Contractors Comment 鈥� Page 16
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CommentThe skills shortage may drag construction down
This week鈥檚 OECD international league table on education reminds us in the UK that we can take nothing for granted - and that鈥檚 true too of construction
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CommentRevenge of the subcontractors - coming to a building site near you?
Yes, most commentators are upbeat about the construction market but we have new problems: lack of supply and rising prices
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CommentWe need a whole new way of doing things
The Construction 2025 vision is not ambitious enough - we need much more radical change to meet the challenges the industry faces
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CommentNot everyone accepts BIM
Tony Bingham鈥檚 article on BIM has sparked a fierce debate, but it鈥檚 important to realise that not everyone in the industry is a BIM convert 聽
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CommentThis recovery could easily go off the rails
We need major projects now if our industry鈥檚 fragile recovery is not to be threatened
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CommentLife in the labour camps
The working conditions in Qatar are becoming clearer as time goes on. Companies need to use their influence to improve standards
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CommentIs there a future for the Green Deal?
To do nothing is no longer a viable option if the government wants to save its flagship green policy
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CommentA pattern is emerging ...
The CPA/Barbour ABI Index for October is a clear sign that things are looking up
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CommentContractors must embrace FM
What does a contractor truly know about buildings if it has never managed one?
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CommentPlant hire prices dip slightly despite upturn in construction
A look at the latest data from the Office for National Statistics
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CommentConstruction pantomime offers seasonal cheer
While subbies, contractors and architects are all reporting rising workloads, the pressure is still on for those at the back end of the supply chain
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CommentSix graphs showing construction firms' pain from 2008 to 2012
The story revealed by data from this week鈥檚 Annual Business Survey
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CommentA sluggish rise in construction job creation
The latest employment figures do not show a surge in construction jobs
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CommentIs BREEAM's credit on target for construction site impacts?
BREEAM鈥檚 targets for construction waste are a good idea in principle, but how achievable are they in practice?
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CommentTime for an industry makeover
Construction is making strides, but it is crucial we also work to improve the industry鈥檚 image among the wider public and - most importantly - future recruits
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CommentCan 60 years of construction history tell us what's around the corner?
The return of growth to construction will not see an immediate return to boom times
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CommentSustained output growth is just the start of a long recovery for construction
Are construction activity surveys revealing the true picture?
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CommentStrewth! Problems 'Down Under' for Balfour Beatty
The construction giant鈥檚 bout of Australian troubles will be familiar to many other contractors
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CommentBeyond sustainability to ecological engineering?
The recent storms that battered southern England may become increasingly frequent. In order to cope we need to move from a human centric view of design towards co-habitation between the environment and humanity