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Erroneous arguments
I was interested to read Edward Whipp鈥檚 views on masonry and brickwork (6 July, page 78).
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CommentExclude the dissenters
I would like to comment on Apocalypse Cow, the column by Richard Steer (13 April, page 34.)
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CommentA few corrections 鈥�
As reported in Hansom, (22 June, page 29) I can confirm that I have recently resigned from the position of deputy chairman of the Construction Industry Council鈥檚 sustainable development committee. However, most other aspects of your short report are misleading.
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The master builders
This photograph of workmen trimming rebar at a site near Giza in Cairo was sent in by Eric Fleming of Dawn Construction.
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Home and away
Your article suggesting that the launch of international health and safety assessment will 鈥渆ncourage unqualified workers to come to the UK鈥� is misleading (15 June, page 15). The new international assessment, based on the success and high standards of the UK ConstructionSkills Health and Safety Test, is aimed at qualified ...
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A helping hand
Your article 鈥淒oes the industry still need Women in Property?鈥� (8 June, page 54) fails to address the fact that in construction, barriers still exist for those who don鈥檛 fit the mould.
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CommentDog help dog
I felt your article on recruitment, referred to in the leader as the 鈥渄og-eat-dog world of the headhunter鈥�, was imbalanced and it was interesting that you only approached one source for a response 鈥� Hays, which is not a headhunter but a recruitment agency.
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Get the best out of them
While I find it unhelpful to lay the blame solely at the door of the headhunters (what did the industry do in the nineties to attract school leavers?), I would like to point out some fundamental truths of the industry:
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Told you so
It was hardly a great surprise to hear that the design for the Olympic park was being 鈥減ared down鈥� (25 May, page 9). In fact, it was predicted by those who were sceptical of the project from day one.
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An inspector gripes
I am writing in response to your articles on the delayed introduction of home information packs (Hips) and the RICS鈥� stance on the scheme.
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Join our gang
I read with interest the article about contractors speaking with the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) about creating a trade body to discuss procurement of maintenance work for social housing (18 May, page 14).
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Rogue testing
The industry is going through a huge change in respect of envelope testing, with thermal imaging as the new kid on the block. I wish to warn your readers not to be too enthusiastic in using its practitioners.
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An uncanny likeness
As an avid reader of 好色先生TV I noticed a picture (18 May, page 60) captioned 鈥淐alatrava鈥檚 Tenerife opera house鈥�.
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