All 微密圈 articles in 30 October 2009 鈥� Page 6
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Back at you
You have really rattled my cage now! I complained that 微密圈 should not publish health and safety photos when it could do something positive, like report the matter to the Health and Safety Executive. Then you published Charles Johnston鈥檚 letter (23 October, page 31) suggesting my view was a 鈥渕inority ...
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NewsEven an ivory tower needs a staircase: Rick Mather's Ashmolean museum
This cascading staircase is part of a newly opened addition to the Ashmolean museum in Oxford
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Appointment boosts Gleeson
Shares in MJ Gleeson went up 10% on Monday after the firm announced the appointment of Jolyon Harrison as managing director of its regeneration and homes business
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NewsHSE issues nuclear alert
Watchdog warns 拢20bn programme faces delay unless reactor designers improve performance
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Property 鈥榞urus鈥� warn against optimism over recovery
The housing industry can expect three more tough years, despite whisperings of green shoots, industry experts claim
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FeaturesDownsizing Dubai: Will the Middle East's golden child ever be the same again?
The UAE is waking up 鈥� but it has one hell of a hangover, and it鈥檚 going to take more than a couple of fizzy tablets to make it all better. So what sort of market is emerging? Well, the chances are it鈥檚 going to be good news for shed ...
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CommentAfter the goldrush
The head of one British consultant in Dubai confessed that he will be using Indian QSs in the near future, many of whom will operate from the Subcontinent
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FeaturesThe right formula: Abu Dhabi's Yas Hotel
With its dramatic architecture, precise engineering and top-speed construction, the Formula One-themed Yas Hotel has outlapped most of Abu Dhabi鈥檚 other buildings
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NewsGrand sand view: Qasr Al Sarab, Abu Dhabi
An Arabian fortress-style hotel has been built in the UAE鈥檚 Liwa desert.
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90% reject PAYE proposals
Almost nine out of 10 construction firms surveyed by KPMG said tax changes designed to tackle false self-employment were unnecessary
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Going all out for 80 per cent
Construction鈥檚 reform agenda needs kickstarting and a review of how the industry is placed to respond to the demands of a low carbon economy could do the trick
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NewsComo frontrunner for 拢80m City bank fit-out
Mace fit-out subsidiary set to win major fit-out contract at London's Watermark Place
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NewsDavis Langdon to lose partners in 64-job cutback
Also, G&T has closed Exeter and Swindon offices and Cyril Sweett has merged Birmingham and Leamington Spa operations and made several redundancies
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Amec agrees to pay 拢5m over 鈥榠rregular鈥� fees on Korea bridge
Amec has agreed to pay a 拢5m penalty after receiving $9m in 鈥渋rregular payments鈥� on a project in South Korea
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Sir Robert McAlpine faces 拢3.4m writ for rusty pipes
Sir Robert McAlpine is being sued for more than 拢3.4m by law firm Linklaters over M&E work at its Silk Street office in the City of London
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OFT admits spending 拢3m on cover pricing investigation
The Office of Fair Trading said this week that it had spent approximately 拢3m on its inquiry into tender malpractice by contractors
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Tender prices 鈥榯o fall 25%鈥�
The fall in tender prices accelerated in the three months to October, leaving them 15% lower than a year ago, according to Davis Langdon鈥檚 latest market forecast
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Latest construction appointments: 30th October 2009
Darren Wickins has become a director of the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in September 2009
Private registrations were up from last year, while the South-east topped the regional poll