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  • Comment

    Show and tell

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Any debate over building houses in the South-east seems to descend into a conflict between interest groups. But there is a way to win the argument …

  • Hansom
    Comment

    Hansom

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Another top-secret, hush-hush, undercover briefing by the man distinguishable only by his top hat, silver cane, wing collar and frock coat

  • One from the heart
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    One from the heart

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Ouch. All the New Heartlands pathfinder wanted to do was renew housing demand in Liverpool, one of the most deprived housing areas of the country, and its demolition programme gets slammed by everyone from Ringo Starr to Sir Trevor McDonald. The criticism has been so acute, it’s thrown the whole ...

  • Garry Taylor
    News

    The art of survival

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Garry Taylor on meeting John Prescott’s supply-chain demands

  • Henry Pitman
    Features

    Do you want to join my tribe?

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Henry Pitman is the Eton-educated businessman who founded Tribal as the universal solution to the public sector’s property problems. And he wants you to help him

  • Clarke: Metronet’s underlying performance is improving
    News

    Atkins to take £3m hit over Metronet’s missed deadline

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Consultant’s profit slips as its Tube consortium faces £14m penalty over delayed station improvements

  • News

    Tight margins lead to £200,000 year-end loss at Tribal

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    The financial performance of public sector consultant Tribal was blighted by tight margins in the last financial year, leading to a pre-tax loss of £200,000 for the year to 31 March.

  • News

    Developers urged to review options in the North

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Contractors and developers have been urged to look again at investment in the North after the publication on Monday of the business plan for the Northern Way strategy.

  • Reading heads for a record
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    Reading heads for a record

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Developer St James Homes has submitted a detailed planning application for the first phase of the Southside urban quarter, which will be the biggest private sector residential community in Reading, Berkshire.

  • Features

    Homage to Klee

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Renzo Piano’s Paul Klee Centre in Berne, Switzerland, takes inspiration from the rolling scenery behind it – a response to nature of which the Swiss artist would heartily approve

  • Should i stay or should I go?
    Features

    Should i stay or should I go?

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    What would you give to live in country with a warm climate, shorter working hours and a choice of beaches for the weekend? How about two-thirds of your current salary and a year spent studying a foreign language? Hmmm … We present the Building/Hays Construction & Property international salary guide ...

  • Denise Chevin
    Comment

    A summertime chill

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June temperatures may be soaring, but there’s a chilly breeze wafting through the construction industry.

  • John Redmond
    Comment

    That’ll do nicely

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    The New Engineering Contract used to be an, ahem, eccentric choice for projects. Thanks to a much improved third edition, it has become a respectable option

  • Tony Bingham
    Comment

    The big squeeze

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    When the Bechtel boss told his people to do everything they could to disallow contractors’ costs, the contractors went to court. But was this the right move?

  • Comment

    Sharpening our beaks

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Lord Woolf has shaken up the Technology and Construction Court by drafting in five High Court judges and ‘redeploying’ Judge Seymour. So what effect will this have?

  • Comment

    Check it out

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    The revamped JCT suite of contracts has finally begun to arrive. So what’s changed, what’s stayed the same – and what do you have to look out for?

  • Comment

    Get out of the office

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    As a woman involved in and passionate about a career in construction, I read with interest the article regarding the construction industry being “no place for women” (10 June, page 28).

  • Comment

    Nails, but no claws

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    It’s good to see Building espousing the cause for more women in construction but sadly the hammer-wielding lady on your front cover isn’t properly equipped for the job.

  • Comment

    The simple pleasure of piling

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Poor Roger Knowles doesn’t come out of your article on women in construction very well. Indeed, I am going to add my own complaint, having been a pile driver for the past 20 years and finding that we are grouped with cowboy builders in Knowles’ considerations.

  • Comment

    The long road to Wembley

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    In your leader (3 June, page 3), you ask of the Wembley Stadium problem: “Where did Multiplex go wrong?” May I also add: “And why should we find out now?” There are two possible answers.