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JCT Releases Contract Administration Model Forms For Minor Works

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JCT has added to its range of contract administration model forms with the launch of a new product specifically for use with the Minor Works family of building contracts, MW and MWD 2016 Admin – Contract Administration Model Forms. The Contract Administration Model Forms first launched in March with the release of the products for use with the JCT Home Owner contracts. This latest release is for use specifically on projects using the 2016 edition of either the JCT Minor Works Building Contract (MW) or…

Wraxall Yard, Dorest

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A restoration and retrofit project, on an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in West Dorset, provides holiday accommodation and facilities specifically for people living with disabilities. The Wraxall Yard project used a JCT Standard Building Contract. Wraxall Yard is a project developed by Clementine Blakemore Architects for client, Wraxall Yard CIC. It is a restoration and retrofit scheme which upgraded a site of derelict farm and agricultural buildings to provide bespoke, supported, self-catered holiday facilities for local people living with disabilities. The buildings are located…

JCT Launches Contract Administration Forms for Minor Works and Home Owner Contracts

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JCT announced the release of a new series of contract administration model forms for use with the JCT Home Owner and Minor Works Building Contract families. The new products available are: MW and MWD 2016 Admin Contract Administration Model Forms For use with the Minor Works Building Contract 2016 (MW 2016) and Minor Works Building Contract with contractor’s design 2016 (MWD 2016)  HO/B 2021 Admin Contract Administration Model Forms For use with the Building contract for a home owner/occupier who has not appointed a consultant…

JCT Interviews…Euan Geddes

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JCT INTERVIEWS…EUAN GEDDES In the JCT Interviews… series we shine the spotlight on some of the key people who are involved with or give their time to support JCT, showing the diverse range of disciplines across the construction industry that our members represent and the collaborative work that contributes to the development of our contracts. We look at how our interviewees contribute to JCT specifically and gain their views on the wider industry and JCT’s role within it. Euan Geddes Member, JCT Council and Board…

JCT Education & Training Video Released

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Find out how we are helping construction professionals at each stage of their career on the JCT website and YouTube channel: https://corporate.jctltd.co.uk/initiatives/education-students/ JCT has launched a new education and training video to explain the role we play, beyond the production of the JCT contract suite, in supporting construction professionals, students, and education providers to learn about the contract process and foster best practice in their use. The video highlights our history of excellence in the production of standard form contracts and recognises our role in ensuring that construction professionals can…

JCT Parliamentary Reception To Give Insight Into Next Edition Of Contracts

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JCT’s 2023 Parliamentary Reception will be an opportunity for invited guests to gain an insight into the core themes that will be reflected within the next edition of JCT Contracts. The event, taking place on Friday, 16 June 2023, is an exclusive occasion for JCT’s members and guests, celebrating the achievements of JCT and the wider industry, raising awareness of important issues or new developments, and an opportunity to thank those professionals involved in making JCT a success. Whilst work on the next edition of…

JCT Launches Contract Administration Model Forms for Home Owner Contracts

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JCT has announced the release of a new series of Contract Administration Model Forms for use with the JCT Home Owner contract family. The new products available from the JCT Online Store include: HO/B 2021 Admin Contract Administration Model Forms For use with the Building contract for a home owner/occupier who has not appointed a consultant to oversee the work (HO/B 2021) HO/C and HO/CA 2021 Admin Contract Administration Model Forms For use with the Building contract and Consultancy Agreement for a home owner/occupier (HO/C…

Yoga Studio, The Newt in Somerset

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The Yoga Studio is the latest of three buildings at The Newt in Somerset hotel, designed by architects, Invisible Studio. Displaying the architect’s reputation for innovative and unusual design, the building was constructed on a JCT Intermediate Building Contract. The Newt in Somerset’s new Yoga Studio joins a recently installed gym and lakeside apiary (known as the Beezantium) created for the hotel by Invisible Studio, the architects founded by Dr Piers Taylor, co-presenter of BBC series The House That £100k Built and The World’s Most…

JCT Interviews…Karyn Watt

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In the JCT Interviews… series we shine the spotlight on some of the key people who are involved with or give their time to support JCT, showing the diverse range of disciplines across the construction industry that our members represent and the collaborative work that contributes to the development of our contracts. We look at how our interviewees contribute to JCT specifically and gain their views on the wider industry and JCT’s role within it. Karyn Watt member, JCT Council and JCT Drafting Sub-Committee vice…

JCT Training – Spring 2023

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New courses added for February, March and April – book your place on one of our full-day, in-person courses today. Visit www.jctltd.co.uk/jct-training. The latest batch of JCT Training courses for the Spring 2023 season are now available to book. See below for details of the following courses: JCT Contracts 2016 – The Legal Perspective Date: Tuesday, 28 February 2023 Venue:JCT Offices, 4th Floor, 28 Ely Place, London, EC1N 6TD Time: 10.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. (lunch and refreshments provided) Host: Victoria Peckett, chair, JCT Drafting…