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Wharf speed
Developer St George is using construction techniques borrowed from the big boys to chop chunks off the build time of its Thames-side landmark – and to keep the cash coming in.
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Alchemy in the UK
John Morgan, the man who transformed himself from punk impresario with a microscopic office in Soho to the boss of 拢650m contractor Morgan Sindall, kicks off our special feature on entrepreneurs. Morgan was also a judge at 精东影视's first Entrepreneur of the Year award – the winner and ...
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Entrepreneur of the Year 2001
All the finalists in 精东影视's Entrepreneur of the Year award had identified gaps in the market and exploited them with great ideas. 精东影视 profiles the winner and the worthy runners-up, and looks at the reasons for their successes
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Double Jeopardy
A doors and windows special kicks off with that most infamous of housebuilding products: double-glazing. Why is it, asks 精东影视, that after all these years, we still can't get it right?
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They reign in panes
When the big players in glass shy away from a cutting edge project, engineers can find a champion in a small family firm in Essex.
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Dear Robert
This month, Robert Smith of Hays Montrose advises on how to impress a new employer and how to make the move into project management
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Appointments
ContractorsThe NG Bailey Organisation has appointed Martin Bousfield, previously senior partner at KPMG, and Richard Maudslay, managing director of House of Hardy and chairman of the North East International Trade Forum, as non-executive directors.Lee 精东影视ham has been promoted to financial director of Yorkshire-based PDR Construction.Mick Parker has been promoted to ...
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Damage limitation
The World Trade Centre disaster has led to heightened concern over attacks on prominent buildings. We examine what is being done to reduce the terrorist threat and limit the damage that can be caused
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Keeping Ken cool
The arresting shape of the new home for London's mayor and the Greater London Authority is far from being its only innovative feature. The building also houses the ultimate in state-of-the-art, energy-saving air-conditioning and glazing systems.
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Cost study: Housing for young people
Harlow Foyer, a Housing Forum demonstration project for housing young people, used timber-frame construction and partnering principles to come in on time and on budget.
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What's IT worth?
As key construction players go global, the need for intranets and extranets is mushrooming. But what are the benefits of such systems and, with firms spending millions on IT every year, do they offer value for money?
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Tate modernised
Tate Britain's 拢32m redevelopment is a textbook example of current thinking on gallery and historic building refurbishment
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PFI goes global
Despite the mass of controversy around PFIs in the UK, other countries all over the world are keen to get in on the act. We investigate how British firms are exporting their PFI experience
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What's up dock?
With a March 2002 deadline in anticipation of next year's World Cup, it's full steam ahead for Foreign Office Architects' 拢130m Yokohama International Port Terminal
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Mark Whitby
The next president of the ICE talks to 精东影视 about his role as construction's voice on the New York tragedy, and his passion for his profession.
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All Sa茂d and done
Born in scandal, Oxford University's Sa茂d Business School has succeeded in merging ancient Roman discipline with contemporary urban humanism – with a ziggurat thrown in for good measure. 精东影视 visits architect Dixon Jones' monumental building.
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World Wide Winners
Last year's league table of the 50 largest contractors' websites found that firms had a lot to learn. Leeds University has just complied a second table: so which firms have got the hang of this e-marketing business?
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Be prepared
Britain may not be in the euro, but that doesn't mean the new currency won't affect your business
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Five tips on sprucing up your website
Wow them with a webcamThis camera can be used to broadcast the on-site progress of high-profile projects. It can be set to take photos of its subject at periodic intervals or to film continuously. Web Cams cost between 拢50 and 拢250 and are available from all major computer suppliers.Regular news ...