Opinion – Page 403
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Threat of more job cuts as credit crunch contagion spreads to commercial work
The recession in construction is looking increasingly desperate as the giant commercial sector appears to be heading for a nasty fall.The latest round of data will be a massive body blow to those who sought comfort in the notion that the recession in construction might limit itself mainly to housing.The ...
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Interim Management Statements: Why bother?
Balfour Beatty's market update this morning made fairly unexciting reading.Apart from the news that a couple of PFI schemes have been pushed back due to the current market malaise, the 354 words didn't add much to its interim results eight weeks ago.Same story for Carillion a fortnight ago - whose ...
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CommentThe latest death toll
On 28 March 2006, Lord Hunt, the then health and safety minister, made what many hoped would be a seminal speech in the struggle to make British sites safer.
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CommentWelcome to the bunfight
You probably think American politics is full of weirdos, incompetent ego-maniacs and moose-gobbling creationists. But no, says Chris Addison, it’s nowhere near as sane as that
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Read the body language
After the inaugural meeting of the CBI Construction Council this week, the demeanour of the construction bosses who lined up to talk about the future said as much about the state of the industry as their words did.John McDonough, the Carillion chief exec, spent much of the time reclined in ...
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Which "consensus" forecast do you believe?
A few analysts were left scratching their heads following Persimmon's trading update on Monday.The uncertainty surrounded its pre-tax profit forecast of £135m-ish for 2008.According to FD Mike Killoran it was the market's consensus forecast (the average of several analysts' figures).Not according to one City number-cruncher. "Most forecasts I am aware ...
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CommentMy digital life: Nathan Doughty
This Texan loves to spend time on news websites, satire websites, video editing websites, library websites, meeting websites, blogging websites. And his job? Something to do with websites …
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CommentElection fever
Building hit the streets of New York to find out whether the Big Apple will be backing MCCAIN or OBAMA next tuesday
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CommentQuestion time
Everything’s getting terribly serious, isn’t it? This week we ponder life’s big questions: what can make us happy? How can we save our businesses? And what is making Gary Barlow so miserable?
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CommentThe European enlightenment
In 2010 Europe will emerge from the shadows of low-performance lightbulbs and enter the age of energy-efficient lighting …
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Who’s suing whom: A round-up of the writs in the Technology and Construction Court
Merchant Taylors school and old boys association vs Peter Cawdron and Robert Hurran
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CommentLet’s talk about sects
The Sect of the Great Mystery, that is, as nurtured by the high priests of modern British architecture. Only in the US is there a place for non-believers
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CommentBuilding buys a margarita … for Stantec
“‘Rubbish.’ That’s such a great English word. So much better than ‘trash’,” says Eric through a mouthful of guacamole. “Ru-bbish. Ru-bbish.”
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Not working out
I just read your article about Bouygues UK carrying out warm-up exercises on their sites (17 October, page 54).
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Safety first
The recent blaze in the Channel Tunnel was a worrying echo of the fire in 1996.
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Way off target
The generally perceived view is that targets in policing and the health sector are counterproductive.
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A very cross industry approach
Having read your ConstructionSkills article (17 October, page 38), I would totally support the views of Mark Farrar.
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Forward planning
Mike Davies is incorrect to say that the Royal Town Planning Institute has “inevitably created an academic closed shop that has contributed to the shortage of qualified planners” (17 October, page 32).
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