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John Lewis' Tony Jacobs on partnering versus tendering
It鈥檚 difficult to keep a partnering ethos in the supermarket supply chain when tendering always delivers better value, says Tony Jacob, head of construction and maintenance at John Lewis.
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CommentNo spring bounce in work say contractors鈥� despite official figures showing a huge jump
The CPA says contractors were working less in Q2. So how does this tally with the huge jump in construction output reported by the ONS?
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CommentKnowles' knowledge: Downing tools and getting paid
Contractors and subbies are entitled to walk off site if they haven鈥檛 been paid, but they have to stick to the rules鈥�
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Save Blackberry in the UAE!
Why blocking Blackberries will only worsen the building industry鈥檚 woes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi - Stephen Fidler, managing director, Exacta Consulting
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CommentRob Smith: DL wasn't forced into marriage with Aecom
Senior partner at Davis Langdon on getting into bed with an American giant
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CommentGeldof vs Simon Carves: entitlement to set off
In this case the Court of Appeal has simplified the test for granting a party the right to set off a claim
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CommentBT's Gary Wingrove: Your call is important to us
Gary Wingrove is responsible for helping cut BT鈥檚 拢900m-a-year property spending habit. And to do it, he鈥檚 moving away from its frameworks. So who is he looking to talk to, asks Emily Wright, and what does he want to hear?
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CommentPFI contracts: Chain of fools
The temptation to pass risk down the supply chain until it ends up with a man and a van should be resisted. Here鈥檚 why
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CommentGet lost, Plato: City Inn vs Shepherd Construction
The decision in City Inn vs Shepherd Construction is a victory for common sense over philosophical arguments about causation, says the lawyer who acted for Shepherd
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Help the student
I was sorry to read of Carillion鈥檚 decision to cancel its student sponsorship scheme (16 July, page 14)
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Engineering less waste
That civil engineering is to examine its cost-saving potential across the UK under the chair of Terry Hill (鈥淐ivils cost inquiry could save schemes from axe,鈥� 25 June, building.co.uk), is extremely positive news for the industry, for the economy and for the environment
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The structure of water
I wholeheartedly support the report by the Centre for Public Policy for Regions, which argues that maintaining investment in Scotland鈥檚 infrastructure will be key to the country鈥檚 future economic success
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Q+A from the 好色先生TV forum
好色先生TV鈥檚 Forum has a special discussion group for sustainability. This week, a member asks a question about where to install an air-source heat pump.
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CommentWe haven't lost them ... yet
Those who have entered the construction sector in the past few years could be forgiven for feeling they had made an error on the scale of marching on Russia just as the nights are drawing in
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CommentHansom headaches
This week, there鈥檚 a spot of mild concussion for a housebuilder鈥檚 chairman, some trouble with the clientele at a fashionable Highbury eatery, and Paul Morrell turns the volume up to 11
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CommentWhat would you do with the regs?
The 好色先生TV Regulations have already achieved a great deal, says Andrew Stunell (the man in charge of them) - but now he wants you to tell him how they could do even more
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CommentQuentin Shears: A night to remember
鈥橭n a river there is no escape. A boat party is where corporate hospitality meets factory farming鈥�
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CommentThe land of the Dachdeckermeister
Germany鈥檚 technical and political approach to sustainable construction is much more advanced than the UK鈥檚. So why don鈥檛 we steal a few ideas from them
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On turning a blind eye: Traditional Structures vs HW Construction
If you notice that a supplier has mistakenly failed to charge for an item on their tender, can you accept the price, keep shtoom and then hold them to it?