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FeaturesThats The Way
Martin Spring reports from The Way, Lovell鈥檚 vast, highly sustainable and distinctly eye-catching panellised housing project for New East Manchester
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FeaturesRun for it!
The success of the Olympics will rest on what Ray O鈥橰ourke and the CLM consortium does in the next 90 days. Mark Leftly considers the race ahead, and how it will be tackled
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FeaturesWhat does it take to get your loyalty?
Our annual salary guide shows that firms are offering ever more perks to attract and retain staff, says Mark Leftly. To the right are the three most and the three least popular of these 鈥� see if you can guess which is which (answers below)
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FeaturesWhat to specify: flooring
Specifiers hunting for flooring systems that improve the acoustic performance of buildings,insulation systems that don鈥檛 require purlins and environmentally-friendly timber homes need look no further
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FeaturesH+H Celcon: Not so set in their ways
Danish-born, Kent-based H+H Celcon is a 拢70m-turnover concrete manufacturer that specialises in aircrete blocks but has now launched a structural housing system.
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FeaturesDBK Back strides forwards
SME focus 鈥� Engineering and property consultant predicts 拢6.5m turnover, one year after buyout
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FeaturesIs this the man to break up Amec?
When Samir Brikho comes on board, few doubt that the group will be demerged
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FeaturesOn top at 30
Meet JM, Ed, Matt and Karen. They鈥檝e made it to the top of their professions at a ludicrously young age, thanks to talent, ambition, luck and smart clothing. But what route did they take? And what has it cost them? Vikki Miller and Sarah Richardson found out
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Cost update: September 2006
In this quarterly update on industry materials and labour, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports on the impact of commodity prices 鈥� plus, how copper is becoming a precious metal and the going rates for heating and ventilation workers
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Features10 things to do with your unused paperclips
鈥� or what to do when your company launches a 鈥榩aper amnesty鈥� and spends 拢26,000 attempting to create the much-vaunted paperless office. Caroline Stocks, armed with reporters鈥� notepad, had a look around at one fit-out contractor that has done just that
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FeaturesWhat to remember: 拢60,000 homes
A new government report has examined the lessons learned so far from the 拢60,000 housing competition. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg considers the implications for specifiers
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FeaturesWarming to it
Geothermal energy 鈥� With the construction industry on the lookout for sustainable energy sources, geothermal energy is increasingly becoming the preferred option on projects
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FeaturesObjective: London
Irish contractors who鈥檝e outgrown their domestic economy are being forced to look for work in international markets. Guess which is top of their list 鈥�
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FeaturesEIC鈥檚 new strategy pays off
SME focus 鈥� The M&E contractor that has made a bold leap into the education and leisure sectors
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Why not work in ... Dublin?
Robert Smith, managing director of Hays Construction & Property, reports on the latest employment trends in Ireland鈥檚 capital.
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FeaturesDr Feelgood
Northern Ireland is spending 拢2.7bn on hospitals. But it鈥檚 not just the cash that has British firms interested. It鈥檚 Health Estates boss John Cole and his fervent belief that good design makes sick people better.
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FeaturesProcurement: Construction management
Even in these risk-averse days, some hands-on clients still prefer the construction management route. But would more schemes benefit from the CM approach? And how should clients organise themselves to get the best results?
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FeaturesAll together now
Penoyre & Prasad鈥檚 Holywood Arches primary health centre in Belfast has enough of the boutique hotel about it to cheer visitors and patients alike. But it鈥檚 the inspired mix of health and social services that is its real triumph