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15 August 2007
This column recently bemoaned the omission in Gordon Browns Business Council for Britain of a representative from the construction industry.
15 August 2007
'Unacceptable.' With that one word, the Health and Safety Commissions chairman, Sir Bill Callaghan summed up perfectly the latest shocking fatal injury statistics across British industry
25 July 2007
Women are making major inroads into construction, a sector often described as a mans world.
17 July 2007
Its time to reflect on a year of performance. Constructing Excellence in the Built Environment release the results of the 2007 UK Construction Industry Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in this region on July 3 at Lumley Castle
17 July 2007
So, Tony Blair has gone and Gordon Brown is now in Number 10. And didnt we all sit up and listen with interest when the new Prime Minister announced that he would be forming a Government of all the talents.
17 July 2007
Surely, civil engineers could prevent a lot of the misery that flooding inflicts, I am often told. Well, no-one can prevent floods totally, but we can minimise the devastation. And we can safeguard for the future, as civil engineering expertise has shown at Corbridge after a months worth of rain fell in 36 hours and brought havoc to Carlisle and the Tyne Valley early in 2005.
17 July 2007
Have you noticed that the number of Polish workers across the North East is increasing and other parts of the UK such as Southampton are now dependant upon them?
16 July 2007
Following the Renewable Technologies seminar on 10th July 2007 at The Greenhouse, please now find a copy of the speaker presentations.
15 June 2007
TWO pieces of news have caught my eye in the last week and its very interesting that they have emerged at around the same time.
14 June 2007
Brian Forster joined Constructing Excellence in January 2007 to address the issue of waste management and resource efficiency in the Construction Industry
01 June 2007
Government legislation relating to the protection of the environment has come at us in abundance over the last few years. Navigating that maze of what we can and cant or should that be should and shouldnt do has, therefore, become increasingly difficult for everybody within the construction industry.
01 June 2007
When the House of Lords ruled in favour of George Wimpey in the first judgement to be passed on the Construction Act, it sparked hopes that long awaited changes to the legislation might be brought forward.
09 May 2007
The truth about carbon and construction is surprisingly convenient. See which of these statements you broadly agree with:
27 March 2007
THE North Easts third annual Constructing Excellence in the Built Environment Awards were celebrated at a sell-out black-tie event.
Industry leaders turned out in dinner suits and cocktail dresses to celebrate the achievements of the North Easts construction industry at the Newcastle Marriott Gosforth Park Hotel.