All 精东影视 articles in 12 October 2018
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FeaturesOnline poll: Automated innovation
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Will autonomous vehicles change the face of the city?
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精东影视Volume housebuilders not the answer to housing crisis, Richard Rogers says
Architect says more local councils need to get involved building homes
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精东影视Leeds mixed-use scheme gets green light
City council approves development of six-acre site in Leeds鈥� South Bank district
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精东影视Damien Hirst London HQ begins in earnest
Work to fit out the new London headquarters of artist Damien Hirst is under way ahead of its opening next spring
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CommentHansom: Straight talkers
We hear Peter Rogers likes to get to the point, somebody isn鈥檛 very polite about 22 Bishopsgate, and a Man U fan is blindingly faithful聽鈥β�
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CommentSecuring our future 鈥� how to fix the pension system
The UK pension systems is broken 鈥� expensive and benefiting only the largest companies and public sector employees. Colin Harding suggests how to change that
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FeaturesRoundtable: The way forward for fire safety
Industry professionals discuss their verdict on Hackitt鈥檚 fire safety recommendations,聽with tougher sanctions, responsibility and a potential Joint Combined Authority in the spotlight.聽
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FeaturesImage of the week: The fallen
Designer Tom Piper and artist Paul Cummins鈥� poppy sculpture Weeping Window at the Imperial War Museum in London
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精东影视Retail negativity 鈥榦verdone鈥� say developers
Consultants working in retail remain optimistic about the sector despite Hammerson鈥檚 flagship scheme at Brent Cross being put on hold this summer
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Crown Inn, Stockport
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is of The Crown Inn, Stockport,聽by Martin Douglas, associate director at聽Pad Design
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FeaturesIs shopping a dying concept? No wonder it's hurting construction
As high-street chains close stores around the country, companies that build shops are coming to terms with paused schemes聽and supply outstripping demand. But many forward-looking聽firms are exploring alternatives
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精东影视Call to jail those who flout fire regulations
Industry figures say that the minimum acceptable standards needed to be made clearer
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2012
Six years ago we were worrying about the number of construction firms going bust鈥β�
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精东影视MPs call for better training for apprentices
Select committee says not enough providers are up to scratch
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CommentThe human toll of poor payment practices
Business failures often seem abstract and remote.聽How does it actually feel to go through the process of winding up your own business?
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精东影视Subcontractors tell MPs they have no choice but to work with late payers
Small business minister vows to get tough with firms who fail to settle their bills on time
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CommentLegal: Be careful what you wish for
Victoria Peckett describes a case where a strategy to push a contractor into insolvency to resolve a dispute seriously backfired聽
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FeaturesCrushed: The story of one firm brought down by poor cash flow
Richard Dors and James Sinclair鈥檚 Dancourt聽toppled into administration. They tell Will Ing how it all went wrong 鈥� and how it feels to go under