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FeaturesSpotlight on demolition
Market viewAsk most people to describe a typical demolition site and they would probably talk about a ball and chain smashing its way through a building until there is just a heap of rubble. This preconceived notion of the industry does not do it justice. In recent years, demolition contractors ...
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Do keep in touch
The new Construction Clients Group should encourage its members to be at the core of the building process – without being overpoweringly hands-on
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Will we ever learn?
It may promise affordable housing on a massive scale, but the government's communities plan could simply be a rerun of 1960s prefab failures like Thamesmead (pictured). We investigate the dangers of sacrificing quality for speed and rock-bottom prices
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David Curry
The Labour government is busy promoting Tory ideas of home ownership, but it needs to seriously rethink housing schemes first
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Moot dispute
Tony Bingham said last week that the test for whether a dispute has arisen is 'usefully neat and tidy'. Well, maybe it would be … if there were only one test
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Have a little trust
What a sad story is portrayed in Martin Spring's report on Cumberland Infirmary (30 May, page 39).
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Partnering will tear us apart
In response to Jonathan Hosie’s feature on partnering agreements (6 June, page 55), I think if you consider the vested interests and problems in construction contracting, partnering isn’t a viable solution.
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Keep it lean, keep 'em keen
Matthew Richards' guide to lingo (30 May, p44) doesn't help anyone with regard to understanding lean construction.
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Earning a fast buck
I've been following the debate about retention and can fully understand the points of view of both subcontractors and employers.
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Dubai says 'aye'
I would like to second Peter Jones' vote of confidence (9 May, page 34) in Peter Fall's efforts to promote and develop the image of the RICS and its members.
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Just say no
On the subject of the RICS fee increase, the council very properly notified the membership in the AGM literature about its proposals for the extremely substantial increase in subscriptions.
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We can weather the storm
According to recent headlines in the business press, 20,000 companies are likely to fail over the next year.
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City scorns McCarthy family bid to buy £600m firm
The City has poured scorn on the McCarthy family’s attempt to buy out retirement home specialist McCarthy & Stone this week.
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NFB: Our money worries are over
The National Federation of Builders has said its financial problems have been solved despite reporting a deficit of nearly a quarter of a million pounds for the year ending 31 March 2003.
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NewsBlair shortlists 14 public projects for award
Prime minister Tony Blair this week shortlisted 14 projects for his third Better Public Building Award.
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David Wilson plans to reinvent conventional home
Housebuilder David Wilson Homes is starting a research project to rethink the conventional house.
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Greens target Travis Perkins
Greenpeace has protested at the failure of builders merchant Travis Perkins to stop importing illegal Indonesian timber.
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NewsHSE targets small firms over site accidents
The Health and Safety Executive has launched an initiative to reduce accidents on small construction sites.The High 5 leaflet, produced by the HSE's Working Well Together campaign, was prompted by HSE research showing that 75% of deaths and injuries on site happen to self-employed workers or those who work ...