All Letters articles – Page 67
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CommentThe Wiltshire Evel Knievel
After our whistlestop world tour of safety blunders, we’re back in Blighty this week to witness a (hopefully) death-defying stunt involving a motorbike, a couple of ladders and a nice, slopey roof.
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Campaign for real ale
Good to see PRP Architects had proper beer to drink. If I had such a thing as an approved list, PRP would be on it for that alone.
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Preserving a dying breed
I was struck by the comments about sourcing the next generation of estimators in the article “What does it take to get your loyalty?” (8 September, page 38).
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CommentThe Budapest wall game
All you need to play are two willing competitors and one rapidly disintegrating wall. Absolutely no protective equipment necessary …
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Building buys a half
In “Building buys a pint … for PRP Architects” (15 September, page 32), I could not help but notice that there would appear to have been five people at the Bishop’s Finger in Smithfield, but only three drinks bought.
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Southwark’s seventies heyday
I was interested in the article “Spotlight on Southwark” (15 September, page 55). The thought struck me that this is nothing new. Even in the 1970s, some enlightened councillors on Southwark council had seen the light and had gone off in a new direction.
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Age has always been an issue
Richard Steer provides an interesting perspective on the age discrimination laws that come into force in October. He voices concern that lack of mobility at the top end of the age bracket will stifle prospects for younger entrants to the industry. However, this ignores a fundamental aspect of the demographic ...
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CommentSomething in the air
Yes, there really is and it’s a worker installing a light fitting with an astonishing disregard for his reproductive future.
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No help at all
My company has taken on an apprentice in order to put something back into the industry and has done all the right things – enrolled him at college, contacted the Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council about an apprenticeship and contacted
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Sound check
Plans to run a rail line under Sir Paul McCartney’s London studio have outraged the former Beatle, according to a tabloid report, but also brought the often neglected issue of unwanted vibrations to the fore.
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Declaring war on waste
With the subject of sustainability hitting the news on a daily basis, it is good that Jennie Price offered some practical advice on how to go about achieving it.
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Evidence of life
I appreciate that there are many diverse roles within the property/construction industry, but as a chartered building surveyor with an MRICS professional qualification and a BSc degree, it’s really nice to know from your latest annual salary guide that I don’t exist
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Leave it to the professionals
Simon Rawlinson’s excellent article on construction management (1 September, page 62) will hopefully dispel any myths surrounding the CM route.The key to the successful use of CM is ensuring clients use only experienced, specialist CM organisations that have the culture, systems, people and skills to make it work and operate ...
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Bricking it
Did anyone else see the feature on TV on 17 August about A level results and school leavers.
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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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