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Go to the adjudicator
It made me sad to read the story of Alan Danieli, the small builder being driven out of business by unpaid accounts.
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Head for the homeowners contract
My heart went out to this small contractor whose story I hear echoed by countless clients, some like him, others – often pensioners or those on low incomes – who have been ripped off by contractors less conscientious than Mr Danieli.
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Try a no-fee solution
I was puzzled by Alan Danieli’s article and the pessimistic conclusion that his company would be unable to sustain the likely legal costs required to recover the sums due to it.
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Threaten bankruptcy proceeding
I sympathise with Mr Danieli over his inability to collect monies due to him from unscrupulous clients.
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Standard alert
Publication of the European standard for external rendering, coming at a time when new Building Regulations are being issued thick and fast, may get overlooked by some.
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And another thing …
In response to Peter Duckett’s letter calling on specialists to get tough (29 April, page 38): how about specialists doing what they tendered for and not strong-arming medium and smaller contractors, and some larger ones, to get their own way?
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Features
Market forecast: Steady on up
In this quarter’s overview of the construction market, Davis Langdon reports a continued growth in output, orders, tender prices and material costs. Plus, this month’s hot topic is public spending
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FeaturesHot topic: Public sector spending
Davis Langdon focuses on public sector spending, and finds government targets for hospitals, schools and housing will keep the industry busy over the next three years
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News
ODPM fudges Part L revisions
Carbon emission targets promised by the government for the new energy regulations have been watered down by a “sleight of hand” according to critics.
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European drive to improve industry’s ethics
The European Construction Industry Federation will pressurise members to improve ethics and environmental management under sustainability guidance to be published this June.
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NewsRound house
Contractor Wates has just started work on architect Cartwright Pickard’s housing scheme in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
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NewsEnfield’s big spree
Costain has started work on Enfield PalaceXchange, a £60m mixed-use town-centre development in Enfield, north London, designed by REID architecture for ING Real Estate Development.
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NewsFaithful & Gould launches megaprojects ‘wizard’
Quantity surveyor develops computer application to plan and execute major clients’ investment strategies
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Would you pass the safety test?
Just how easy are safety tests? And what happens when a site nurse diagnoses a medical problem? We went on the road with two mobile units to find out
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CABE and MCG team up to cut hospital PFI design bills
Old adversaries join forces to standardise PFI design reviews and help reduce contractors’ bid costs
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Roofer blew whistle on cartel ‘after blackmail threat’
Roofing firm Briggs exposed the illicit cartel it was involved in to OFT after being blackmailed over its activities
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NewsCrystalline tower
Swiss architect Herzog & de Meuron has designed a crystalline tower clad in irregularly textured aluminium mesh as the centrepiece of this art centre in Minneapolis, Minnesota.