All Building articles in 2006 issue 36 – Page 3
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Multiplex set to launch property funds
Australian construction group Multiplex is planning to set up a fund management division to invest in the UK and continental European property market.
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Foster, Rogers and Maki reveal Ground Zero towers
Norman Foster and Richard Rogers were yesterday expected to reveal their designs for towers at the site of the former World Trade Centre in New York.
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More than a short-term fix
I read with interest the article on health and safety training for foreign workers (25 August, page 24). At Six Two Training, we are offering CSCS courses for foreign workers in a variety of languages, including Polish, Russian and several others. Despite actively marketing the courses, the uptake has been ...
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Feathering your nest
Tax tips — Bird protection areas are thwarting schemes and reducing land values. But, according to Salvador Amico, you may be able to improve your cash flow by deferring your tax liability
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CommentFond farewells
This week we come to terms with the eventual departures of Colin Harding and Sir Peter Mason, bid adieu to the women-only construction empire and kiss goodbye to our invite to CLM’s all-night party
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NewsHOK drafts in US manager to run London office
American architect instigates reshuffle but denies it is over-concerned about low profitability
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NewsDubais double whammy
International architect Gensler has unveiled this image of a 140,000 m² extension to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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CommentDonald and Mahmood
What happens when the blog, the revenge weapon of the lowly and humble of the earth, is taken up by towering talents such as, er, Donald Trump and Mahmood Ahmadinejad? Nick Jones found out
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CommentDont touch that dial
It’s tough being an arbitrator. You’re expected to have expert skills in your field and be able to shoulder a weighty judicial burden. And one wrong move, such as making a simple phone call, will get you thrown off the job …
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CommentHarry Houdini is dead
Two weeks ago we ran the story of the consultant that got caught up in a legal wrangle over a landslip. The case then proceeded to the Court of Appeal, where it attempted an impossible escape …
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MCG sets strict deadlines for signing up to CSCS scheme
Staff have four weeks to show they are serious about obtaining skill card or they face axe next year
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Crossed wires
Gardiner & Theobald provides a very useful cost comparison between wired and wireless networks (14 July, page 80). Wireless technology is shown to be about 35% the cost of a wired network.
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NewsUp Greenwich creek
A planning application has been submitted by Creekside and Ampurius Nu Homes to build a mix of commercial and residential accommodation in Deptford, south-east London.
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Contractors take sunny view of future
Construction activity was at a five-month high in August, according to the Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.
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The taxman cometh
This was a trial of a preliminary issue. The issue was whether the contract for supply of building workers to London Recruitment Services was a contract with one subcontractor (Euro Pay Limited) which held a Construction Industry Scheme Tax Certificate or whether Euro Pay was itself contracting as agent for ...
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NewsMidlands council pioneers city development company
Dudley aims to find private partner to create new model for attracting capital for regeneration
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Building launches online salary checking service
Building has launched a salary checking service on its jobs website.