All Archive Titles articles – Page 1217
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Reformers join forces
Egan bodies regroup under Rethinking Construction amid "initiativitis" criticisms
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Archive TitlesFeel the heat
To build the Bioincubator building at York Science Park, Harrison Construction had to be ready to convert labs into offices at the drop of a hat.
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Expert export
CIOB International has two "investment" countries, China and South Africa. That means that in those two countries the development activity costs more than the local subscriptions can support. In mainland China, the costs are met by Hong Kong subscriptions.This is just to establish, for those in the UK who might ...
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Archive TitlesDoubts surface over MCG skills timetable
CECA denounces 2003 deadline for fully CSCS-qualified workforce as impossible to achieve
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Archive TitlesDancing with the devil
Partner with the NHBC? Big mistake, given its dubious reputation and refusal to talk, says Jeff Howell
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Cost it with a click
Jim Cooper fires up three estimating programs to find out just how easy they can make pricing
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CIOB in merger talks
Negotiations on merger with ASI now down to hammering out details
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Archive TitlesCatch 'em young
With the skills crisis showing no sign of abating, smart firms are offering quasi-apprenticeships
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You can't contract out
Ann Wright explains recent rulings that affect the construction industry
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Archive TitlesBosses and unions urge recall of CIS4
Bogus self-employed workers using CIS4 cards defraud Exchequer of £2bn a year
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Transfers' moment of truth
Campaigning in the UK's two largest stock transfers is drawing to a close, as tenants try to make a choice on the future of their homes amid barrages of invective from both sides.
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Going over the numbers
Tim Jackson outlines how the Housing Corporation's new approach will keep tabs on associations' financial viability
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Probe finds excess payouts
Widow blames Ridgehill's problems for suicide tragedy, as questionable pensions emerge
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Space crisis forces subsidy for care
The crisis facing the care home sector will have the knock-on effect of forcing RSLs that provide supported housing to subsidise residential care, the development director of a major association said this week.
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Collapse in demand hits Liverpool associations
Housing associations in inner city Liverpool have been left at financial risk by a devastating collapse in demand, according to a shock report on the state of the city’s housing markets.
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Anti-transfer lobby appeals to Europe
Campaigners this week made a last-ditch attempt to block the UK’s largest stock transfer to date when they lodged a petition with the European Parliament, claiming that Glasgow council’s plans breach competition rules.
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London's problems caused ADP delay
Ministers called on the Housing Corporation to revise its planned 2002/03 Approved Development Programme to reflect housing “pressures” on London and the south east, it has emerged.
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Have your say on strategy
The Constructors Liaison Group wants your opinion on how the industry is run.