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Building buys a pint . . . for the Key Concierge
The Key Concierge is a property and building management company set up to offer 24 hour services to clients on anything from project management on a building project through to household building, plumbing and gardening services
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CommentHansom: Slip and slide
As top brass at the NHBC glides across the dancefloor, Davis Langdon and Aecom’s romance is in decline and one QS can give you a little too much information about the dangers of wet boat decks
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CommentWanted: British buccaneers
As the Western economies falter under a burden of debt, the East is ascendant. But our intellectual capital could save us yet, if we can rekindle the British buccaneering spirit
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CommentMoney where the mouth is
It’s already turning into the kind of high-stakes City game where fortunes and reputations can be made or broken.
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CommentDifficult jurisdictions: Iraq
Continuing our series on difficult jurisdictions, Stuart Nash looks at Iraq, where the country’s extensive oil reserves should provide an enormous boost to the economy
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CommentShould Lend Lease drop the Bovis name?
Industry reacts to news that Lend Lease plans to ditch the 125-year-old name, plus your chance to vote on whether the company has made the right decision
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CommentHow to claim compensation for the snow
If the recent snow has caused disruption to a construction project you can make a claim, but you need to know how the various contract forms work first …
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CommentIt's not looking good for house prices in 2011
House prices dropped by 1.6% in 2010 and will continue falling according to Halifax figures
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CommentBye-bye Bovis
The year has just begun and already one of the oldest names in UK construction is on the way out
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CommentSeeing beyond Bovis
News that Lend Lease is poised to drop the 125-year-old Bovis brand will come as a shock, but perhaps it should have happened sooner
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CommentSlippery slopes: Honesty when compiling accounts
Have you ever been tempted to tweak the books a bit? Don’t. Read this cautionary tale aboout a developer who felt hard done by when his houses slid down the hill
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Too much information
Freedom of information legislation can expose firms contracting with public bodies to commercial disadvantage. A recent appeal court ruling recognises this
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CommentCan lawyers change their spots?
In 2011 lawyers are going to have to adapt to win work, whether by rebranding themselves, becoming mediation advisers or by moving in with the client…
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CommentHansom: Winter blues
Unfortunately the festive break was somewhat marred by debt delivery problems and party-pooping snow, but at least we’ve had Building’s Christmas single to sing (and laugh) along to..
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CommentBack to schools
With Sebastian James’ review of school procurement due imminently, Richard Simmons sets out his hopes and fears for the future of school design
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CommentEasy, tiger
I write regarding your article “One hungry tiger” (3 December, page 32). As in most reports about Ireland’s economic woes these days, the writer stated that the once-mighty Celtic tiger has accepted an £80bn bailout.
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Divided we stand
Gordon Taylor (no relation), misunderstands the purpose of a professional body (3 December, page 26), when he argues for consolidation of the professions
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Measured response
Amanda Levete (17 December, page 28) is quite right to point out society’s predilection for inappropriate rulers but wrong to devalue the way architects, by their designs, are the measure of all things.
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Career advice for Lloyd
I read with interest the letter from Lloyd Holmes in the 10 December issue of Building Magazine and was pleased to see that he is considering a career in the UK nuclear industry. I was disappointed, though, to see that he views future prospects as “gloomy”