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Lead times

2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

Now here’s a rarity in the fast moving, everchanging world of construction economics: a quarter of relative calm in the supply chain

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Next step

2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

Just graduated and looking for a job? We asked recruitment consultant Hays Montrose what kind of construction graduates are in demand in different parts of the UK

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Be prepared

2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

The top 10 things you must do before going for a job interview

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Let us pay your way

2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

We take a look at construction degree course sponsorship – one of the best ways of avoiding a mountainous student debt

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Back to school

2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

Returning to university to study for an MBA is one of the best ways to increase your earning potential. We look at the options available

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Appointments

2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

ContractorEssex-based City & Country Construction has promoted Peter Heath (right) to construction director. He replaces Tom Higgins, who has retired after 11 years in the position.HousebuildersCala Homes (Yorkshire) has appointed Claire Daniel materials buyer.Paul Owen has been made technical manager of Warwickshire-based Chase Homes.Cambridgeshire-based Twigden Homeshas appointed Olga Hagan sales ...

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Walking in Lucinda’s wonderland

2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

Come with us on a journey past the 6 ft high green rabbit and the shrine to Prickle, Hops and Florence to this couch, where we will sit by Rastus and Roy Rogers while we discuss English heritage with the sublime Lucinda Lambton – part broadcaster, part eccentric and part ...

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In the woods, today

2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

Celebrated Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh has designed his own holiday home in a southern Swedish glade – and it’s more or less perfect.

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If we built Holyrood again …

2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

As those involved in the misconstruction of the Scottish parliament building anxiously await the findings of the Fraser Inquiry, Paul Morrell of Davis Langdon, the QS on the £431m job, investigates what lessons we’ve learned from the whole sorry episode – and which old ones we should never have forgotten

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Carole Souter’s plans for the past

2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

As fears grow that the Heritage Lottery Fund is spreading itself too thinly, we talk to its director about her plans to help with John Prescott’s Communities Plan.

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It’s all water under the (rock steady) bridge

2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

Chris Wise, the man who put the wobble in our walk on the Millennium Bridge, has designed another. But don’t worry, he’s sure that this time you’ll be able to jump up and down to your heart’s content.

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Boatspotting

2004-09-02T18:05:00Z

Edinburgh’s reinvention as a waterfront city is just one indication that the Scottish capital, with its booming economy and population, is set for a dramatic overhaul. We look ahead at the opportunities for consultants and contractors

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Is construction going soft?

2004-09-01T13:00:00Z

Cuddly toys from Rok and Geberit Terrain are compromising ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s hard-man image.

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Is construction going soft?

2004-08-31T17:35:00Z

Cuddly toys from Rok and Geberit Terrain are compromising construction’s hard-man image.

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Aedas man wins despite bump start

2004-08-31T15:29:00Z

Aedas driver Jonathon Kennard wins the latest round of the Formula Palmer Audi Championship despite early race prang.

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Local lowdown: South coast

2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

The south coast continues to attract people looking for a dose of the good life. Robert Smith of Hays Montrose reports on some of the projects in the pipeline

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Appointments

2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

ContractorsJohn Matthews has been appointed business development manager at the Newcastle office of construction firm Gleeson. He joins Gleeson from builders’ supplier James Burrell.David McLean Contractors has promoted John Farr to director.HousebuildersThe Morris Group has promoted Garry Goodwin to planning and design director, based at the company’s head office in ...

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Five great architects … you’ve never heard of

2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

Jonathan Meades on the works of Douglas Stephen, Georgie Wolton, Frederick Pilkington, Sextus Dyball and Gino Coppedè … Why they’re so good – and so neglected

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Keep on trucking

2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

This month’s market snapshot from Experian’s Business Strategies division shows that firms in most sectors are bowling along – and expect the good times to roll for the next three months

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The industry that time forgot

2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

In the third of five monthly articles in association with ConstructionSkills, ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ looks at how construction recruitment and training is being dragged into the 21st century.