All articles by Tom Broughton – Page 21
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Demolition faces closer scrutiny
THE Health and Safety Executive intends to launch a crackdown on demolition firms working on short-term projects.
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Brian Wilson
In an exclusive first interview, industry minister Brian Wilson talks to Building about the procurement lessons of Picketts Lock, making construction feel at home in the DTI – and his Beach Boy namesake.
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Specialists slam Glaxo's online tendering auction
Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association says the tending process undermines Egan principles.
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O'Rourke claims extra £2.5m on Laing's Carlisle mall
Contractor rejects Laing Construction's deal with fund manager CGNU on £16m shopping centre scheme.
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Rail projects hire guardian angels
The Strategic Rail Authority has appointed two panels to keep projects on track.
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Supervisors attack Egan plans
Representatives of planning supervisors have acknowledged that their role will be reformed if plans to shake-up the Construction (Design and Management) regulations are implemented, writes Tom Broughton. But they insist that their work will still have to be carried out.
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The big freeze
Winter is coming for the UK construction industry, and Building's latest national survey reveals that only regions with a large amount of public sector work can hope to avoid the worst of the blizzards.
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UCATT condemns concrete contractors' tax deal
Inland Revenue promises to investigate union claims about bogus self-employment schemes.
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Major contractors sign up to roving rep pilots
Major Contractors and project managers are signing up to the roving safety representative pilot schemes, thanks to a union campaign to win their support.
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Rethinking the team
Sir John Egan's proposals for improving site safety by overhauling the CDM regulations are likely to have profound implications for the way buildings are designed and constructed – but not everyone is happy.
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Skanska's £65m HQ may be year late
Contractor Skanska is facing delays of up to a year in the construction of a £65m Abbey National office development in central London.
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Skanska's £65m HQ may be year late
Contractor Skanska is facing delays of up to a year in the construction of a £65m Abbey National office development in central London.
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Planning supervisors face axe in Egan safety drive
Contractors and consultants may have to prove their competence through schemes such as Constructionline.
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DTI may merge quality mark and Constructionline
Industry gives qualified support for proposal to cut membership costs by offering two-for-one deal.
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Trade body merger to unite 100,000 workers
Specialist groups set to join forces to create stronger lobbying body after NSCC boss retires next year.
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American architects cut UK jobs as US recession bites
Practices cut UK staff as American clients shelve projects and UK firms expect workload to fall 25% in 2002.
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DTI plans to off-load quality mark
The government's quality mark scheme could be handed over to the industry and funded by contractors' subscriptions.
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Egan lines up Simon Murray to update report
Former Railtrack boss tipped for Rethinking Construction sequel, despite concern among forum members.
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Solution in sight for Laing's NPL nightmare
LAING expects to reach an agreed solution with the DTI before Christmas over problems at the £300m National Physical Laboratory PFI project in west London.