All Building articles in 2002 issue 38
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Why we're too white
So Prince Charles thinks farmers are more victimised than blacks or gays.
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Comment
This really works …
The pre-action protocol aims to make litigation less nasty by giving litigants the chance to be civil to one another. To the surprise of its opponents, it does so
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NewsModel worker
The Construction Industry Training Board has launched its latest wave of advertising geared at getting young people into the construction industry. The £500,000 campaign is aimed primarily at youth-orientated magazines such as Loaded, Match and Cosmo Girl, but will also include more highbrow publications such as the ...
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FeaturesMissing persons
Statistically, there should be three times as many workers from ethnic minorities on Britain's building sites as there are. So is the industry institutionally racist – or just very bad at marketing itself to these groups?
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FeaturesA message to you
Georg Sieber knows what direction people panic in. He knows what terrorists are about to do. He even knows how to stop them, although clients don't always listen. We met the brilliant psychologist who has a chilling warning for contractors.
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Local lowdown
Robert Smith of Hays Montrose continues his series on regional job markets with a report on north-east England – which is fizzing with health
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NewsMirror image
The second of the two Hungerford footbridges linking the South Bank of the Thames in central London with Charing Cross on the north bank was opened last Saturday. Architect Lifschutz Davidson's and engineer WSP Group's design replaces the previous pedestrian crossing with two 315 m footbridges suspended by cables from ...
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Sir Robert McAlpine sued over Lloyd's HQ
Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine is embroiled in a legal dispute over the £70m Lloyd's Register of Shipping headquarters in Fenchurch Streer, central London.
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Racism is unforgivable – but let's get the facts straight
I read last week's Building leader and articles about Najjif Shah with a great deal of annoyance.
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Mind the hidden extras
The construction courts have reinterpreted two JCT contracts – which will land many design-and-build firms with more risk than they'd bargained for
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White makes shock exit from Laing O'Rourke
Andy White has left Laing O'Rourke five months after he took up the post of chief operating officer.
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Laing looks to invest in European PFIs
Laing is planning to expand its PFI operations in Europe, focusing on road deals.
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NewsPrescott sends in EP to unlock Thames Gateway
Deputy prime minister orders regeneration agency to select key sites and get housing projects under way.
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How the East could be won
The Thames Gateway presents London with a great opportunity to solve its housing crisis. But this will only happen if the government is prepared to commit funds and take a strategic approach to development.
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NewsA deeper shade of green
Work has started on the construction of Riverside House, a low-energy speculative office building, as part of the second phase of Newburn Riverside Industry Park in Newcastle. The building has been designed to be more energy efficient than the Quadrant building (pictured), which was completed earlier this year as part ...
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Scaffolders' jobs at risk over insurance crisis
The scaffolding industry has issued a warning that jobs could soon be cut because of the growing insurance crisis in the sector.
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NewsCentre staged
This Edaw-designed masterplan for the redevelopment of Bracknell town centre, Berkshire, was unveiled this week. The plan includes 821 residential units, more than 44,000 m2 of office space and 56,000 m2 of retail. Financial support for the project was granted by the South East of England Development Agency.The landowners are ...
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Skills card for consultants
The Construction Industry Council is set to launch a skills certificate scheme for consultants to improve safety standards.
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Lipton: The PFI produces poor buildings
Cabe chairman Sir Stuart Lipton last week criticised the design of PFI projects at a conference held by public sector union Unison.
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Canadian firm bribed Lesotho official
A Canadian engineering firm has been convicted of bribery on dam construction projects in Lesotho.