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CommentConstruction industry gossip: It's all in the timing
This week’s construction gossip: Not only are women refusing to put up with any more nonsense, but now a man can’t even trust his smartphone not to cause offence
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CommentWorried about the skills shortage? Try employing former military personnel
Don’t offer jobs to former service men and women out of pity; employ them because they are competent, ambitious, hardworking and quick to adapt
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CommentBuilding Good Employer Guide 2018
We have taken a fresh approach in this year’s Good Employer Guide, deliberately focusing on specific workplace initiatives designed to improve staff’s daily lives and, by extension, business performance
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CommentDoes progress on the Brexit process match construction's priorities?
With Brexit already taking its toll on construction’s workforce, Andrew Stunell says we have to act with speed to mitigate the worst effects of this political folly
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CommentA country manor house conspiracy
Shenanigans by two brothers fixing up a fancy house highlights the risks of working for undercapitalised companies
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CommentIn praise of mediation
Mediation is too often overlooked as a cost-effective method of dispute resolution
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CommentBudget 2018: Hammond called time on PFI and Help to Buy, so what next?
PFI may be on the way out, but Hammond was careful not to condemn all public-private partnerships. What will replace it?
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CommentWhat's the best way to attract and recruit young people into construction? Get them young
The industry’s approach to attracting and hiring new talent is haphazard. The Construction Leadership Council, if properly funded, could do something about it
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CommentLondon's population is on the rise – so how can we ensure good growth?
We need masterplans that are designed to encourage and facilitate daily contact, says Lendlease’s Selina Mason
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CommentUnravelling the intent
What happens if parties have created a contract as a result of an exchange of emails, but they have polar opposite views concerning the scope of works?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: a single round of applause
Lack of trophy space might steal Foster + Partners’ Stirling prize ‘triple’, the Lib Dems get a single round of applause and firms gear up for word on the future of Help to Buy
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CommentIt’s time to talk about Britain’s infrastructure much more boldly
We are great at building infrastructure, but we need a revolution to make the UK the most internet-connected country
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Women work in construction - get over it
We ask readers to share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time
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CommentSustainable construction is stepping into the spotlight
It’s clear that this sector is increasingly viewed as a major opportunity for the government’s clean growth agenda
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CommentGet it in writing before work starts
Failing to execute a formal contract risks severe exposure in the face of a defects claim, warns Christopher Filor
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CommentIs the ICC target cost contract ready to compete with NEC?
Ian Yule explains the recently released ICC target cost contract and weighs it against its main rival as an engineering contract, the NEC
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CommentTrailblazers: Modular homes
Joseph Daniels, founder of luxury modular homes developer Project Etopia, praises the first modular homes built in the UK
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CommentGrenfell and the Hackitt report: whisper it, but progress is being made
Against the odds it seems that progress has been made behind the scenes – with, rumour has it, the help of about 100 civil servants – to implement Hackitt’s review
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CommentAfter Brexit the construction sector must embrace international opportunities
Although you wouldn’t know it from the way we talk about it sometimes, the British construction industry is the envy of the world. We are building complicated and challenging projects, and finding innovative solutions that allow us to do so quickly, safely and cost effectively. ...