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Language lessons
Contracting or subcontracting with a company from another part of Europe can be fraught with linguistic and legal problems – as a recent case shows. It’s best to make sure the details are worked out first.
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Border skirmishes
A recent decision by a Scottish sheriff suggests that the court’s powers in Scotland are different to those in England and Wales.
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Woolf’s teeth
An important element of the Woolf reform is the idea of a pre-action protocol, which governs how parties should behave before litigation starts. Fail to follow it and the court can now take a big chunk out of you.
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Cost study: Sustainable low-energy housing
Sixteen sustainable low-energy houses and flats were constructed in Glasgow for £60,900 each. This low capital price was achieved despite building in sophisticated environmental features that will significantly cut whole-life costs.
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Appointments
Contractors Try Accord has promoted Steve Jarvis to business development manager for London. Sam Roscoe has been made business development manager for the South-west.Jane Horswill has joined Roberts as area marketing manager for South Yorkshire. HousebuildersLaing Homes South Thames has appointed Alan Sellers sales and marketing director. ConsultantsBirmingham-based Wakemans has ...
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Urgent safety probe after tower block fire
Parliamentary select committee investigates cladding problems following fatal blaze in Ayrshire.
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JLE sparks strike megabucks weekend pay deal
Drake & Scull paying up to £400 for six hours work to increase productivity as opening deadline looms.
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Housing chief admits minorities ‘glass ceiling’
The chairman of the Housing Corporation has conceded that staff from ethnic minorities often lose out in the race for promotion but strongly denied this is because of institutional racism.Questioned about the paucity of black and ethnic minority staff in senior positions, chairman Baroness Dean said last week: “There is ...
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New skyline for Wembley stadium
A “striking skyline feature” was expected to replace Wembley’s twin towers when designs for the £300m national stadium were unveiled yesterday.It was anticipated that architects Foster and Partners and HOK+Lobb would provide a new landmark to replace the towers to comply with a Brent council planning brief that calls for ...
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Industry trainees rise
Contractors’ confidence that workloads will be maintained has led to a rise in the number of trainees on industry training courses.The total number of trainees attending schemes promoted or managed by the Construction Industry Training Board this year is expected to be about 15 800, up more than 1000 on ...
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Approval for Chipperfield Berlin masterplan
A masterplan drawn up by David Chipperfield Architects for Berlin’s historic museums has got the go-ahead.The £690m, 10-year project to redevelop the five classical buildings that house the city’s archeological collections is set be Berlin’s largest regeneration scheme after the commercial Potzdamerplatz.The existing buildings are suffering from neglect as they ...
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Audit of DETR's move to new HQs ordered
Quantity surveyor WT to examine difficulties and identify whether costs and quality targets were achieved.
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Jarvis on brink of winning £350m-plus Railtrack job
Contractor close to rehabilitation with City by clinching deal to upgrade West Coast Main Line.
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Government rejects CITB call over levy
The government has rejected a request from the Construction Industry Training Board to lower the threshold at which firms pay the construction levy.The CITB wanted the government to lower the threshold from companies with a PAYE tax bill of £61 000 to those with a bill of £45 000. ...
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Cities gear up for regeneration race
Manchester, Sheffield and Wembley authorities to form public-private partnerships, as recommended by Lord Rogers.
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Specialists oppose 'onerous' government subcontract
Firms believe Latham-inspired form is at odds with government bid to become best-practice client.
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Treasury announces changes to energy levy
The Government this week announced some exemptions to its climate-change levy on gas, coal and electricity used in business.Economic secretary to the Treasury Patricia Hewitt said on Tuesday that fuel used as a raw material in chemical, steel and aluminium production would be exempt from the tax, which will be ...
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Near miss halts Royal Opera House
Work on the 35 m high fly-tower at the £220m Royal Opera House redevelopment was halted last week after a metal board fell from the tower, narrowly missing one worker.Contractors were told to stop work while construction manager Schal carried out a risk assessment of working practices. Work resumed the ...
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Asbestos ban moves closer
The European Commission this week announced a ban on the use of white, or chrysotile, asbestos from 2005.Construction union UCATT, which has campaigned for a ban in the UK, welcomed the commission’s decision, which will prohibit the use of the material in cement products such as pipes and roofing.UCATT safety ...