All Building articles in 30 January 2009 – Page 7
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Comment
An even-handed approach
The article Sheep vs Grass (16 January, page 42) was a lovely idea, and a simple, clear list of green duds and gems would be great.
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News
McBains appointment
Consultant McBains Cooper has appointed Patricia Crittenden finance director
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MPs launch all-party group to promote green homes
More than 50 MPs have joined an all party parliamentary group (APPG) formed to promote low-carbon housing
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Comment
Our agenda
The recession is not without its fringe benefits. I, for one, have pounced on the opportunity to stop my children’s pocket money (even as I type these words they are combing west London in search of work, and the lessons learned will no doubt prove as important as schoolwork).
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Features
Working life: Life after redundancy
Kristina Smith meets three people who reinvented themselves after being made redundant (and found it far less painful than Martin Haake’s illustration would suggest)
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News
Helpline calls treble as firms seek advice on staff cuts
Sharp rise in contractors turning to NFB for guidance on redundancies and late payments
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Comment
Suds law: Limiting adjudication materials
You can throw anything you want at an argument in an adjudication – even the kitchen sink – but it won’t wash if you don’t give the other side time to consider it
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Comment
Do we still need Minter?: Late payments act
The Late Payments Act compensates companies for the costs they incur while waiting for their money, so we may be able to say goodbye to an old bit of case law
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News
Abu Dhabi investor reviews UK projects
The head of Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company, which owns the Excel centre in London, has travelled to the UK to review its projects
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Banks shun £400m scheme for homebuyers
The government’s £400m scheme to help people buy new-build housing in the recession is struggling to win support from mortgage lenders
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Mears buys 3C
Social housing repair and maintenance contractor Mears has bought 3C Asset Management, the company formerly known as Erinaceous Property Management, for £12.5m.
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News
Latest construction appointments - 30 January 2009
John McAslan + Partners has appointed Pauline Nee head of historic buildings
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in December 2008
Housing association completions were up on 2007, but the private sector had a very quiet Christmas
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Prison service looks to cut procurement costs 20%
The prison service is reviewing its procurement strategy and restructuring the senior team behind its £2.3bn building programme in a bid to cut costs, it has emerged
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Corus axes 2,500
Steel maker Corus has confirmed plans to cut 2,500 jobs in the UK and mothball a plant in south Wales
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Contractors abandon quest for profit as margins fall to 2.5%
Increasing numbers of firms are bidding for work on a zero-profit basis as contractors resort to cut-throat tactics to win work
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Gleeds cuts pay 12.5% – but partners still draw profits
Consultant takes action ‘to prevent office closures and job cuts’, as Mace reviews all staff positions
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Features
Planning: what's happened to section 106?
Affordable housing, roads, health facilities, schools, even public art – all these were paid for out of developers’ section 106 contributions. But that was in the good times. Now the well’s run dry and the question everyone is asking is: where’s the money going to come from?
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News
RICS appoints new head of sustainability
She will develop a framework strategy to coordinate sustainability activity across the organisation