All Leader articles – Page 39
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CommentA hard way to make a living
It defies logic really. We’ve had 12 years of sustained growth, PFI contracts are going begging and any client you talk to says there aren’t enough good contractors to go round.
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CommentFlexibility is your friend
Flexible working and construction aren’t natural stablemates. Job-sharing or part-time professionals are by and large an anathema, and paid leave for new fathers and mothers is often no more than the statutory minimum.
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CommentWhere did Multiplex go wrong?
We’re used to drama at Wembley but last week’s events are right up there with white horses and Russian linesmen.
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CommentSteering the good ship Safety
You might be a little surprised to find me writing the foreword to this awards supplement. But there are a lot of parallels between sailing and the construction industry.
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CommentSo, Alun Michael
He may not be the high-profile champion that the industry craved, but the appointment of Alun Michael to preside over construction is better news than many had expected.
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CommentMaking ourselves miserable
“I immediately knew there was something massively wrong with the building as soon as I moved in.
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CommentWe want a new Labour
If a Labour government returns to power next week – and there’s little to indicate that it won’t – at least the construction industry should be pleased. It’s hard to conclude otherwise. Labour may have lost its appeal on a personal level to those working in the industry, as our ...
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CommentPeter’s friends
Come on, admit it – you love hearing about the birth of another industry lobby group.
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CommentFall-out shelter
Will we ever have an industry in which well-run subcontractors do not continually face financial ruin because they happen to work for a contractor that goes bust?
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CommentJust not good enough
What verdict should the Health and Safety Executive pass on the construction industry at next week’s summit?
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CommentOne project away from disaster
It’s a cruel study in contrasting fortunes. In the same week that BP announced a £9.3bn profit, Mowlem issued another profit warning
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CommentTime for a service
Adjudication has become such an established part of the construction scene over the past seven years that it is easy to forget what an extraordinary thing it is.
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The way forward
Not all companies will be establishing good reputations and winning repeat work. Will you be among them? We throw down the gauntlet
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CommentMuch done, more to do
Credit where it’s due. When John Prescott and his colleagues gather in Manchester next week to take the pulse of the regeneration effort, they can feel a little pleased with themselves (see pages 40-52).
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The Brick Awards continue to thrive
Last year we not only had record entries and attendance at the Grosvenor House but also, more importantly, a perceptible increase in the quality of the buildings.