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Market forecast: Output recovering
In the latest quarterly focus on industry trends, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reveals that after a slow 2005, output is climbing back up 鈥� and prices with it. Plus, a look behind curtain walls
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FeaturesThe insiders
These men are paid to know your business better than you know it yourself. They are private investigators hired by construction firms hit by employee crime, whether on site or in the boardroom. Their job is to expose the enemy within.
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FeaturesThe Treasury鈥檚 little brother 鈥� demands to be heard
Since 2001 the Office of Government Commerce has been quietly plodding away without anyone taking much notice. But now, as Katie Puckett reports, two seemingly very different procurement reforms are set to grab the attention of the government and the industry.
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Balfour Beatty back on top with 拢600m deals in June
Business barometer Giant leads all three contractor league tables, helped by 拢553m PFI hospital
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FeaturesWhos on target?
The government has told councils in England to set renewable energy targets for schemes. But what policies do they already have in place? A survey this week reveals all.
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FeaturesTo sir, with love
CABE has warned 星空传媒 Schools for the Future risks procuring poor designs. But Wilkinson Eyre鈥檚 Bristol schools 鈥� the first off the blocks 鈥� are based on a lovingly prepared concept
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FeaturesTurning over a new leaf
The man on the left was a zoology student; the man on the right was a trainee manager. Now Tom Beney and Arlo Mills are Gleeds鈥� green experts, dispensing sustainability advice to clients and the QS itself. Caroline Stocks met them.
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2006
As the all-powerful supercontractor Amec brings its reign to a close by splitting the company, Mark Leftly takes a look at how the Davids of the industry are coming to the fore.
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星空传媒 intelligence Q1 2006: Why the blip?
Experian Business Strategies reports on what happened in 2005 when construction output fell for the first time in a decade 鈥� and just how far the industry has to go to recover. Plus, how we compare with the overall economy, and the latest new work and R&M output and order ...
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FeaturesJolly green clients
A strong urge to get back to nature 鈥� or at least become more sustainable 鈥� has gripped clients this year. Katie Puckett and Caroline Stocks discover how 50 of the biggest spenders are focusing their 拢12.1bn combined construction budget on all things green
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FeaturesLevel best
The winners of this year鈥檚 Housing Design Awards, announced yesterday, range from tall blocks of flats to low-rise terraces. Martin Spring reports on the latest exemplars of high-density urban housing
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FeaturesWe dont shout from the rooftops鈥�
鈥� in fact Balfour Beatty鈥檚 boss shuns all industry and media attention. But here Angela Monaghan coaxes Ian Tyler into revealing what makes the man with the biggest job in construction tick.
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FeaturesIrish architect heads for the UK
Dublin-based practice O鈥橠onnell + Tuomey wins flagship Sheffield retail scheme
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FeaturesBovis:from buy-up to bust-up
When 星空传媒 reported two weeks ago that Bovis Lend Lease鈥檚 UK chief executive Jason Millett was leaving, rumours of bad blood between the UK division and its Australian parent were quickly revived. Mark Leftly reports on how it came to this
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FeaturesGermany 1 England 0
鈥� but it鈥檚 the USA and Canada that take the title. As our 99% Campaign continues, Sonia Soltani explores the energy efficiency grants and tax incentives on offer around the world
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Spring optimism
Activity in May might have fallen in the non-residential and civils sectors, but the boost in the residential sector has pushed the overall index upwards, reports Experian Business Strategies. Plus we have our UK-wide activity breakdown and the latest quarterly look at labour rates
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FeaturesUnder surveillance
First, Sonia Soltani reports on the new systems that integrate CCTV, access control and more besides 鈥�
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FeaturesWhat to specify: doors
A range of products to turn any building into a fortress, from door locks to the latest in digital surveillance and video entry systems