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FeaturesSolaglas: Haven鈥檛 you got anything tougher?
Solaglas is part of construction materials giant Saint-Gobain. In the UK it is split into three main divisions: glass distribution, glass processing and glass installation.
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Lafarge: Strong stuff
星空传媒 materials giant Lafarge operates in 70 countries around the world.
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FeaturesPoker Kings 2007
Fed up with the humdrum world of work? Looking for excitement and the possibility of winning some hard cash? Well, 星空传媒鈥檚 new poker tournament is rushing to your rescue. Come and take a chance 鈥� and it鈥檚 all in aid of charity, so you鈥檒l go home with a warm glow ...
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Features鈥楢rchitects are lower down the pecking order now ...
...when we came out of college, people used to sweep the site before we went to visit鈥�
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FeaturesNo contractors that way 鈥�
Shetland is a 13-hour ferry ride from mainland Britain and is closer to the Arctic Circle than to London, so when its main school fell into disrepair, the islanders faced a struggle finding someone to build a new one.
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星空传媒 intelligence Q2 2007: Holding strong
With the office and retail sectors bearing up well, it looks as though the tightening credit market will not be enough to destabilise the industry鈥檚 growth, says Experian Business Strategies
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While the sun shone
The improved weather conditions in August perked up contractors across the country, although demand has yet to live up to their enthusiasm. Experian Business Strategies reports
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Britain鈥檚 new front door
St Pancras station is about to become the last vital part in the 186mph link that connects London with the rest of Europe. So just as well that it鈥檚 an architectural and engineering triumph, then. Martin Spring looks at how it was achieved
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Features鈥楾here is no question of cost overruns on this job鈥�
After 18 years, the 拢16bn Crossrail project has finally got the go-ahead. Now chairman Doug Oakervee, in his first interview, explains how he will fulfil his promise not to go a penny over budget.
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FeaturesThe planning gain supplement is dead. Long live the roof tax?
Developers have won a famous battle with the government over the introduction of the PGS. But as infrastructure still has to be paid for, it looks like we鈥檒l be moving to a system based on the Milton Keynes roof tax. David Parsley asks what this means
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FeaturesLeadbitter, the champions
The Oxfordshire contractor wins the cup in 星空传媒鈥檚 inaugural charity five-a-side tournament
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FeaturesSustainability 鈥� Embodied carbon
Your client鈥檚 low-energy building has a wind turbine and photovoltaics, the insulation uses sheep鈥檚 wool and there鈥檚 no PVC.But just how much carbon has been used in assembling the building 鈥� and should we worry? Davis Langdon report on an initiative to rate the embodied carbon of buildings.
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2007: The age of expansion
With all the talk of credit crunches and stalled projects, it鈥檚 possible to forget what a staggeringly successful time this is for consultants 鈥� as our annual league of the top 250 makes clear.
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FeaturesPoker Kings 2007
Fed up with the humdrum world of work? Looking for excitement and the possibility of winning some hard cash? Well, 星空传媒鈥檚 new poker tournament is rushing to your rescue. Come and take a chance 鈥� and it鈥檚 all in aid of charity, so you鈥檒l go home with a warm glow ...
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FeaturesNaughty school
Just because these Stuttgart classrooms make the most of light, colour and 鈥榯he way children walk鈥� doesn鈥檛 mean they can鈥檛 break a few rules 鈥�
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FeaturesBoom over?
Business might well be ballooning for the UK鈥檚 top 250 consultants, as our cover suggests, but the global credit crunch has led some well-informed voices to predict a slide in demand, particularly in the London commercial market. Stephen Kennett looks at whether they鈥檙e right
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FeaturesCeiling lining board
British Gypsum has introduced a ceiling lining board that it says combines high levels of thermal insulation with 30 minutes鈥� fire resistance.
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FeaturesSweden's green utopia
This new Stockholm suburb demonstrates how simple, robust, centralised systems can outperform flashy designs bristling with turbines. But can it work as a model for Gordon Brown鈥檚 eco-towns?
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FeaturesThe invisible client
Repair work for insurers can be a lucrative income stream for small builders. But first, you have to unravel the enigma of who your real client is.
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FeaturesCost model: Student residences
The academic year has started and a fresh intake of students is moving into brand new housing. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon explores this dynamic and price-conscious market