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Pest practice
Rats and mice. They squeeze through 9 mm holes, scuttle behind skirting boards and shin up drainpipes, and the damage they do is usually uninsurable. What's more, modern building construction may be making cosy homes for them. How can you keep them out?
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ConstructionWorld
The BRE's on-line information service aims to reproduce all the world's information on construction – free. Will it be the most useful web site in the world?
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Dealing with domestics
Domestic works are exempt from the adjudication provisions of the Construction Act. But the JCT's new contract for homeowners and builders has a fast and efficient system to solve disputes.
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Vive la différence?
Britain is noted for being rather detached from the rest of the EU, and our legal system is no exception. Take public procurement cases – a major source of income for them; a foreign language to us, despite Harmon.
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Welcome to the lion's den
The Arbitration Act means that legally unqualified arbitrators have to tackle difficult issues of law and, as a case decided in July shows, they may have to do it at a disadvantage.
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Rush to judgment
The effects of the Arbitration and Construction acts, together with the outcomes of recent test cases, have put expediency before justice, and may increase legal risk to the point where firms take drastic action.
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Cost study: Hemel Hempstead Sports Centre
Awarded the biggest lottery grant for a sports building refurbishment, Hemel Hempstead Sports Centre has been given a complete facelift. It is a success on all fronts, with attendance figures up 80% and the work costing half that of new-build
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Age concern
Robert Smith of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose says construction offers plenty of opportunities for older workers.
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Appointments
Contractors Brian Armstrong has been promoted to commercial director of Bethell Construction.James Dallas has been appointed non-executive director of Amec. David McLean has promoted Roger Sherrington to head of the retail division.HousebuilderBritannia Developments has appointed Nigel Nuttall construction manager.ConsultantsStephen Smith has been appointed managing director of Northcroft’s London cost management ...
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Harmon to open way for flood of claims
Cladding contractor’s victory in MPs’ building case casts doubt over government procurement policy.
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HBF chief Humber in line for six-figure pay-off
Letter from federation president to housebuilders asks for contributions to present for retiring chief executive.
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Stirling Prize shortlist out
The shortlist for the £20 000 Stirling Prize for Architecture has been announced by the RIBA. The leaders in each category are: Education: Ranelagh multidenominational school, Dublin, Ireland, by O’Donnell + Tuomey Commercial: Sto AG marketing and training uilding, Stuhlingen, Germany, by Michael Wilford & Partners Arts and leisure: NatWest ...
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Firms face unpaid fees on landmark lottery schemes
Contractors and consultants out of pocket on Bristol Harbourside, Sheffield pop museum and Stoke theatre.
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Tax troubles still plague industry
Contractors claim they are still facing tax difficulties with the Construction Industry Scheme as the final deadline for compliance arrived today.One London subcontractor said that his company was still without sufficient CIS25 vouchers despite repeated requests for additional ones.The vouchers must be sent to the Revenue by subcontractors whenever a ...
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Jarvis quits Home Office bid
Jarvis has pulled out of the race to build a private finance initiative headquarters for the Home Office just two weeks after new bid documents were issued by the department.The Home Office confirmed that only two of the three consortia had responded. It said the Bovis consortium and the Mace/Godfrey ...
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JLE sparks offer Bechtel deal to save £10m bonus
Electricians propose pay and productivity package to help Bechtel hit its 2000 deadline.
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Specialists call on state to stop withholding cash
Government urged to set good example by ending cash retentions on public sector projects.
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PFI bank starts hiring
The Treasury has appointed two advisers to help it create Partnerships UK, the public-private bank that will provide capital for private finance initiative projects. Investment bank NM Rothschild and lawyer Herbert Smith have been appointed to carry out due diligence checks on the bank, which is due to open in ...