All Letters articles – Page 82
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The race still running
Your article “Four housebuilders pull out of ‘onerous’ grant process” (28 October, page 22) took a somewhat sensational line and missed at least some of the point as a result. Opening bidding to private developers for the first time was always going to be about testing the market. We expected ...
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The dawning of an age …
Saturday night on Channel 4 boded well: baby off to bed nice and early, settle down with the wife and a nice glass of rioja, Kevin McCloud’s learned tones and a deserved early win for the Stealth House.
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Get to know each other better
I was interested to read recently published research by consultant Deloitte that highlighted the worrying yet unsurprising fact that “two-thirds of UK businesses do not even ask for detailed reporting” from suppliers.
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… Crossed wires
… Crossed wiresThe Treasury castigates government contracts for being monstrously late and over budget.
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Don’t look up …
This is a photo from Khan el-Khalili in Cairo. The public (including us) thought nothing of walking under this JCB while it was in operation – it was being used for lifting concrete drainage sections. (It was a nice gesture that the guys stopped to smile at the camera.)
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Nothing personal
Ian Abley’s column got me to challenge my thinking as a proponent of non-adversarial teamworking.
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Strength in numbers
Ian Abley confuses co-operation with submissiveness in his attack on collaborative working (14 October).
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The thing about frameworks
Framework agreements allow commercial parties to set down their commercial aims and objectives without working out detailed terms or using lawyers, and before designs and contractual procedures have been finalised.
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The Danieli crusade rides on
Nick Henchie (26 August) states: “It is possible that more use will be made of jointly appointed experts, which could not only save time and costs but will probably lead to earlier settlement of cases.” This is most interesting. In response to Alan Danieli’s difficulties in getting clients to pay ...
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… mixed with a little despair
The remarks by Ian Livsey are typical of the type of comments that contributed to the regrettable demise of Quality Mark.
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Washing your dirty linen in public
As a regular reader of your magazine for many years, I must agree with the market opinion that Building is a quality leader in the construction industry and it is gratifying to know you give readers the opportunity to express concerns about any of the issues published.
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Four ridiculous weeks
As chairman of a small committee in the east Midlands that, among other things, is concerned with good practice in the construction industry, I would like to bring to your attention a serious problem being faced on a regular basis by main contractors, namely that of absurdly short tender periods ...
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CommentWhat could possibly go wrong?
In response to your call for photos of health and safety breaches, we rather like this one!
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Stone from home
Thank you for the excellent spread on the Victoria & Albert’s revamped central courtyard (23 September).
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Trust and naivete …
TrustMark chairman Ian Livsey’s comments cheered me up, particularly his belief that householders do not always go for the cheapest quote.
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Risky business
I refer to the articles on the PFI in your 23 September issue, and wonder whether the UK contracting industry will ever learn. PFI is not working as it could, agreed. But there’s no point blaming the public sector clients – that’s just too easy. It is the market that ...
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Early warning
Your article (26 August) on land designated for employment use being bought for affordable housing in London raises some interesting considerations.
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… but a fan gained
If the main problem faced by the industry is attracting young people (16 September), then the solution is right there on page 46.
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Pipe gripe
I was rather depressed to find that your review of the University College London Hospital (23 September) seemed to mention virtually every aspect of the hospital’s construction other than its drainage material.
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Something missing …
I am a black architect and was surprised, disappointed and somewhat concerned that Building’s cover page article on 16 September did not include any black or Indian graduates. This, I am sure you will agree, is unacceptable considering the demographic make-up of London in particular and the country in general. ...