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John Lewis enters the housing market
John Lewis is venturing into residential development with a scheme on a site it owns in Chelsea, west London
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CSCS split over Polish workers plan
A row has broken out on the board of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) over a plan to make it easier for Eastern European workers to obtain skills cards.
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BT switches procurement to regional frameworks
Company abandons national system as focus of work moves from new build to refurbishment
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A van for all reasons
White vans have always been the vehicle of choice in the building trade, but now theyre being used to spread the word on sustainability and training and for making toasties. Lydia Stockdale hitched three lifts
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Market forecast: Gearing up for 2012
Last year’s slight downturn in workload has reversed in 2006. But, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, construction inflation can only keep growing as we gear up for the Olympics
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Gleeson sells civils arm for £36m
MJ Gleeson has sold its civil engineering business to US construction giant Black & Veatch for £36m, following a four-month sale process, which also saw Balfour Beatty vying for the division.
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CommentMIPIM flies east
MIPIM Asia might not measure up to MIPIM France, but it’s far less stuck up and people actually talk to each other. Just a shame the UK stand was so dismal
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CommentLooking for love
Fun-loving 203 year old seeks like-minded construction professionals, crowd-surfing architects or OGC officials (with GSOH) for free drinks, indiscreet gossip and maybe more …
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CommentMarginal utility
In reference to your feature on utilities (13 October) we have been developing a scheme at Ashton Moss, east Manchester, over the past seven years.
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Unforeseen changes
A problem emerged with your announcement that the DCLG had withdrawn Part F guidance on the installation of trickle ventilators in replacement windows (6 October).
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Price check
On 22 September, I wrote an article about the cost of photovoltaic systems. Ian Butters then wrote a letter on 6 October that argued that increases in electricity prices would mean a reduced net present value for photovoltaic systems. However, as the cost table only appraises, and does not compare ...
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CommentFast and stylish
I must strongly disagree with your comparison of Michael Thirkettle of McBains Cooper to a Honda Fireblade motorcycle. Firstly Honda is no longer the market leader – Yamaha and Kawasaki are equally strong brands.
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CommentGoing the extra distance
Thanks to Bruce McAra for this picture taken in Birmingham. He writes: “One for the album. This man appears to have forgotten where his ladder is, and it’s quite a journey back to the bucket.”
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FeaturesA man of principle
Broadcaster Jon Snow may be better known for his loud ties than his knowledge of architecture and sustainability, but that is what he will be speaking about at the RIBA conference in Venice this weekend. Vikki Miller met the man who had a say in the commissioning of the Tate ...
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A question of form
The RICS Contracts in Use Survey, published earlier this month, revealed some interesting and surprising trends – not least the increased take-up of the NEC form
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Why third-party rights don’t work
STATE YOUR CASE — The JCT2005 contract caused a stir with its third-party rights schedule. But, says Jeff Brown, there are so many problems with it that collateral warranties remain as popular as they ever were