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The hard sell
Get your prospective employer to make you an offer you can't refuse, say Rob Norris and Ben Byram
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Stars and gripes
When Emcor lambasted its failing UK subsidiary Drake & Scull, US-based boss Frank T MacInnis asked Tony Whale to turn the firm around. Whale has, but he isn’t out of the woods yet. We met the two to discuss their future.
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European whole-life costs
Quantity surveyor Franklin + Andrews makes its annual appraisal of the costs of building and maintaining a standard factory in 14 European countries and finds the familiar north-south divide
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Coming in to land …
This is the UK’s first international airport for half a century. But just 14 months ago it was a disused RAF nuclear bomber base that people feared might contain unexploded bombs and radioactivity. We checked in at Robin Hood Airport to find out how it was transformed
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20:20 vision
A lack of standards has been holding back take-up of modern construction methods. The Loss Prevention Standard for Innovative Dwellings – LPS2020 – should change all that
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The £60,000 challenge
It is possible to build well-designed homes for this amount, says English Partnerships, and it’s running a competition to prove it. EP’s corporate strategy director, Trevor Beattie, explains why
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Working well together organisation of the year
This award, sponsored by atkins, was won by the star of this year’s show …
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Working well together number one worker
This lincsafe-sponsored award goes to a T5 man who just gets on with it
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Just the job
Sam Powell explains why, 16 years after leaving, he has returned to Wells Cathedral Stonemasons
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Kate’s expectations
When Kate Barker’s report into housing undersupply was published last year, it was greeted with intense public and industry interest – after which nothing much seemed to happen. We found out whether the author was disappointed with her reception
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The men from the east
Last May, the European Union took on 10 new states, including eastern European countries whose high-quality workers were seen as the solution to the UK’s labour shortages.
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Specialist costs: Services
In this month’s specialist market focus, Simon Willis, partner at cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald, examines today’s services sector – including the current hot topics, design considerations and the all-important costs. Plus, an M&E specialist speaks out
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Get Luder: Owen Luder’s fight to save Gateshead carpark
From the archive: Back in 2005 ǿմý joined the architect as he tried to save his brutallist car park, made famous by the film Get Carter, from demolition
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Best building contractor’s safety initiative
Skanska triumphed in this category, sponsored by the health & Safety people
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Best housebuilder’s safety initiative
In this hard-fought category, Berkeley homes just pipped its rivals to the post
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Best safety innovation from a construction consultant
ǿմý Resources Company stole the show in this Corus-sponsored category
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Best safety product
Innovation was the name of the game in this category, Sponsored by TPS consult
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Best safety innovation from a designer
Austin Winkley took pole position in this category, sponsored by wates group