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  • Simon Williams
    News

    OFT: councils can sue guilty contractors

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Watchdog says legal action and blacklisting would be 'understandable'

  • Bob Kerslake
    News

    Kerslake: 'HCA plays role in every housing scheme'

    2009-09-25T13:25:00Z

    Chief executive reveals agency will directly fund half homes built in March 2011

  • Hospital
    News

    Procure 21+ swamped by applications

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    NHS framework forced to extend tender period after ‘very healthy response’ from industry

  • Li Shirong
    News

    CIOB publishes book on Chinese construction

    2009-09-25T12:37:00Z

    Institute profiles own president in celebration of personalities behind building boom

  • Money
    News

    BSS announces 3.9% revenue drop

    2009-09-25T08:50:00Z

    Heating and plumbing firm predicts weak demand into 2010

  • News

    Industry backs Mandelson's green industries review

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Keith Clarke will chair government study of the business potential of low-carbon construction

  • News

    Nuclear giants vie for £3.6bn clean-up

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Bidders for nuclear work are gearing up to fight for a multibillion pound contract to manage the clean-up of the Dounreay site on the northern coast of Scotland

  • Ian Tyler
    News

    Balfour and Parsons in talks for 'at least three years'

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    The two chief executives reveal how the £380m deal was done, and what it means for both firms

  • News

    Trainees to miss out on 2012 work after LSC funding delays

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Apprentices in plastering and dry-lining will no longer be able to qualify in time to work on the 2012 site, thanks to delays in Learning and Skills Council funding for an Olympic training centre

  • safety blunder
    News

    Without the aid of a net

    2009-09-25T01:00:00Z

    Our thanks to John Tarling for this one, taken from his office window in Southampton. Who needs safety equipment when you have the courage of a lion and the wisdom of a sardine?

  • Hansom
    Comment

    Hansom: How predictable

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    We have an informative and educational selection of items this week, from stripped pine in the Gulf to Libyan seafood … although I expect you’ll go straight to the one about bear wrestling with Sarah Beeny

  • Last week we told the tale of these three graduates
    Comment

    Wasted opportunity

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    As I read your piece about the plight of graduates seeking employment (11 September, page 34), it reminded me of my own horror story during the last recession, when it took me more than 200 job applications and two interviews before I secured the job I wanted

  • Comment

    Wasted talent

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    I have just read and re-read the article in this week’s Building magazine outlining the bleak situation that graduates are finding themselves in. It has left me feeling numb and disheartened by the current job market

  • Comment

    Wasted training

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    As a student involved in the construction industry your article certainly struck a chord

  • Comment

    Wasted trainers

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    The loss of Train to Gain funding to help keep workers skilled in the UK goes completely against the government pledge. Apart from the lost skills, there is a hidden impact on both colleges and training providers who have had to lay off staff, and in some cases training providers ...

  • Comment

    Reality check

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    I sympathise with David Marks (28 August, page 22) and understand it is tough to manage cash flows in this environment. But I would also like to say: PLEASE WAKE UP AND SEE THE REALITY

  • Comment

    Unoriginal sin

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Robert Adam (11 September, page 28) has been tempted by the apple of resentment to deride those who don’t agree with his way of thinking

  • Comment

    Healthcare: How to build a hospital

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Open mike: What happens when a nurse who has been on the client side of healthcare projects finds herself working for a contractor?

  • Comment

    Insurance cover: Don't attempt the impossible

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    If you don’t make sure your subcontractors have a specific level of cover you may find your own insurer drops you like a hot potato

  • Tony Bingham
    Comment

    So crazy it might be true

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    We’re so conditioned to looking at the world in a particular way we stop thinking about it. But what if it is, in fact, quite wrong? And what could prompt us to realise it is?