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What's in a handshake?
When a TV company started looking for a home for Fame Academy, it kept its options open with two potential agreements. If only it hadn't shook on one of them …
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NewsHomesick Bovis director defects to Miller Group
Manchester regional director and 'family man' joins rival's Scottish division, forcing UK boss Millett to fill in
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NewsBroker's notes: Bored of the rings
The Lord of the Rings trilogy was rubbish. There. I've said it. Hobbits, orcs, elves? That stuff's for geeks!
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An affair of the heart …
How rich for journalists, of all people, to be lecturing others on the perils of boozing and bingeing. Well, yes, all right.
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Axed? Not me
It is totally wrong for your magazine to have stated that the Richard Rogers Partnership had been "axed" by BAA (19 December, page 13).
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Another axe to grind
Your article (19 December 2003, page 13) about BAA cutting firms from its framework agreement is reported in such a way that will be damaging to our business and does not report our true working relationship with BAA.
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Like working for free?
It will never cease to amazed me how little attention is paid in the world of business to the ability of a client to pay and how easy it is to convince suppliers to provide goods and services on credit.
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Let's target the target-setters
I read with amusement the multiple stories in your 12 December issue (page 3 and15) arising from the woolly targets and grandiose statements issued by Dennis Lenard and Peter Rogers.
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A yell from the rebel
The Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors is not to be confused with the well respected ICE further down Great George Street from the RICS.
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Good old-fashioned advice
Tony Bingham is absolutely right (19 December, page 46) to advise that firms check the expertise and experience of any potential "other party" before entering into contracts.
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Employers beware
Tony Bingham's report on the case of Rupert Morgan Building Services vs Jervis and Jervis is fine as far as it goes (5 December, page 49).
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HSE inspectors threaten strike over pay row
Safety regulator has until today to grant 2.6% pay claim or union will begin disputes procedure
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NewsOut of the ashes …
Coventry has reclaimed its city centre near to the cathedral with Millennium Square, the centrepiece of the £50m Phoenix Initiative, which combines architecture, landscaping and public artworks. The square has a spiral pedestrian bridge designed by artist Alexander Beleschenko and structural engineer Dewhurst Macfarlane, light bars set into the paving ...
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NewsShake-up moves Carillion away from roots
Carillion has taken another step towards reinventing itself as a services provider after a new-year restructuring, announced by chief executive John McDonough
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NewsGood year for Dunlop
Regeneration specialist Urban Splash and architect Shed KM have received planning permission for their revamp of the Fort Dunlop building next to the M6 in Birmingham. The building, which has been vacant for 20 year, is to be fitted with a 50 m electric blue "spine", round portico windows, shops, ...
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Millennium Village cladding contractor goes bust
One of the main subcontractors on the £250m Greenwich Millennium Village project has gone into voluntary liquidation.
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NewsMore evidence emerges of construction's suicide risk
Researchers at Leeds University find that 16% of all suicides in the city are committed by construction workers
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Ballast's subcontractors look to the courts
A group of subcontractors owed £5m as a result of the failure of Ballast UK will appoint lawyers next week to advise them on how to get their money back.
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Battle for UCATT job heats up
The political battle to succeed George Brumwell as general secretary of construction union UCATT is to begin next week, when the union's executive committee announces plans for the election process.
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Work floods in to US M&E company
Specialist contractor Emcor has landed a slew of contracts, the largest of which is a £20m deal to provide M&E services to the Broadgreen hospital in Liverpool for Norwest Holst.