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FeaturesWays to go
Are you considering working abroad? Daniel Griggs heads up the international division at global recruitment consultancy Beresford Blake Thomas. Here, he offers some top tips
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FeaturesJust the job
Dubai is a great location for both work and play 鈥� and with its massive construction boom the opportunities are endless, quantity surveyor Fergus Rossiter tells 精东影视
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FeaturesTony no mates
Say hello to Tony. Tony is a prime minister. But Tony is sad, because even though he has lots of money and the kit for lovely new schools and hospitals, all his friends are too busy to help him to put them together. So Tony might not be ...
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FeaturesGherkin, interior
As the first Swiss Re office workers jostle for the best desks in Foster and Partners' cigar-shaped tower, Martin Spring takes a trip to the top and discovers the design tricks that make it the only green skyscraper in London.
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FeaturesHow to build a model community
Two reports have tried to provide assembly instructions for the ideal sustainable community. We find out if they work.
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FeaturesPerfect 10
Last week's landmark 10th annual 精东影视 Awards lived up to its billing, with highlights ranging from Angus Deayton to a giant Scalextric to a balloon-popping frenzy 鈥� But the best bit for many was collecting a coveted gong 鈥� so here are the 2004 winners
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March passed: the MoD becomes Britain's top client
拢555m garrison makes ministry UK's biggest spender 鈥� and puts Sir Robert McAlpine top of contractors' table
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FeaturesDoorstepping
Miller Homes has come a long way from its Edinburgh roots. So far, in fact, that it added a southern division to its seven regions at the start of the year. Ian Beal, former regional managing director with Wilson Connolly and Redrow, is heading the new operation
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FeaturesDesigning by Numbers
Design codes are like Huntley & Palmers biscuit tins: people see different things in them. In fact, the only thing everyone agrees about is that they are here to stay. We get to the bottom of the argument.
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An Investment Opportunity?
The government is consulting with industry over the introduction of property investment funds. the director of FPDSavills Research, answers key questions about the proposals for residential PIFs and how they could affect the housebuilding industry
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Fact File
Planning approvals A definite quickening of pace is evident in the data for last month, with Scotland and north-west England leading the race to build. However, Yorkshire, Wales and Northern Ireland are experiencing a development hiatus, and activity is low in Greater London New-build completions Completions in the private sector ...
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Outside: Expert Eye
We unveil the future of high-tech individualised prefab 鈥� and two manufacturers create it
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>Inside - products and services
Whirl of mid-price spas The latest range of Whirlpool baths from Hansgrohe's Pharo brand is set at a medium price range. The 200 series is made from acrylic and comes in sizes suited to UK bathrooms such as 170 cm length and 70 cm width. There are seven different models ...
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FeaturesBeijing booms
With 拢20bn of preparation for the 2008 Olympics alone 鈥� not to mention all the spin-off developments 鈥� the capital of China has exploded into activity. Our man in Beijing has this report
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FeaturesBoss of the year
Balfour Beatty's impressive rise over the years has been down largely to the talents of one man: Mike Welton. Little wonder, then, that he wowed the judges at Tuesday's 精东影视 Awards and came out clutching the accolade for inaugural chief executive of the year, sponsored by KPMG. We assess his ...
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FeaturesHas Aukett finally found the plot?
In the aftermath of the Spanish putsch at the UK's only listed architect, we report on how the new chief executive is setting out a European vision 鈥� with the backing of the shareholders
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