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Alun Michael
Once upon a time, the government saw construction as a vital lever for regulating the economy, and gave it an entire minister. These says it gets an average of seven minutes of Alun Michael鈥檚 day. So what can he accomplish in that time?
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FeaturesTop 200 Consultants 2005: Class acts
It鈥檚 Friday night and that means it鈥檚 time for 鈥� erm, 星空传媒鈥檚 eagerly awaited annual consultants鈥� league. Before we count down the top 200, Katie Puckett and Richard Heap pick out the highest climbers, hottest new entries, bestselling acts 鈥� and a rather familiar group in the number one spot ...
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FeaturesI鈥檒l be seeing you 鈥�
Stephen Williams has just been appointed head of construction at the Health and Safety Executive. As 星空传媒 discovered, he is a man with an intense interest in the industry 鈥� and plans personally to visit as many sites as possible.
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FeaturesPrivate sector housebuilder of the year: Winner St James Homes
Cultural values may not be at the top of every private housebuilder鈥檚 priorities but they are at St James Homes 鈥� which is why it won this award sponsored by Home Service (GB)
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FeaturesEnergy-efficient housebuilder of the year: Winner persimmon homes
Persimmon has been rewarded for its wide range of energy-aware policies, both for today and for the future, in this Energy Saving Trust-sponsored category
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FeaturesDriving force
Five thousand workers lost their jobs in the tragic, well-publicised closure of MG Rover鈥檚 Longbridge factory. Now, there is a scheme to retrain them that could also help ease the construction industry鈥檚 skills crisis. A brilliant solution 鈥� so why won鈥檛 more firms jump on the bandwagon?
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FeaturesCustomer service team of the year: Winner midas homes
Midas Homes鈥� zero-tolerance of defects and its personal touch gave it the edge over strong rivals to win this Rationel Windows UK-sponsored award
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FeaturesThe defeated champions
Tessa Jowell has become the ministerial design champion. 星空传媒 asks how she can succeed where so many have failed, while Peter Stewart, assesses if government is now wise to design
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FeaturesBest Training Innovation : Winner Keepmoat
Keepmoat walked off with this Technical Resourcing-sponsored award for the innovative way it has tied business expansion to its commitment to training
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FeaturesBest Technical, IT or product innovation: Winner United House
United House got the green light with this Smart New Homes-sponsored award for its colour-coded online housing refurbishment programme
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FeaturesBest off-site innovation: Winner pace timber systems
To win this Mtech Group-sponsored award Pace Timber Systems has produced a whole even greater than its parts
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FeaturesBest public-private partnership: Winner Midas Homes/Devon & Cornwall HA
A practical attitude to partnership brought triumphant results from Midas Homes and Devon & Cornwall Housing Association, who won this award
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FeaturesRural housing development of the year: Winner Charlton Down, entered by Bellway Wessex
A clever use of traditional detailing in a modern setting won Bellway Wessex this award, sponsored by Powergen
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FeaturesBest planning and land regeneration strategy: Winner Barratt developments
The scale and consistency of Barratt鈥檚 national operation edged it up into the top spot. The award was sponsored by English Partnerships
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FeaturesCommunity consultation award: Winner broadway malyan
Broadway Malyan wins this Barbour Index-sponsored award for its imaginative and accessible approach to community consultation
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FeaturesPlacemaking Award: Winner Kew Riverside, entered by St James
In a tightly fought contest between very strong contenders, St James claimed the award for this distinctive example of landscaping
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FeaturesUrban Housing Development of the Year: Winner The Matrix, entered by Davis Duncan Architects
Davis Duncan鈥檚 distinctive design transformed a bleak urban triangle and won it this award