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Safety’s come a long way
There has probably been more progress in the area of improvements in construction site safety and attitudes to training over the past 18 months than at any time in recent years.
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Phone a fraud squad
What the industry needs is a hotline to report bogus companies that the Inland Revenue actually takes notice of!
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Credit where it’s due
It is a great disappointment to find that such an excellent article dealing with the Hyde Housing Association prefabricated flat development (6 August, page 38) failed to mention the approved inspector for Building Regulations or the important role played by the staff of our central London office.
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Poundbury rules
You mention Poundbury in connection with the new commuter village of Cambourne near Cambridge (13 August, page 36). Both are faced with potential expansion way beyond the original plans.
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That sinking feeling
Andy Carter asks why the RAC buildings at Bristol and Walsall harbour a nautical theme (Letters, 13 August, page 28).
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Sorry, sir
I was fascinated by your diary item “The Kingsdale experiment” (9 July, page 27).
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Features
If we built Holyrood again …
As those involved in the misconstruction of the Scottish parliament building anxiously await the findings of the Fraser Inquiry, Paul Morrell of Davis Langdon, the QS on the £431m job, investigates what lessons we’ve learned from the whole sorry episode – and which old ones we should never have forgotten
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NewsGummer tipped as favourite for CABE chair
Tory MP and former environment secretary described as ‘hard to match’ in architectural and political experience
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NewsParty poopers
Hundreds of angry workers were this week protesting outside the Wembley national stadium project in north-west London. The protests were continuing hours before a star-studded line-up, including prime minister Tony Blair, England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson and England captain David Beckham, was due to arrive to salute the completion of ...
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NewsBlackpool rocking again
Blackpool promenade has had a £4m makeover. The changes include new street lighting, modern sculpture and an LED wall in the shape of a crashing wave. The work has been funded by the North West Development Agency, the European Regional Development Fund and Blackpool council. The client was Blackpool New ...
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Housing slowdown fails to curb land prices
Housebuilder Wilson Bowden says land prices are continuing to rise despite signs of a slowdown in the housing market
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Small companies ‘losing’ 21 working weeks a year
A report by research company LexisNexis has found that small businesses in the construction industry have to spend 21 man weeks a year on completing paperwork required by government regulations.
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NewsMultiplex warns Cleveland over ‘disparaging remarks’
Feud between contractor and steel firm intensifies as football celebrities turn a blind eye to pickets at topping out
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NewsSupport grows for pickets at Wembley
The number of sacked workers picketing the Wembley national stadium site is expected to soar now that the dispute is official.
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Yeang lands Olympic HQ design
Architect Ken Yeang has been appointed to design the headquarters for the Olympic Council of Asia, which is based in Kuwait City.The 65,000 m2 building will become the main home of the Olympics in Asia. It will cost at least £70m and will include a 35-storey tower containing office space ...
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Homes Quality Awards shortlist
More than 40 housebuilders and housing associations have been shortlisted in this year’s Building Homes Quality Awards. The awards, organised by Building in association with the Housing Forum, are designed to recognise best practice and innovation across the private and affordable housing sector.This year’s awards promise to be bigger and ...
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NewsEmployers shun landmark M&E workers pay deal
One year after the Major Projects Agreement was signed, only BAA has implemented it – with extensive changes
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Firms may be flouting asbestos rules, warns HSE
The Health and Safety Executive has issued a warning to those working in areas where asbestos may be present, saying that proper safety procedures are not always followed.
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NewsA Stirling effort
Architect Studio E has had its design for the Beaufort Court Zero Emissions Building in Hertfordshire shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Sustainability Awards. The building, commissioned by Renewable Energy Systems, is the first self-sufficient commercial scheme in the UK. The team includes Willmott Dixon as main contractor, Dewhurst Macfarlane and ...
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NewsGalliford Try wins race for Wimbledon roof
Contractor Galliford Try has been appointed to install a £50m retractable roof over the Centre Court at Wimbledon.