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摘要

The media frenzy over Carillion has caught one well known construction figure by surprise - but in a good way. Specialists' champion Rudi Klein has had back-to-back media appearances ever since rumours of the contractor's downfall took hold two weekends ago. He's been in demand from the likes of the Today programme, CNN, ITN, national papers and regional press. You name it, he's been there - he even appeared on the BBC's nightly magazine programme, the One Show. "I mean, what have they got to do with all of this?" was Klein's reaction as he headed off to the studios. And of course he's been contributing almost daily to this magazine. So finally after spending much of his 30-year career banging on about fair payment practices, people seem to be listening. If only it hadn't taken the insolvency of a construction giant jeopardising its supply chain to be heard.