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Project/Construction Manager of the Year
Turner & Townsend knows how to develop integrated project teams and then get the best out of them in groundbreaking projects – popular with its clients, it's also a favourite of the judges
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Quantity/¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Surveyor of the Year
Davis Langdon & Everest is back again, bringing its exemplary best practice approach and its eye for efficiency into play to win this category, sponsored by Hays Montrose
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Specialist Contractor of the Year
Its engineering expertise coupled with IT-driven efficiency and an amazing health and safety record earned Billington Structures first place in this category, sponsored by Jewson Limited
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Entrepreneur of the Year
Trading in post-industrial chic, Urban Splash managed to double its turnover last year and collect 18 awards – it can now add its win of this Taylor Woodrow-sponsored award
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International Achievement Award
Mott MacDonald pulled off an incredible engineering feat in Boston that involved creating the world's largest man-made iceberg – making it a clear winner in this category
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Sustainability Award
Carillion ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ went the extra mile in making itself aware of the most sustainable ways both to put up buildings and operate a company, and so it nets this St George-sponsored award
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Thames Gateway chief poached by Cornish regeneration agency
Tim Williams leaves east London scheme after six years to tackle renewal project in West Country conurbation.
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CITB plans 10,000-worker training blitz
The Construction Industry Training Board has launched a trial scheme with the Learning and Skills Council to give extra training to 10,000 construction workers.The trial project, which will cost £9m, is funded by the learning council. It is being run in 10 areas and will end in July next year.If ...
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Just the job
Ian Strathdee talks to James Hughes about setting up Mackenzie Partnership's contract consultancy
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Bricks or mortars
With the government committing billions to a prolonged war in Iraq, the construction industry is becoming alarmed about the financial health of its biggest client. Roya Nikkhah reports on how the conflict is affecting the home front
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A little less conversation …
Government bodies. Initiatives. Events. Programmes. The industry is crammed with ways of discussing sustainable construction – but a recent report is claiming that hardly anybody is actually doing it. A little more action, please, says Thomas Lane.
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Do you know this man?
The enigmatic John McDonough has given his first interview since taking over at Carillion two years ago, and in it he tells Tom Broughton how he's turned the contractor into a lean, PFI-powered speedboat.
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A designer rampage
London's trendiest new celeb eaterie was dreamed up by 80 (yes, 80) mostly French designers as a heady mix of retro-baroque and ultra-kitsch
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What goes around …
… comes around, as discovered by those graduates who've had their pockets stuffed with cash by paranoid employers, some of whom have given themselves pay cuts … Matthew Richards reports on the 2003 ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ/Hays Montrose consultants' salary guide.
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What Gordon's going to do
Helen Demuth outlines how Wednesday's Budget is likely affect VAT, National Insurance, stamp duty and corporation tax
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Capping the tip of the gherkin
Cladding specialist Schmidlin is responsible for the facade of insurance company Swiss Re's tower in the City of London – but only up to level 38. For the top two floors, it hands over to Austrian steelwork specialist Waagner Biro; this firm has the job of building the frame for ...
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Safesurfers
Too many professionals don't have CSCS cards because they lack safety nous. Gary Redman of NOW Recruitment explains why you shouldn't be one of them