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Life on the edge
Your leader column (3 August, page 3) could not be more apt. On a Sunday morning a few weeks ago, I had to inform some scaffolders who were working on a building on a busy street corner in central London about the dangers of working on the scaffold with no ...
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Spot the difference
Suzanne Reeves tells us in her article extolling the virtues of JCT2005 (20 July, page 54): “An amendment to the JCT2005 forms has already been issued for the CDM regulations … CIS amendments to all the other contracts in the suite will be included in the reprints of the 2005 ...
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MingleMinded musings
They say there is no such thing as bad publicity, but I can’t help thinking your article, The undercover networker (3 August, page 40), may have given a negative impression.
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CommentA place in the sun
This week we stroll along the balmy streets of Barcelona while Jack Pringle meets his adoring public in Paris – both of which sound preferable to watching a 1-1 draw in Carlisle …
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FeaturesStewart McColl: I want my company back
When SMC Group shares dived from 196p to 16p in just eight months, chief executive Stewart McColl took the rap and left the company he’d founded. But as talks begin on a possible merger between SMC and Aukett, word is out that he could soon be making a comeback.
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CommentYou do the sums
Hands up if this sounds like a silly argument to you: spend millions of pounds to cut x tonnes of carbon or spend a fraction of that to save the same x tonnes of carbon?
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Shortlist is announced for first zero-carbon village in Bristol
English Partnerships (EP) is a step closer to building its first village of zero-carbon homes with the announcement of the shortlisted developers and architects.
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NewsTop of the world
Corus Kalzip has installed an off-site roofing system on Mount Snowdon’s £8.3m visitor centre at the very top of the 1,085m peak in north Wales.
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Housebuilders back use of timber frame despite second fire
Some of the UK’s biggest housebuilders have spoken out in support of the use of timber frame in construction, despite another fire that destroyed a block of flats under construction in Hertfordshire last week.
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Multiplex profit falls by 32%
Global profit at Wembley contractor Multiplex fell 32% after slowdowns in property development and UK construction.
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Cyril Sweett and WYG join government framework
Consultants Cyril Sweett and White Young Green are among the seven firms appointed to an Office of Government Commerce framework.
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Seven site workers killed in black fortnight
It has been a grim summer for the construction industry with seven fatalities in just over two weeks.
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NewsFAT in Paradise
These are the first images of architect FAT’s pavilion project for Grosvenor’s £750m Paradise Street project in Liverpool.
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Birmingham’s urban initiative
Urban Initiatives has been appointed to draw up a masterplan for the £10bn regeneration of Birmingham city centre, the biggest plan of its kind in the UK.
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Green ratings for fit-outs
Faber Maunsell, the RICS and refurbishment specialist Skansen are to launch a green ratings system for fitting out commercial properties.
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Tower crane action plan
Leading industry figures have pledged to improve tower crane safety, as called for by Building’s Safer Skyline campaign.
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NewsThe new Vic
Developer Land Securities has applied for planning permission for this £2bn scheme north of London’s Victoria station.