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Stay on the ball
This case demonstrates, once again, the importance of tatooing any amendments you make to a standard form on a readily visible part of your body
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Get back here
The prospect of design work being outsourced overseas ("Good morning Vietnam", 5 September, pages 38-41) raises a number of concerns.
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Adapt or die
The correspondence that followed John Smith's column (12 September, page 29) about suicidal pricing to win work is a perfect example of the lack of innovative thinking in our industry.
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Valuable secrets
I read with interest Ann Minogue's article "Secret squirrels" (19 September, page 57) in which the disclosure of a database of customers was included in confidential trade information.
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The bits you missed
By quoting me selectively and out of context, Marc Hanson may have given the impression that I supported his view that the Be Collaborative Contract would not be widely adopted (Letters, 3 October, page 35).
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Look at the bigger picture
On reading the letter from Marc Hanson I felt I should respond to his assertions.
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Shiny and new – but not for long
I have just read your article on the Birmingham Bullring (29 August, page 30).
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What a site!
While peering out of my office window in Leamington Spa, I happened to notice upon a professional decorating team hard at work.
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron wins Stirling prize
The 2003 Stirling Prize winner is the Laban dance centre in Deptford, south-east London. Designed by Swiss architect Herzog & de Meuron, the centre cost £22m to build and was described by the judges as "a catalyst to the regeneration of the whole area". The other shortlisted buildings were: Tiree ...
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Toolkits for housing PFIs
The government is to provide a toolkit to help local authorities implement its troubled PFI housing schemes.
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Three vie for £30m Oldham library
Teams led by Kier, Gleeson and David McLean have been shortlisted to build a civic centre-style library in Oldham
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Sixty-eight specialists in awards shortlist
Sixty-eight firms have been shortlisted for Building's first Specialist Contractor Awards, in association with the DTI.
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NewsNelson the victorious
Malcolm Nelson of Laing O'Rourke has been named Construction Manager of the Year by the Chartered Institute of Building.
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Client body to go ahead after DTI agrees funds
An umbrella group for clients is to be launched in December, after the government agreed to provide funding for it.
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QS institute is launched
The Quantity Surveyors Institute, a professional body set up to compete with the RICS, is poised to sign up 1000 members and will grow to 6000 in five years, claimed founder Roger Knowles this week.
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Arts centre team may face claim after roof collapse
The Team that built an arts centre in Liverpool will shortly discover if they face a claim for a roof collapse in April this year.
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CIS appeals may cost £50,000
Contractors that are refused CIS tax scheme certificates may soon also lose their right to appeal against the decision
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NewsRoyle approval for building movie
Comedy actor and former builder Ricky Tomlinson has been asked to star in a film about the working lives of a team of painters and decorators.
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NewsGoing for a spin
Architect Ron Arad Associates has unveiled this showroom for car manufacturer Maserati in the Italian city of Modena.