Rebuilding Kobe: as the clean-up in Kobe gets underway, there are signs that Japan's fiercely protected construction market may call on foreign expertise for the longer-term reconstruction. But UK firms are cautious about their welcome

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Michael Heseltine, president of the Board of Trade, will offer the services of the UK construction industry to Japan to help with the rebuilding of Kobe, which was devastated by an earthquake, during his trade mission. Currently the work in Kobe will concentrate on cleaning up and providing temporary shelt for the 170,000 homeless. Foreign expertise is expected to be used for the longer term reconstruction.

Remodeling and renovation, Kobe, Japan

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Construction Industry Computer Exhibition

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The Construction Industry Computer Exhibition will include 77 exhibitors and its theme wil be managing the recession with IT. Exhibitors include WT Partnership Data Services with their new software program for quantity surveyors, Autodesk's AEC program, IBM.

Computer industry, Exhibitions

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Warming to Chile: Building up relationships slowly and surely rather than through a hard-sell approach is the key to cashing in on Chile's ambitious five-year construction programme

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Chile's five year construction programme is considered.

Chile

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