All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV articles in 12 October 2018
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Online poll: Automated innovation
This week’s poll: Will autonomous vehicles change the face of the city?
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Volume housebuilders not the answer to housing crisis, Richard Rogers says
Architect says more local councils need to get involved building homes
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Leeds mixed-use scheme gets green light
City council approves development of six-acre site in Leeds’ South Bank district
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Damien Hirst London HQ begins in earnest
Work to fit out the new London headquarters of artist Damien Hirst is under way ahead of its opening next spring
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Hansom: Straight talkers
We hear Peter Rogers likes to get to the point, somebody isn’t very polite about 22 Bishopsgate, and a Man U fan is blindingly faithful …Â
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Securing our future – how to fix the pension system
The UK pension systems is broken – expensive and benefiting only the largest companies and public sector employees. Colin Harding suggests how to change that
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Roundtable: The way forward for fire safety
Industry professionals discuss their verdict on Hackitt’s fire safety recommendations, with tougher sanctions, responsibility and a potential Joint Combined Authority in the spotlight.Â
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Image of the week: The fallen
Designer Tom Piper and artist Paul Cummins’ poppy sculpture Weeping Window at the Imperial War Museum in London
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Retail negativity ‘overdone’ say developers
Consultants working in retail remain optimistic about the sector despite Hammerson’s flagship scheme at Brent Cross being put on hold this summer
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Sketch of the week: Crown Inn, Stockport
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is of The Crown Inn, Stockport, by Martin Douglas, associate director at Pad Design
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Is shopping a dying concept? No wonder it's hurting construction
As high-street chains close stores around the country, companies that build shops are coming to terms with paused schemes and supply outstripping demand. But many forward-looking firms are exploring alternatives
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Call to jail those who flout fire regulations
Industry figures say that the minimum acceptable standards needed to be made clearer
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From the archive: 2012
Six years ago we were worrying about the number of construction firms going bust…Â
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MPs call for better training for apprentices
Select committee says not enough providers are up to scratch
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The human toll of poor payment practices
Business failures often seem abstract and remote. How does it actually feel to go through the process of winding up your own business?
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Subcontractors tell MPs they have no choice but to work with late payers
Small business minister vows to get tough with firms who fail to settle their bills on time
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Legal: Be careful what you wish for
Victoria Peckett describes a case where a strategy to push a contractor into insolvency to resolve a dispute seriously backfiredÂ
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Crushed: The story of one firm brought down by poor cash flow
Richard Dors and James Sinclair’s Dancourt toppled into administration. They tell Will Ing how it all went wrong – and how it feels to go under