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DTI: Construction wage inflation set to soar
Annual report on industry says that skills shortage will lead to huge wage hikes, leading to increased project costs and prices.
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Conservation officer's lot not a happy one
A campaign to help beleaguered conservation officers in local authorities was launched last week by English Heritage with government backing.The campaign follows the first survey of England鈥檚 700 local authority conservation officers. It found that they were overstretched, under-resourced and undervalued. The survey was commissioned by EH and the ...
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FeaturesHigher, further and richer
There are fantastic opportunities for construction firms in the tertiary education market, but, of course, universities are hard to get into and demand high quality work. In fact, you may want to take notes
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A suspect package?
ERP software systems, which promise a total solution to administering a company, have been successful in some industries, but construction's experience of them has not been entirely happy 鈥� as Atkins will testify. We assess the pros and cons.
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FeaturesTending to zero
There is a suspicion in the industry that contractors are fatalists. That is, they make the right noises on health and safety, but privately believe that fatal accidents come with the job. But now Bovis Lend Lease has put in place a global strategy to reduce site deaths to almost ...
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All in the Finish
In a month's time the Council of Mortgage Lenders is bringing in a new rule that means homeowners only get their mortgage when the home is complete. Josephine Smit reports on the impact it will have on housebuilders' deadlines
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FeaturesVillage People
Can you design a community? Yes, but it takes a lot more than simply a construction process, as both Philip Davies of developer Linden and resident Marie Hart have learned at an urban village in Surrey.
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FeaturesNothing by halves
Mayor Ken Livingstone's draft London plan, which aims to make 50% of homes on new residential sites affordable, is coming under public scrutiny next week. Developers will be going all out to limit the damage.
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New-build completions
NHBC-registered new-build private and housing association completion figures for January 2003 show the bulk of activity is in the South-east. But overall private completions are already down on the same month last year.
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Ground control
Ten years ago, development was all about churning out yuppie flats; today the ground has shifted to affordable homes. Josephine Smit meets Andrew Wiseman, chief executive of Telford Homes and a master of both territories.
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Get it right - doors and windows
It seems problems with windows in new homes are all too common. Zurich 精东影视 Guarantees鈥� annual Customer First Survey of new homebuyers showed that 43.6% of respondents had problems with the windows in their new homes in 2002. Water penetration through the building envelope comes high on the list of ...
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FeaturesThe very model of a modern district general
The celebrated ACAD diagnostic and treatment centre in north-west London is to have an equally revolutionary and even more ambitious big brother. It will be a complete acute hospital that promises streamlined healthcare, uplifting architecture and close community links
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Just the job
Andy Fuller, Persimmon Homes' construction director, tells Sally Whitehill why he's spent 16 years at the same firm 鈥� and why he's planning to stick around
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Lead times
Most companies have been busy in the first quarter of the year, but market uncertainties are expected to drive down lead times in the future
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Into the fast stream: The further education market
With building expenditure in further education about to increase 60%, we highlight the challenges and opportunities in the sector
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The price of passion
The Scottish parliament is spectacular on many levels 鈥� not least in spiralling nine times over budget. But as these first pictures of the building show you get what you pay for.
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