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CCS Group in national top 100 for growth
North London-based contractor and civil engineer CCS Group has been named as one of the 100 fastest growing mid-market companies in the UK for the third year running.
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NSCC: Skills crisis easing
Contractors found it easier to hire skilled labour in the final quarter of 2002 than they had for six years, according to a report by the National Specialist Contractors Council.
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America's playground
Was the war against Saddam undertaken to liberate Iraq for the Iraqi people, or to liberate Iraqi assets for US capitalism? The signs so far are rather ominous
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Features
The road to completion
Mark Birchenhough explains how four types of meetings can create the perfect project
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Following Foster
If you want to build the next Reichstag, you'll need to be aware of Germany's planning and building laws and how they vary between the federal states
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Getting what you deserve
Why are parties so willing to open themselves up to trouble by beginning work without agreeing a price? A recent quantum meruit case serves as a warning
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Calling like-minded lawyers
I read with interest Colin Harding's article "A paradise for parasites" (21 March, page 37). I write as a lawyer who has been involved in PFI deals in the industry (for Carillion and Bechtel) and in private practice with a firm fully committed to Rethinking Construction.Although lawyers, among other advisers, ...
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Safe, unless you're cooking
We would like to respond to your leader in the 14 March issue. Although we are aware of the recent court ruling in respect to the Sahib Foods fire in 1994, it would be wrong to assume that the specification of combustible composite panels will automatically create a problem for ...
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Read the instructions
Tony Bingham's article "Never trust a copper" (21 March, page 59) raises the issue of low water draw-off, which we feel deserves comment.Many thousands of copper pipework installations are made each year, including those in properties that will use water sporadically (show homes, for instance), and there are very few ...
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Designing for imbeciles
The UK's regulations assume a high level of human stupidity, says Barry Munday – plus Stewart McColl tells of a clash between money and morality
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Features
An 80s revival
You remember the 1980s: big hair, De Lorean cars, awful music and the free-fire enterprise zones that gave us London Docklands. Now Labour is going to bring back at least one of the above, with its idea for creating areas where the usual planning process is suspended. But will they ...
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FeaturesAgainst the grain
Tucked away in a Lincolnshire village, Gordon Cowley has been quietly revolutionising the world of timber design. Thomas Lane reports on his experimental approach to complex projects – and his very own product inventions
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The risks of going to court
The claimant, Mr Islam, sought remuneration in respect of his services as the chartered accountant during the period May 1999 to July 2001, when he ran the defendant Mrs Ali's late husband's accountancy business. He had received around £72,000 for part of this period and sought about a further £84,000, ...
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Leading the evolution
To all appearances, little has changed since the last Building Awards a year ago.
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Best Practice Award
How the judging is done All entrants to the Building Awards have to fill in a detailed questionnaire that asks them to spell out what they are doing across a series of important best practice areas. The questions probe a range of factors, from Investor in People accreditation and customer ...
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FeaturesWhy we support The Prince’s Trust
This year, for the second time running, the Building Awards will be supporting The Prince’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for young people.
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FeaturesPersonality of the Year
UCATT general secretary George Brumwell pulled off the pay deal that put skilled tradesmen on a par with company directors, which deserves this award, sponsored by Speedy Hire