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Hands up if you want to be a builder
How do you attract the pupils of a 97% Asian school in Birmingham into construction? In the second of our recruitment specials, industry figures face the challenge of recruiting ethnic minorities.
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Michael Dickson
The Construction Industry Council's new chairman is diffident about his achievements, but his years with Buro Happold and his infectious enthusiasm for the industry make him the right man to lead the umbrella group's focus on design and urban renaissance.
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Pass the portal
First person Construction Internet portals promise the world, but do we really need them? If we do, it may be the small firms that win.
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Casting a block vote
Second opinion Rather than sounding the death knell of aircrete, changes to energy regulations should breathe new life into it.
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Treasure islands
The Caribbean is the place to work, according to Hays Montrose s guide to salaries worldwide. But if it s not your idea of paradise, the guide also lists pay and perks in nine other locations.
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Support act
From rock-and-roll extravaganzas to awesome military displays in Horse Guards Parade, ESS modular stage system has toured the world and mingled with the stars.
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Home shopping
Berkeley Homes has brought housebuying into the Internet age with a slick advertising campaign and a shiny new web site. But does it actually help house-hunters?
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Careful what you ask for
When the Lowry Centre tried to escape the clutches of the Construction Act by backdating the contract, the adjudicator refused to go away. One party cannot rob another of its statutory right to adjudication.
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Where the buck stops now
A recent Court of Appeal decision seemed to relieve designers of a great deal of responsibility for safety. The HSE responded by changing the regulations to reimpose that duty. What do the new rules say?
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Certifiable consultants
If you get the job of independent certifier on a PFI project (and the liabilities can be scary enough to put consultants off) how much checking do you actually have to do?
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Balancing the books
Your company s had a profitable year, but you re stretching the overdraft and can t pay the directors bonuses. Sound familiar? Your problem is cash flow here s how to deal with it.
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Just the job
Phil Clark asks the managing director of fit-out firm Newco Interiors what s happening indoors.
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Appointments
Contractors Sterof has appointed Steve Cottrell commercial manager and Mike Hogg management surveyor. Ian Falshaw has joined Harrison Developments of Malton, North Yorkshire, as associate director of developments. Weaver Construction, which is based in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, has appointed Julian Kawecki managing director. Housebuilders Lovell has appointed Bob ...
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Big four to help City do its PFI sums
Carillion hoping to agree common disclosure with Laing, Balfour Beatty and Amec in bid to raise share prices.
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HBG UK boss ‘relieved’ at merger collapse
HBG s UK managing director Adrian Franklin expressed relief this week that the merger talks between his Dutch parent and dredging firm Boskalis were over. The two firms, which entered negotiations in May, announced that they had collapsed on Monday. The aim had been to create a construction and ...
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March-May orders dip 8%
Order books for the three months to May were 8% down on the previous quarter, according to the latest DETR figures. Declining orders in all sectors resulted in order books 10% slimmer than a year ago, with a total value of £5.417bn in March-May compared with £6.019bn in the same ...
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Swan Hill shakes up board as MD leaves
Chief executive John Theakston takes charge of housing and plans to give it higher profile after managing director David Truslove resigns.
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ISG buys out Exterior for £1.15m
Interior Services Group has bought out the 10% stake of its construction management subsidiary Exterior that had been owned by the division s five founder directors. ISG has acquired the shares for £1.15m. Three Exterior directors will stay on. They are Steve Trotter, Matthew Giles and John Ness, who have ...
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WSP makes second US purchase
Consultant WSP has continued its US spending spree with the acquisition of building services engineer Flack + Kurtz for up to £17.5m. Like Cantor, which WSP bought for £8m last week, Flack + Kurtz has considerable experience in the high-rise sector. Employing 300 staff, its principal offices are in New ...
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Wilford brightens up Berlin
The UK s colourful new Berlin embassy offers Germans a glimpse of swinging Britain.