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FeaturesA mile apart 鈥�
鈥� but one is a world away from what Birmingham should look like by now. Vikki Miller investigates why this city's transformation never got off the ground.
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Carillion storms April league with 拢660m in contract wins
Contractor comes from nowhere to top monthly chart, thanks to long-awaited close on MoD barracks scheme
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FeaturesSeconds to midnight
Worried about global warming? Don't be - it's too late to do anything about it 鈥� In the last of our series on the future of energy, Thomas Lane met James Lovelock, an eminent scientist who thinks at least 80% of the population of the planet is about to be ...
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FeaturesEdge of darkness
Presently, 12 nuclear power stations provide 22% of Britain's energy. By 2020, all but three will be shut down, oil extraction will be in decline and most of what gas remains will be under Russian control. So, the government is planning to build up to 10 replacement reactors at a ...
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FeaturesMagnificent sevens
The third Construction Rugby Sevens competition featured splendid running play, 19 extremely fit teams and good support from the industry and the rugby world
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FeaturesStandard bearer
he may not have a construction background but ian livsey is passionate about stamping out cowboy builders. the man in charge of the trustmark initiative reveals how it will be done.
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FeaturesIn safe hands
It's all very well talking the talk, but does being trustmark registered actually mean anything when it comes to carrying out the work? We visited three homes that have recently undergone major works to get the views of the client and contractor. and As the following pages show, there are ...
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FeaturesDistance learning
Wherever you go in the world, it seems the difficulty of finding, and hanging on to, a reliable builder is an all-too-familiar experience. But can we learn from other countries' efforts to regulate their building industries? Let's see 鈥�
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FeaturesThe new converts
Suzanne and Steve Lazarus wanted to convert the loft of their north London home into a bedroom but were apprehensive after two botched jobs at their property. so they called in a TrustMark builder and here's what happened 鈥�
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FeaturesTalking shop
At the first of a regular series of round table discussions with trustmark, representatives from the consumer protection sector had their say on how the initiative could benefit the most vulnerable - and we were there to listen in.
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FeaturesDoing the groundwork
Too busy to get involved in trustmark? as The story of the British Association of Landscape Industries shows, trade bodies and their members may already be some way to achieving trustmark status without even realising it
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FeaturesHere's how it works 鈥�
now you know what trustmark does, but how is it organised, who are the approved scheme operators, and how do you go about getting involved? read on and all your questions will be answered 鈥�
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FeaturesAll together now
trustmark has the potential to pull local anti-cowboy initiatives together and strengthen consumer confidence, says Paul Ramsden, Deputy Chief Executive of the Trading Standards Institute and trustmark board member
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FeaturesRetail and leisure
With suppliers introducing such innovations as walls and ceilings of solid light and 鈥榣ight transmitting' concrete, Joannah Connolly and Sonia Soltani report on how retail specifiers are turning to showrooms rather than catalogues to check out the latest products.
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Costs: Energy for sports facilities
Sports facility specifiers are under pressure to find energy-efficient heating. Anthony Waterman of Sense Cost Consultancy considers radiators vs underfloor heating for changing rooms
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FeaturesThe art of starting up two dozen businesses
Bournemouth Arts Institute's Enterprise Pavilion is an incubator unit for its graduates' fledgling firms. Martin Spring assesses the building's success - artistically and commercially
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FeaturesNo time for clowns
It's goodbye prefabrication, golden arches and sticky plastic chairs, hello Jack Vettriano prints and mood lighting. As McDonald's prepares to get serious with a 拢140m refurbishment and rebranding programme, Katie Puckett met the man overseeing it all