More Comment – Page 400
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A little consideration please
When the construction industry is losing staff left, right and centre, including Turner &Townsend, I find Robert Deatker’s comments (14 January, page 30) on his “favourite restaurant in Barbados” and his “favourite meal of clams and linguine”, to be crass, affected and insensitive. I couldn’t bring myself to read the ...
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CommentCan we be of any assistance?
Like it or not, lawyers are tending to intrude into the adjudication process. Perhaps the industry should stop resisting and treat them as a guiding hand
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CommentConsolidation is the name of the game
A major bout of consolidation is under way, marked by a shrinking band of suppliers and a growing list of casualties. Alastair Stewart looks at the players in a game of musical chairs
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CommentConstruction folk take more than a fair share of pain as prices rise and pay falls
Since November 2007 construction wages have dropped by 1.1% compared to a 5% rise across the economy
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CommentBe explicit: All Metal Roofing vs Kamm Properties
This case shows the importance of stating the exact whens, wheres and whys of any contract – in writing
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CommentDrop in homebuyers and sellers in December: was it snow or a change in climate?
Spring will tell whether there is new growth in housing prospects
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CommentNovember construction output figures suggest it’s downhill from here
The industry contracted by 1.5% towards the end of 2010
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CommentSome room for optimism to be found in the Experian forecast
Data is more upbeat about construction's medium-term prospects than other recent forecasts
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CommentIs Iraq still scary?
With security improving more UK construction companies are considering moving in
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CommentWinning on penalties
You may have agreed a sum for breach of contract, but there’s an old common-law doctrine that could see it struck down as a penalty. Fortunately this does not happen often, says Tim Elliott
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CommentThis is never going to work
Retention funds waste everybody’s time and achieve nothing of value. Here’s a case that shows, yet again, why we should ditch them
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CommentIt's PFI, Jim, but not as we know it
Reports of the death of PFI are exaggerated, but the funding model is going to have to change to reflect a time of public sector austerity
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CommentLow-carbon: A trillion miles begins with a single step
Paul Morrell’s ideas for getting construction to help deliver a low carbon future are light on design, says Chris Wise. Odd, because in fact we can design out much of our carbon footprint
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VAT for domestic building ...
I hope this government knows what it is doing, because interest rates will have to rise soon as well (VAT increase could cost 11,000 jobs, 17 December, building.co.uk)
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VAT on domestic animals
Funny how Labour’s 1% hike on NI was a “jobs tax” that every CEO in the country seemed to want to scream about and sign carefully staged letters about, but now a 2.5% rise in VAT is being introduced by this shambles of a government with barely a word from ...
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Don't curb your enthusiasm
I really like Kulveer Ranger’s enthusiasm (26 November, page 36) - these large infrastructure projects need huge amounts of positive energy from those in the driving seats to make them successful
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How to do architecture right
I don’t entirely disagree with Lucy Rogers’ points (inbox, 10 December) in relation to my column (19 November, page 31)
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