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CommentEntering the dragon
Europe鈥檚 relations with China remained centre stage this week. But in all the furore over bra wars and trouser mountains, it鈥檚 easy to lose sight of the sheer force of the Chinese economy.
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CommentOur lost billions
鈥淎 considerable amount of waste is incurred in the industry as a result of poor logistics,鈥� concluded the Strategic Forum鈥檚 industry report Accelerating Change in 2002. Three years later, we now know roughly how much waste we鈥檙e talking about 鈥� 拢3bn.
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CommentBrave new housebuilding
When Wimpey threw down the gauntlet to outspoken fashion designer Wayne Hemingway and his wife Gerardine, competitors brushed it off as a PR stunt.
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CommentA sure-fire disaster
The government鈥檚 track record of commissioning IT projects is dismal: the Passport Office, the Child Protection Agency and the NHS have all been involved in notable disasters.
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CommentA culture of collusion
It鈥檚 disappointing to see the reputation of the industry taking a battering again. That, inevitably, is the consequence of what the Office of Fair Trading is finding about anti-competitive practices in the construction sector.
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CommentThe achievements of CSCS 鈥�
As the government prepares to embark on an autumn lobbying campaign to convince the public about the merits of its proposed national identity card scheme, it should look no further for support than a UK construction industry that has long since been light years ahead of the game.
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CommentStick this in your pipe 鈥�
Anybody who鈥檚 had the experience of persuading a utility company鈥檚 call centre to deal with a bill that seems to have acquired an extra couple of noughts will empathise with the National Federation of Builders鈥� members.
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CommentA close watch
More than 50 people killed and hundreds more injured, traumatised or grieving.
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How to serve schools
What a feast has been laid out for the building industry by Tony Blair鈥檚 government.
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The right stuff
New concrete builds on the success of previous generations of concrete. It is an ancient material that is being developed continuously.
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CommentA summertime chill
June temperatures may be soaring, but there鈥檚 a chilly breeze wafting through the construction industry.
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CommentA hard way to make a living
It defies logic really. We鈥檝e had 12 years of sustained growth, PFI contracts are going begging and any client you talk to says there aren鈥檛 enough good contractors to go round.
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CommentFlexibility is your friend
Flexible working and construction aren鈥檛 natural stablemates. Job-sharing or part-time professionals are by and large an anathema, and paid leave for new fathers and mothers is often no more than the statutory minimum.
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CommentWhere did Multiplex go wrong?
We鈥檙e used to drama at Wembley but last week鈥檚 events are right up there with white horses and Russian linesmen.
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CommentSteering the good ship Safety
You might be a little surprised to find me writing the foreword to this awards supplement. But there are a lot of parallels between sailing and the construction industry.
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CommentSo, Alun Michael
He may not be the high-profile champion that the industry craved, but the appointment of Alun Michael to preside over construction is better news than many had expected.