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More egg baskets required
I worked for Taylor Woodrow International from 1975 to 1980 in various parts of the world and its geographic and sectoral diversification was one of its greatest strengths
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Off-site really is the answer
So the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is launching a drive to boost the private rental sector. As residential property prices fall, rental yields are starting to look more attractive to investors and pension funds, so the opportunity is there for the taking
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Spitting in the wind
What options are we exploring, apart from wind farms, as alternative energy sources?
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Dubai鈥檚 secret shame
The plight of a significant number of Dubai鈥檚 migrant workers from the Indian subcontinent is appalling
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CommentWhy Tesco is a good client
When prices are falling so quickly, owing to lack of workload and competition to secure projects, it is disingenuous to hear clients such as Tesco being criticised for taking advantage of their position
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British jobs for team players
Regarding Nick Chronias鈥� article on equal opportunities (鈥淟ip service won鈥檛 do鈥�, 24 April, page 52), what a lot of waffle to say that we should all uphold the law
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Looking on the bright side 鈥�
That an industry in recession has managed to retain almost 700 apprentices who were at risk of not being able to complete their training is a significant success 鈥� which was sadly not reflected in your recent feature (鈥淒isplaced persons鈥�, 24 April, page 24) which chose to focus on trainees ...
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Korea advice
Alistair Darling鈥檚 Budget announcement of 拢405m for 鈥渆nergy efficiency鈥� spending is peanuts (24 April, page 12)
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Action first, regs later
We must conserve our energy and improve the existing building stock to reasonable, if not high levels, as well as raising construction standards
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Too little, too late
With reference to your article on the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) funding situation (3 April, page 24), it should also be pointed out that an aspect that contributed greatly to the overspend on many colleges was the LSC鈥檚 decision in the summer of 2004 to not approve funding for ...
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Tools for the job
Tony Bingham, in his column on 3 April (page 56), made reference to 鈥渢hat wonderful book 鈥� A Dummies鈥� Guide to Risk and Shafting鈥� to help contractors survive the recession.
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Terminological imbroglios
Robert Adam (17 April, page 22) must move in very eccentric 鈥� and exclusive 鈥� circles
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Foul-weather friends
Working as a senior procurement manager for a national housebuilder, I wholeheartedly concur with the frustration felt at how those offering trade insurance are reacting in these straitened times (17 April, page 28)
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CommentWe fight the law 鈥�
Reading the story in 微密圈 on 9 April (BDP faces 拢4.6m claim over Wimbledon media centre), I was disappointed, but sadly not surprised, to see yet another high-profile court case involving latent defects
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We fight the law and the law wins
I was pleased to read James Bessey鈥檚 article (How to look good in public, 9 April, page 47)
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Emirates united
Your article of 鈥淲hy we are not Dubai鈥� (17 April, page 32) took many of my comments out of context.
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Just plane wrong
It鈥檚 easy to portray Tamsin Omond as childish (27 March, page 42), but setting her against an ageing politician (whose age I noted wasn鈥檛 published) just doesn鈥檛 work
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It's an ill wind...
There will be some positive outcomes from this global recession. The office market is a case in point and I believe that the economic climate will lead, and is already leading, to higher quality, better functioning buildings
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The noble game
I am fixture secretary for Peper Harow Cricket Club, and we are desperately trying to raise funds to complete phase two of our pavilion
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Correction
Due to a production error, the photographs of Andy Ritchie, global board director of Ryder Levett Bucknall, and Phil Dalglish, Saudi Arabia director for Buro Happold, were inadvertently transposed in the article 鈥淢ake a wish鈥� (9 April)