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Pop museum crisis leaves firms £500 000 in debt
Contractors and consultants owed thousands as Sheffield lottery project announces insolvency.
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CIS tax scheme under fire-again
The Construction Confederation is calling for an overhaul of the industry’s new tax scheme in the week that it takes full effect.Confederation tax expert Liz Bridge said the Construction Industry Scheme voucher CIS24, which some contractors fill in to show earnings, was unworkable. She said the confederation wanted the CIS24 ...
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Design-build registration for architects
The Design Build Foundation, a leading client body, is to launch a registration scheme for designers, manufacturers and clients. Announcing the move at last week’s DBF conference, chairman John Carpenter said firms wishing to register would have to meet standards similar to those introduced for contractors in May. Registered designers ...
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Raynsford starts hunt for change champions
Construction minister Nick Raynsford launched the Champions For Change initiative in front of more than 200 senior construction managers last week and praised the industry for embracing the Egan agenda.Raynsford said: “The industry has come a long way in a short time and it couldn’t be accused of ignoring Egan. ...
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QSs in revolt
The RICS’ Agenda for Change took a year and 750 000 pieces of paper to formulate. President Simon Kolesar says it’ll make the institution a better servant of its members. Why, then, do QSs want the heads of their own organisation impaled on spikes at Great George Street?
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Partners in design
Tristram Carfrae has brought his engineering skills from the other side of the world to rebuild, repopulate, and re-enthuse Arup Associates. Now, he also finds himself having to fill the void left by the departure of design director James Burland.
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Labour’s ‘to do’ list
In its third parliamentary session, Labour must tackle three issues close to the hearts of the industry and the electorate.
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Package deals
Bosses’ pay is on the up and their cars are still flash – but next year they might all be opting for Peugeot 106s. Full salary breakdown by Hays Executive Recruitment overleaf.
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Losing out
Mirza & Nacey Research has compiled the first-ever survey of QSs’ fees – and it doesn’t make happy reading.
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An ideal divorce
Breaking up is hard to do, especially when it comes to dividing assets – and especially when you're a company the size of Tarmac, and the computer network has to be split. It's the IT department you should feel sorry for ....
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Naughty contracts
It has come to our attention that there are certain firms attempting to evade the Construction Act. Mr Raynsford is very cross about all this, and if anyone is found guilty they’re in hot water …
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Third party rights …
With third party rights legislation about to be enacted, what changes should consultants make to their contracts? And opposite, Melinda Parisotti discusses how the third parties themselves will be affected.
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… and wrongs
After considering the shortcomings of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill, you may well decide that collateral warranties may not be so bad after all …
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Clash points
Contractors are happy to design and build – managing risk is part of their job description. But the corollary is that clients must allow them the freedom to do their job, and they cannot if designers are novated.
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Clash points
Of course responsibility and power go together, but the situation is not as simple as Jennie thinks – for one thing, novation is worse for clients than contractors, but intimately linked to single-point responsibility.
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Cost model: Property taxation
Careful planning of property taxation issues can increase the value of investment in commercial property. In the latest cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest’s property taxation services group examines the issues and shows how allowances and deductions can be calculated for an office refurbishment project
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Green shoots
The Institute of Management’s Karen Charlesworth on how an environmental strategy can help your business.
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Appointments
ContractorsJohn Ruane has been appointed managing director of Birse Construction’s process engineering division.South-west-based contractor Stansell has appointed Gareth Williams group commercial director.Graham Ford, previously with Asda, has joined Wates Construction as its first national retail accounts manager.HousebuildersPhilip Hogg has been appointed marketing director of Miller Homes.North Yorkshire-based Harron Homes has ...
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Prescott inquiry clears village developers
Gardiner & Theobald report insists Greenwich Millennium Village is consistent with original vision.
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Raynsford: housebuilders' leagues next autumn
Minister tells housebuilders at Housing Forum annual conference that he wants tables in 12 months.