Opinion – Page 599

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    Adapt or die

    2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

    The correspondence that followed John Smith's column (12 September, page 29) about suicidal pricing to win work is a perfect example of the lack of innovative thinking in our industry.

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    Valuable secrets

    2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

    I read with interest Ann Minogue's article "Secret squirrels" (19 September, page 57) in which the disclosure of a database of customers was included in confidential trade information.

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    The bits you missed

    2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

    By quoting me selectively and out of context, Marc Hanson may have given the impression that I supported his view that the Be Collaborative Contract would not be widely adopted (Letters, 3 October, page 35).

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    Look at the bigger picture

    2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

    On reading the letter from Marc Hanson I felt I should respond to his assertions.

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    Shiny and new – but not for long

    2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

    I have just read your article on the Birmingham Bullring (29 August, page 30).

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    What a site!

    2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

    While peering out of my office window in Leamington Spa, I happened to notice upon a professional decorating team hard at work.

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    Are you being served?

    2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

    When people design their own offices, they create a very different product from that typically offered by spec developers. And thereby hangs a tale

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    A matter of conduct

    2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

    The claimant, Corenso (UK) Limited supplied the defendant ("Burnden") with coreboard from its French factory. Burnden received a number of complaints from its customers about the quality of the coreboard, which led to them making a complaint to Corenso in September 2000. Corenso's solicitors responded to the complaint, and proceedings ...

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    Ginger's bad fur day

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    When a decorator spills paint over your moggy, ruining his chances in the cat show, do you have a claim? Claws out for the 'but for' test

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    Angels and Martians

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Homeowners are from heaven and builders are from Mars and it will take a brave organisation to reconcile them. So, hats off to the Construction Conciliation Group

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    Our chance to shine

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    National Construction Week is reaching out to schoolchildren across the country with a series of events designed to inspire young minds

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    Hansom

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    This week we celebrate the charm of John Prescott, the generosity of Watkins Gray, the taste of Erisco Bauder and the television habits of Dennis Lenard's daughter

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    Carry on at your convenience

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Understandably, clients feel warmly about a clause that allows them to terminate a contract for any reason. But, as these cases show, judges can be more frosty

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    Is it safe?

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    What do you do if you know you're going to win your claim, but can't convince the finance director to back you? Perhaps FATE will lend a hand …

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    Keep off the green

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    One of your news stories (26 September, page 10) said that the Campaign to Protect Rural England claimed housebuilders were hoarding land in order to keep house prices high. We have made no such accusation.

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    What's in a name?

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    A number of people have used your letters page to advocate a name change for the QS.

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    Horses for courses

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Dominic Helps raises the issue of adjudicators seeking technical assistance ("Justice au naturel", 8 August, page 41).

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    Moving from A to B

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    John Smith points out (12 September, page 29) that it is only in his "industry A", inhabited by the large contractors and practices, where inroads have been made by organisations such as Be in realising the vision laid out by Egan.

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    Radical thinking

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    While I agree with most of Geoffrey Osborne's comments, (1 August, page 28), he must remember profit is not the only criterion for judging the success of a company.

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    People in the know

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    It was refreshing to see in the techmeisters article (26 September, page 74) that the work of technology specialists is beginning to be valued.