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External affairs
Specifiers working on major projects have a wide choice of external envelopes available to them. What factors should they consider before making their decision?
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Merger mania
When HBG Construction was formed, three bespoke IT set-ups had to be integrated. How did IT services director Martin Brunning ensure that all systems were go?
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Happy hunting
Vivienne Packer of construction and property headhunter Alexander Hughes tells Nancy Cavill how to get noticed and what to do when you get the call.
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Appointments
Contractors David Corry has joined H酶jgaard & Schultz Construction as commercial director. David Wheeler has been appointed business development director at civil engineering and utilities contractor McNicholas. John Fidler has been appointed surveying director at Try Construction. Housebuilder Mike Killoran , group financial controller at Persimmon Homes, ...
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Manchester centre unveiled
Exclusive CAD images of the 拢21.4m convention centre now on site next to the G-Mex Centre.
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The City firm taking control of construction
It has 拢60bn at its disposal. If it wants to, it can sack the board, split the firm or sell it. And, more and more, it wants to. Meet Phillips & Drew Fund Management, harbinger of a new breed of investor.
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Builder to the stars
Ir猫ne Beard doesn't look like your conventional builder, but then her clients are hardly run-of-the-mill. Take Ringo Starr, for example
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The new prescription
Boots wanted an office to help implement new work patterns and keep faith with its seminal 1960s building. DEGW obliged with a new take on the office of the future.
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Risky business
Lucrative contracts overseas are a draw for UK firms. But, as the recent kidnappings in Yemen show, staff security can be threatened when a work spot becomes a trouble spot.
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Race to the top
How long does it take four men to fit a roof? If they use prefabricated roofing panels imported from The Netherlands, just two days.
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Wrongful arrest
If a contract had a clause that says the employer can boot you off the job for not tying your shoelaces, would it be upheld by the courts? In England, quite possibly; other countries are more sensible
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Keep it covered
Legal cost insurance is a welcome option for smaller firms that have to submit to the threat of conglomerate litigation fees, whether they win or lose.
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What's the damage?
When can the result of one legal action be used to prove liability and determine the amount to be paid out in another?
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Direct payment or bust
The analysts have forecast a slowdown for construction, so it might be time to take another look at the provisions for direct payment to subcontractors in the event of insolvency.
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Don't lose touch
The first of a new series on marketing tools and techniques looks at how an up-to-date database of clients and contacts can help you win new business.
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PIMS number one
Schal's paperless project information management system has been such a hit at the Royal Opera House that the whole project team is now on-line.
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Your planning queries answered
Baffled by planning rules? 精东影视's planning agony uncle can guide you through the local authority labyrinth. His two-monthly slot starts with some fictional questions. Next time, he'll answer yours.
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Just the job
The Harris brothers tell Elaine Knutt about their contract advisory business and the pleasures of working with your identical twin.
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Appointments
Contractors Jeremy Eavis and Neil Franklin have been promoted to construction directors in HBG Construction's southern region. Paul Goodall has been made surveying director in the region. Clugston Construction has promoted Tim March to regional director in the northern region; Keith Bevan, Rod Fry, Martin Kellerman ...
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Held to ransom
As millennium deadlines approach, workers on high-profile schemes are demanding better pay and getting it, but are they really blackmailing bosses? And how can contractors ensure that they beat the clock?