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CommentJust sign here …
When you start a new business arrangement it is best to confirm the terms in writing. A recent spate of construction disputes show the risks involved in relying on oral contracts
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: More contracts but mixed fortunes
January’s index is up but there are mixed fortunes across sectors
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Bluecoat House
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Martin Douglas, associate director of Bristol-based Pad Design
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CommentHousing is a numbers game we are not winning
Private housebuilding is the fastest growing sector in construction but major investment is needed to solve the housing crisis
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NewsDouble win for Multiplex as it rules across January tables
Contractor takes total of next seven rivals combined with awards from Dalian Wanda and Great Portland
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FeaturesOne Blackfriars: Second time around
Three years after completing One St George Wharf in London’s Vauxhall, St George is well on its way to the top of a striking residential skyscraper on the South Bank
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CommentHansom: Drinking in the view
This week involved an enjoyable combination of sights and sipping. A swimming pool will offer uplookers an eyeful, the view from my HQ has an unexpectedly named watering hole and the Ally Pally seeks booze
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CommentSomething in the air
Construction should be getting behind Sadiq Khan’s proposals for tackling air pollution from site machinery
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FeaturesFighting for air: Pollution from on-site machinery
Sadiq Khan is on a crusade to improve London’s air quality and now has construction firmly in his sights. Joey Gardiner reports on the high levels of pollution coming from building sites, the danger they pose to workers, and the pressure being put on the industry to clean up its ...
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NewsPhase one of HS2 granted Royal Assent
The first phase between London and Birmingham will be up and running by 2026
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CommentOnline poll: Air pollution
Is Sadiq Khan right to clamp down on firms using polluting machinery on site? Vote here
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NewsGovernment plans to use PF2 for raft of construction jobs
Pipeline will include programmes of prisons, schools, hospitals, infrastructure and MoD work
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NewsKier chalks up £23m Sheffield school
The new school will accommodate 1,200 pupils once completed
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CommentEmployers must reduce workers' exposure to diesel fumes
Diesel fumes are a hazardous substance that can increase the risk of lung cancer, which like all work-related cancers is preventable
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CommentIt was never a problem before
The rule of ‘estoppel by convention’ is increasingly significant in disputes about payment or payless notices. So, what is it and what do the courts say about it?