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Tales of the Unexpected

A popular feature that appeared in the magazine was a long running series entitled Tales of the Unexpected written by Colin Bailey MCIAT.

These articles reflected on various issues that had arisen with projects and the construction industry as a whole.

In response to popular demand, these articles can be downloaded below:

  The Art of Construction (Nov/Dec 1999)

  Aunt Sarah has a Surprise (March/April 2000)

  The Midnight Tarmacers (May/June 2000)

  The Abandoned Site (Sept/Oct 2000)

  The Unusual Consultant (Nov/Dec 2000)

  Mr Goodwin gets bad advice (March/April 2001)

  The Florist's Tale (May/June 2001)

  The Runaway Horse (July/August 2001)

  Stephen Offers Advice (Sept/Oct 2001)

  The Insurance Trap (Nov/Dec 2001)

  The Mobile Home (Jan/Feb 2002)

  A Surveyor Calls (May/June 2002)

  A Gentleman's Agreement (July/August 2002)

  Called to the Conduct Committee (Sept/Oct 2002)

  A Client's Viewpoint (Nov/Dec 2002)

  Run for Cover (March/April 2003)

  The Vanishing Funds (May/June 2003)

  The Contract Manager (Sept/Oct 2003)

  Ignored by the Professionals (Nov/Dec 2003)

  Aubrey Becomes Self-employed (March/April 2004)

  Mrs Simons Complains (May/June 2004)

  Paul reviews Conduct Breaches (Sept/Oct 2004)

  The Village Fete (Nov/Dec 2004)  

  The Foreign Correspondent (March/April 2005)

  The Orchard Cottage (May/June 2005)

  The Tardis Effect (Sept/Oct 2005)

  Independent, Impartial and Insensitive (Jan/Feb 2006)

  Raising the Pool (May/June 2006)

  The Insensitive Member (Sept/Oct 2006)


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