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Contractors are struggling, but it’s a problem across the industry... Far too little weight is given to time management at the design level. New CIOB president Keith Pickavance wants to change the way complex building projects are delivered.

Diversity in the workforce is probably the key medium-to-long-term issue for the industry. I want to bring together stakeholders to see what we can do to take on the agenda. Mark Farrar sets out his goals as the new chief executive of ConstructionSkills.

There has been a slowdown, so we are taking measures to address it, but we are aware of what happens during these times. We have lots of work on and are looking to maintain a level on the strong base that we have. Paul Birch, director of Hamiltons, has cut 16 staff as architects, too, begin to feel the effects of the credit crunch.

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Construction Manager