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Hansom: Talk to my agent

2011-10-28T00:00:00Z

Cocktails and canapes in a tent, a fish and chip supper and a spot on prime-time TV. Sounds like a lifestyle for a B-list celeb, not a day in the life of a contractor

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Hansom: I dare you

2011-10-21T00:00:00Z

This week, contractors go the full monty for a charity calendar, a boss is not amused by the ‘Lunch Atop Heron Tower’ photo and the hot seat at Mouchel proves too much for two chairmen

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Hansom: Make your mind up!

2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

This week, indecision prevails as the RIBA swaps cool for sophistication, politicians disagree on numbers and the communities department isn’t sure whether it’s setting up a committee or not

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Hansom: Fame!

2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

Everyone yearns for a moment in the limelight - shooting music videos on a Zaha backdrop, enduring the X Factor ordeal, and allowing (as the Labour Party did) film stars to upstage their beloved leader

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Hansom: That's what i want

2011-09-30T00:00:00Z

Women refuse to settle for second best this week: Zaha Hadid requests the perfect employee, Angela Brady takes charge at the Lib Dem conference and Mrs Stefanou - sorry: Debbie - takes us to task

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Hansom: Be there or be square

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

Did you go to RESI last week? How about the Alliance Ball? Well, here’s the gossip for those of you who missed out and those of you who just had too much fun and forgot everything that happened

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Hansom: Talking in tongues

2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

This week, specialists decide to communicate in Klingon, nappies are turned into roof tiles and someone promotes an ascent by absailing down a skyscraper. Is anyone else confused?

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Hansom: Look at me!

2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

Several ‘interesting’ ideas vie for our attention this week as Arup envisages a life-size Scalextric set, Miller Homes drafts in Keith Chegwin and German architects decide scaffolding should be more pretty

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Hansom: Spice of life

2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

Laing O’Rourke treats its subbies to Mayfair’s haute cuisine, the concrete sector invents a word for the digital age and main contractors take a not-so-subtle verbal bashing – never a dull moment round here

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Hansom: Bon appetit

2011-08-26T00:00:00Z

On the menu this August we have tasteful art shows, oh-so-sweet cricket matches and an example of over-healthy team bonding, all washed down with a few pints of beer and a cheeky little red

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Hansom: sincerest form of flattery

2011-08-12T00:00:00Z

The world at large is finally giving the construction industry the respect it deserves: Gleeds the musical, QSs making it onto the high street and the Sunday Telegraph basically trying to be ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø

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Hansom: raising eyebrows

2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

There are some unlikely combinations this week - a surveyor turns model, a virtual brick app, a car that runs on wine and construction managers with a penchant for ponies. Takes all sorts, you know

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Hansom: burn, baby, burn

2011-07-29T00:00:00Z

This week, two newly weds move in with each other (at last), DJ Johnny Inferno is told to put his dancing shoes away and landscape architects solve a potentially itchy problem at the Olympic park

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Hansom: upping the stakes

2011-07-22T00:00:00Z

You’ve got to innovate to stay ahead of the game, as demonstrated by this week’s super-size canapes, rowing on the roof of Selfridges and the fact I can now be found on Twitter …

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2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

It’s time out from the working world this week as the industry shows its playful side. Chief executives DJ and do funny voices, while employees have fun with photos …

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Hansom: power to the people

2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

The people are revolting! Making known their disapproval of the excesses of One Hyde Park, forcing a contractor to rip up some newly laid tarmac and bagging hot properties for themselves

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Grow up

2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

The industry has gone all childish this week, as a nine-year-old bags an interview with a celebrity, the RICS sings Jungle Book songs and a famous architect gets as excited as a teenager on a first date

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Hansom: Result!

2011-06-24T00:00:00Z

This week effort is rewarded with slimmer waistlines, a praiseworthy ranking in the Green List, and a spotless building site – there’s even hope for those HS2 opponents now they have a new ally …

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Weighty matters

2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

Construction costs, share prices and mergers are just some of the subjects tackled in this week’s round-up. Who says I can’t be serious?

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Power trip

2011-06-10T00:00:00Z

Lord Sugar fires one of our own, primary school kids are in charge of site safety and the happy royal couple appear to have the extraordinary ability to duplicate themselves in exotic locations