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FeaturesLight fantastic (without the tripping)
Coventry these days is whistling a merry tune as its millennium projects transform the city – not least an illuminated spiral-ramp bridge over the new public piazza. But how did they specify that tricky surface and underfoot lighting?
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Who makes what
Looking for a manufacturer of floor components such as screeds, sealants, and stair treads? Look no further than our guide to UK suppliers, provided by Barbour Index.
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Just the job
After 13 years in investment banking, Linda Wheaton is training for a career in carpentry. She explains why construction is better than finance – especially for women
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NewsBroker's notes: Posh forever
I would like to issue the following statement on the stories that circulated this past weekend: During the past few months I have become accustomed to reading more and more ludicrous stories regarding my private life. The simple truth is that I am married, and whether I like it ...
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CommentOpen mike: Enemies of the people
In the first of a series of guest columns, Jeff Howell, The Sunday Telegraph's construction writer, explains what shocks the public most about their builders
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CommentMarketwatch: private medicine/laboratories
We all know about PFI hospitals and LIFT schemes and how they are dominating the medical construction market.
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Comment*Cosying up ...
Building's series of profiles of clients with lots of work to hand out continues with Mitchells & Butlers, one of the UK's largest licensed retailing companies.
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*Tips on making an acquisition
Lee Teste is a partner at Manchester-based consultant TMG Corporate Finance. His recent work has involved advising on Charles Evans Group's acquisition of Stockport Joinery and Stockport Windows.
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Diabolical liabilities
The Construction Industry Council is reponding to changes in the insurance market by insisting that the client takes on consultants' extra risk. This won't do
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Not you again
Adjudications are meant to settle disputes cheaply, but there are many ways that the parties can thwart this simple goal. Amec discovered a couple of good ones
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No busted flush
I must take issue with Nick Henchie's article "Mediation is a busted flush" (19 March, page 64), particularly the suggestion that the parties need to spend "massive amounts" to prepare a case for mediation and that mediators need to be involved "procedurally, often many months before the mediation, and ...
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The power of the mediator
Nick Henchie (19 March, page 64) suggests that many disputes successfully resolved by mediation would have been settled more cost-effectively had the parties engaged in "the most overlooked method of dispute resolution", namely good old fashioned, without prejudice meetings and face-to-face negotiations.I would guess that few, if any, industries ...