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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Altius on risks with asbestos removal contractors</title>
      <description>Altius Vendor Assessment highlight the potential risks when commissioning contractors.of costs for breaches of health and safety rules over asbestos removal.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Supplier accreditation programme up for award</title>
      <description>SGP Property and Facilities Management, working in partnership with Altius Vendor Assessment have been shortlisted for a prestigious British Institute of Facilities Management Award.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>JCT to publish a 2011 edition of contracts</title>
      <description>JCT will be publishing a 2011 edition of its standard building contracts, following changes in legislation which commence in England 1 October.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT)</category>
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      <title>Altius offers expert supplier assessment for SGP</title>
      <description>SGP Property and Facilities Management is outsourcing its supplier assessment through a partnership with Altius Vendor Assessment.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>CSCS and Causeway join forces to offer Smartcard</title>
      <description>CSCS has appointed Causeway as sole provider of application licences on the new CSCS Smartcard introduced earlier this year.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kitemark confirmation for window energy ratings</title>
      <description>The Kitemark Window Energy Rating scheme operated by the British Standards Institution (BSI) provides independently verified data on energy performance.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sustainability event focuses on JCT's leadership</title>
      <description>John Riches, vice-chair of the JCT Drafting Committee, will speak at the forthcoming Westminster Briefing Conference.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Satra offers 100m drop test for EN 341</title>
      <description>Satra has extended its PPE testing service to include assessment of descender devices by working with the National Lift Tower.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Satra Technology Centre</category>
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      <title>BSI to develop good practice guide for consortia</title>
      <description>BSI British Standards is to begin work on a good practice guide to establishing and maintaining effective consortia.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>BSI British Standards</category>
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      <title>SATRA at A+A exhibition in Dusseldorf</title>
      <description>SATRA will appear at A+A Health and Safety exhibition in Dusseldorf manufacturers, sourcing companies, distributers and retailers of personal protective equipment (PPE).</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>SATRA Technology Centre</category>
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      <title>BSI conference to lower construction costs</title>
      <description>The British Standards Institution is holding a conference to explore life cycle costing in construction with BS ISO standards.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Government curbing contract choice</title>
      <description>The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) question why the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has decided to continue endorsing only one form of construction contract for use by government departments.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT)</category>
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      <title>iCON is a sustainability first</title>
      <description>The iCon building in Daventry will be the first in the UK to be constructed using new sustainability guidance introduced earlier this year by the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) for its contracts.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT)</category>
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      <title>Revision 2 of JCT standard forms of contract</title>
      <description>Revision 2 of the Joint Contracts Tribunal standard forms of contract will be published this month (May).</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT)</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/joi/joi122.html</link>
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      <title>ABBE sponsors energy assessment show</title>
      <description>ABBE, the Awarding Body for the Built Environment, is sponsoring this year's Energy Assessor Expo, the first national event for professionals working in the energy assessment industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ABBE</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/abz/abz106.html</link>
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