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Silenced partner
I have noticed over the years that when you profile a landmark project in your publication, you rarely make mention of the specialist M&E subcontractors used by a listed main contractor and I have often wondered why.
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Time to organise?
I agree with the recent views of Colin Harding and Chris Charles (Letters, 18 February, page 34) 鈥� small firms in the construction industry do need better representation.
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The dangers of freedom 鈥�
In your news columns on 11 February (page 11), you reiterated Rudi Klein鈥檚 views that the Freedom of Information Act enables contractors and subcontractors who lose out on public sector projects to discover the value of rival bids and find out what criteria were used to evaluate them.
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Courage under fire
Tony Bingham鈥檚 expert witness鈥揾ired gun analogy (4 February, page 50) struck a chord 鈥� appearing in the witness box under the interrogation of our learned friends seems to me akin to being under fire!
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Carry on, Colin
Colin Harding 鈥� if it is any consolation, I think your articles are excellent and well justified (Letters, 11 February, page 39).
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An arquitecto writes
With regards to Just the job (4 February, page 110): I am a Spanish arquitecto t茅cnico who has been working as an estimator/quantity surveyor in the UK for the past year.
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Judge, jury and accomplice
Although I am sure that Michael Sergeant has presented a legally correct view of impartiality and agency (21 January, page 58), I think that he has not entirely warned of the dangers facing the design team.
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Not so disastrous?
After 黑洞社区 put its foot in it with the 10 鈥榙isastrous鈥� building projects, our readers kick back
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Behind the statistics
I was disappointed that your magazine chose to publish the PPP Forum鈥檚 inaccurate and misleading account of the evidence for PFI.
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Sub standards
The time of the year has once again passed when chartered surveyors look at the subscription demands and wonder why they remain members of the RICS (answers on a postcard 鈥� I can鈥檛 fathom it).
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Lost in translation
Bellwater SL: There was no alliance(Re: Skansen article, 4 February, page 19) A few days after we met in Madrid, Chris Seeley [of Skansen Interiors] wrote to me wishing us luck in the future as an independent company. In the meeting, I had informed both Chris Seeley and Patrick Lucas-Box, ...
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No more heroes, please
I am writing to comment on an advertisement in the 28 January issue (page 66). Under the banner 鈥淯nsung heroes鈥�, there is a picture of a worker sitting high in the air on a steel beam. From the picture there is no clear means of fall protection, although he is ...
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A federal feud
Colin Harding (Letters, 11 February, page 39) is often blunt but always, in my opinion, right in his criticism of our industry鈥檚 federations and the plight in which we 鈥渟mall builders鈥� constantly find ourselves.
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Mr Harding鈥檚 reading lesson
I really do wish that the Construction Confederation would read my columns more carefully before misrepresenting my comments (14 January, page 37).
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Beware the CORGI
Your report 鈥淗VCA threatens to quit CORGI鈥� (28 January, page 16) accurately reflected the association鈥檚 current attitude to the Council for Registered Gas Installers, and the deep concern felt within its ranks at CORGI鈥檚 increasing reluctance to consult the industry it exists to serve.
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The 拢60,000 question
John Prescott鈥檚 plans for social housing focus too much on the design and not enough on the delivery. Although it is encouraging to see the ODPM challenge housebuilders to achieve a build target of 拢60,000, the industry cannot afford to ignore how these homes will be delivered.Opinion about whether the ...
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Private and proud
As you point out (14 January, page 32), Allyson Pollock has been an ideological opponent of the PFI for the past seven years.
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Smart money
I am delighted that the construction industry in the commercial sector is enjoying a five-year high (14 January, page 20). I am also particularly pleased builders are benefiting from restored confidence within manufacturing companies.
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Carry on screening
I鈥檝e just completed my screen test 鈥� not for any starring role on the silver screen, but in many ways equally important. I am, of course, talking about the health and safety screen test that is required for the CSCS card registration scheme.
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Bring out the big guns
How excited many of us were when the New Labour government answered our long-held wish and created the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, bringing transport and land-use planning together at last and giving the construction industry a single body to talk to. Alas, as Sir Michael Latham ...