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What’s the meaning of this?
Collateral warranties are highly controversial, ferociously contested and poorly understood. This is the first article in a series intended to tackle the third of these problems.
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A three-ring circus
Subcontractors remember: main contractors are within their rights to request a tripartite arbitration between themselves, you and the employer, but if they delay, you can start your own with them.
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Back to school
Mansell wants to be a global player, so it is sending its chief operating officer, Philip Cleaver, to Harvard University where he will rub shoulders with executives from around the world.
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How ya doing?
Hays Montrose’s Robert Smith tells bosses how to organise the perfect employee appraisal.
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Appointments
ContractorsTry Construction has promoted Jeff Adams to managing director of the Midlands region.Alfred McAlpine Civil Engineering has appointed Sarah Vincent business development manager.Warings Construction has appointed Mike Deavin operations manager of its Heathrow-based airport team. Yazdi Shroff joins the team as contracts manager and Mark Warrington has been made health ...
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Anti-ageing formula
Boots' 1960s head office has been imperceptibly updated so that a building that was beautiful on the outside but showing its age on the inside now works as a whole.
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Clash points
Nomination is fine. The problem is that in the past it tended to be another term for abuse of client power – which Ann's proposals for redistributing risk rather bring to mind. But there is a better way …
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Wembley winner about to be named
Insiders tip Bovis Lend Lease/Multiplex to beat two other teams in race for £500m stadium redevelopment to be announced next week.
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Vodafone lines up six for £160m model project
Contractors vie for Newbury headquarters, where Egan-style contract is set to be model for blue-chip firms.
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HSE demands JLE safety plan by today
THE Health and Safety Executive has told London Underground that it wants proposals to guarantee the safety of glass at stations on the Jubilee Line Extension by today.The HSE has asked LU to laminate toughened glass at all JLE stations after panels shattered at Stratford and cracked at Canary Wharf. ...
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Whitehall wants bids on-line
The head of the new Office of Government Commerce has given the construction industry two years to move to electronic tendering.Chief executive Peter Gershon, who quit as chief operating officer of BAE Systems to join the OGC, aims to save at least £1bn a year from Whitehall’s annual £13bn civil ...
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Cowboy pilot delayed after builders call for changes
Trial scheme in Birmingham postponed until April because of fears over qualifications.
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International Costings
Building's annual worldwide round-up looks at building costs, labour rates, materials prices and inflation.
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Appointments
Contractors John Rivett has joined Wates Construction as its first design director.RW Buxton has appointed Paul Tooth construction manager for the West Midlands.Graham Hosking has been promoted to Cornwall area manager at Midas Construction. Also in Cornwall, Martin Walton has been made business development manager and Steve Luck construction manager. ...
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The player
The Institute of Management's Karen Dale explains how to become an expert office politician and stay ahead of the game.
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Industry leaders on Building editorial board
Three of the construction industry's most influential clients and two of Britain's leading architects are among seven new members of the editorial advisory board of Building.The board provides a forum for discussing key industry issues and helps to shape the editorial direction of the magazine.The seven new members are:Peter Rogers, ...
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Egan-style contract to be launched
Reading Construction Forum contract to promote partnering to be trialled this year and come into use in 2001.
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Scots parliament is failing construction, say builders
Scottish Building Employers Federation says minister is “inaccessible” and his portfolio too wide.
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Young entrepreneur to shake up MDA
30-year-old Allesch-Taylor set to put his own man on QS' board after collapse of High-Point Rendel talks.
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Morgan Sindall backs consolidation trend
Morgan Sindall chief executive John Morgan told analysts this week that he wants his company to join industry moves towards consolidation in order to make it more attractive to investors.Although the contractor is well thought of in the City, its market capitalisation is relatively small, at £110m. One analyst said: ...