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    Housebuilder of the Year

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    500-2000 homes

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    Project/Construction Manager of the Year

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    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

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    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

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    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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    Regional Housebuilder of the Year

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    Fewer than 500 homes

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    Entrepreneur of the Year

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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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    Appointments

    2003-04-10T13:17:00Z

    This week's movers and shakers

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    Just the job

    2003-04-10T12:57:00Z

    Ian Strathdee talks to James Hughes about setting up Mackenzie Partnership's contract consultancy

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    Bricks or mortars

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    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 …

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    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?

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    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

    2003-04-04T00:00:00Z

    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 …

    2003-04-04T00:00:00Z

    … 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

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    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

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    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

    2003-04-04T00:00:00Z

    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