for contaminated land (16 July, page 14).
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A fair point
I was reading the article “Beauty is but skin deep …” (18 June, pages 26-28) and noticed that you show a photograph of the Saga headquarters in Folkestone, Kent, to illustrate the leaky windows that it has been cursed with. I would just like to point out that the photograph ...
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Dear Tony ...
I think the “answer on a postcard” to Tony Bingham’s question of how to gather evidence of site disruptions at the time they occur (16 July, page 52) is to keep a site diary. A well-kept and detailed diary is invaluable to anyone having to prepare or determine claims for ...
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… or, perhaps, Dear Diary
The answer has to be site diaries maintained by all supervisory staff from trade supervisor upwards. There should be an item in the bill for them, their content specified in the spec and, for programmes using the Society of Construction Law protocol, a withholding of a percentage of the account ...
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NewsThe incubator
This photovoltaic wall in north Wales, is the largest of its type in Europe. It is part of the £11m Optronics Technology and Incubation Centre built on St Asaph Business Park. Designed by Percy Thomas Architects and constructed by Shepherd Construction, the 1000 m2 wall includes 2368 photovoltaic panels and ...
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Industry underwhelmed by first meeting of CIPER
Construction leaders have expressed disappointment about the first meeting of the CIPER.
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Berkeley boss departs
The managing director of St James, a housebuilding division of Berkeley Group, has stepped down after fewer than two years in the post.
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Inland Revenue launches self-employment blitz
The Inland Revenue is to send letters to 13,000 contractors and 44,000 subcontractors warning them not to classify their workers as self-employed if they are not.
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Former mandarin to conduct RICS inquiry
The RICS has asked a former senior Whitehall official to chair a review of how the organisation operates.Sir Bryan Carsberg, formerly director-general of the Office of Fair Trading, is to be appointed next month.He will examine whether the RICS is carrying out properly its responsibility for regulating chartered surveyors.The review, ...
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NewsGlass giants
Highbridge business park, the joint venture between developers Highbridge Properties and the Ashall Group, has completed 16,400 m2 of office space at Cobalt Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. The buildings (Cobalt 1, 2 and 3) are 4087 m2, 9522 m2 and 2800 m2. The first two are designed by Ryder HKS ...
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NewsAncient and modern
The National Galleries of Scotland this week opened a basement extension designed by John Miller & Partners and built by Heery International. It includes a restaurant, entrance hall, lecture hall and shop. The cost of the project, which includes the refurbishment of the Royal Scottish Academy building, is £30m. ...