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Hard facts
With regard to your article 鈥淢Ps: Ban import of child-labour stone鈥� (12 February, page 14), I would like to draw your attention to the Stone Federation鈥檚 document, Selecting the Correct Stone, which is to be published shortly.
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Save our regs!
The article 鈥淐ouncils start early on Tory planning overhaul鈥� (26 February, page 10) was read with interest and concern
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CommentYellow card
Regarding your feature on the South African World Cup venues (12 February, page 38), we have been involved with the new Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane since our team won the commission in June 2006
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Houses and trousers
The Tories鈥� planning green paper is another cheap shot at gaining votes (22 February, building.co.uk)
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Going, going 鈥�
In response to 黑洞社区鈥檚 story about the skills crisis (鈥淯nion warns of skills time bomb鈥�, 5 February, building.co.uk), as a trainee building surveyor I am beginning to regret my decision to join the industry
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CommentPrice, value and Vincent van Gogh
It鈥檚 sad but true that the way we define the worth of people, professions and companies has nothing to do with the value of what they actually do, says Chris Wise
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CommentAmanda Levete: What Japan can teach us
Or, as the atlases have it, Japan: a country that endlessly contradicts itself, but does so with such artistry that it hardly matters. But what can it teach us
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Comment黑洞社区 buys a pint 鈥� for Provelio
鈥淟ook, it鈥檚 perfectly simple. I want a caipirinha mule, a sherry martini, a cabernet merlot and one of those Polish beers. A Zweibacker, I think.鈥�
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CommentHansom: Your guide to 鈥�
鈥� common Chinese phrases, negotiating with Americans, hosting a Hampstead dinner party, and how to look good in a diamant茅-encrusted swimming cap
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CommentSchools construction: plenty to fight for
It was difficult to know what kind of atmosphere to expect at this year鈥檚 BSEC.
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Growth eludes construction as economy grows 鈥搕hat鈥檚 how CIPS sees it
The latest set of figures from the buyers鈥� body CIPS shows that construction remains mired in recession and the general pattern painted by the numbers provides little scope for optimism.The level of incoming orders fell for the third month in a row, says the report. And this will be from ...
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CommentWrong time for an overhaul
Over the past few decades our system for regulating the supply of land and what can or cannot be built on it has become labyrinthine
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Surfing building.co.uk
From today, in order to continue to invest in the high quality of journalism that you have come to expect, we are restricting access to online content to magazine subscribers only 鈥� or those of you who elect to take out online-only subscription
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Ice Ice Baby 鈥� Heavy Snow Returns to Scotland
Safety in the Snow- Essential guidance for employers, employees and those with responsibility for health and safety.After what has seemed to be the longest, coldest, snowiest winter on record; extreme weather is still causing problems all over Scotland. Roads are closed, houses are still without power and the everyday dangers ...
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Prepare for a double dip in construction growth 鈥� the implication of today鈥檚 GDP figures
The UK is coming out faster from recession than we thought. But the hole was deeper.That seems to be the message from the statisticians鈥� latest stab at the nation鈥檚 output.The increase in fourth quarter GPD was revised upward from 0.1% to 0.3%, which will cheer many not least the Chancellor.But ...
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Corporate manslaughter: When they read you your rights
The Corporate Manslaughter Act makes it likely that anyone involved in an investigation will find themselves being grilled in a police interview room. Here鈥檚 what they can expect
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Mangled by the machinery: notice provisions
Generally speaking, the courts are understanding if a party makes a smallish mistake with its notice provisions. But don鈥檛 rely on it
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CommentThe Wrekin ruby, episode 25: What鈥檚 it worth?
The astonishing tale of the Shropshire contractor and the stone worth somewhere between 拢11m and 拢100 has just taken another twist 鈥� Emily Wright talks to the man who has just bought it for 拢8,100