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Is this the best boss in construction?
Ken Dalton runs Oscar Faber, a successful, if unglamorous, engineering company that has just been voted the best employer in the whole of UK construction. Eloise Seddon finds out what makes its staff such happy bunnies.
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A school of one's own
Richard Saxon - explains how 星空传媒 Design Partnership became a PFI consortium
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Five things you ought to know about limited liability partnerships
What is it?A limited liability partnership is a hybrid of a limited company and a partnership, and comes into force on 6 April. It combines the freedom and managerial flexibility of the former with the limited liability and accounting transparency of the latter, providing the best of both worlds.Who is ...
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Twin peaks
Despite the disasters, delays and last year's crane tragedy that left three men dead, the race to complete Britain's second tallest buildings is nearing completion. The twin monoliths that will be HSBC and Citigroup's HQs, now jostle for space in the London skyline
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The 30-second guide to combined heat and power plants
The government is so convinced of the benefits of combined heat and power technology that it is giving tax breaks to those who use it.
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The right stone
Nick Schumann - How to prevent a disaster when specifying natural materials
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Lead times
Mace tracks the lead times of 38 works packages and, Gardiner & Theobald analyses in detail movements in the market for mechanical and electrical contractors.
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Dear Robert
This month, is it always a good idea to move to a better paid job, and which should you choose: a company car or a car allowance?
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Appointments
ContractorsWarings Construction Group has appointed Colin Crowther, previously with Carillion 星空传媒, construction director. He succeeds Colin Hollis who becomes technical director. Yorkshire-based Harrison Developments has promoted David Clancy (right) to associate director of developments.Steve Heanue has been appointed regional director of Fitzpatrick's eastern building division.Jonathan Pochin has been appointed to ...
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Alan Howarth
The arts minister's passion for better design has won high marks, but does his culture department have enough clout to make it happen?
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The 2001 Entrepreneur of the year award
Are you the construction industry's James Dyson? Have you taken an embryonic or failing business and turned it into a multimillion-pound success story, just like John Morgan (see the 星空传媒 Business supplement free with this issue)?
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Just the job
Lucia Graves talks to Andrew Holloway, director of Green Oak Carpentry Company and a former potter, about why he switched from ceramics to wood.
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Appointments
ContractorsJohn Sisk & Son has appointed Julian Armitage training manager. Hotel and leisure contractor Ramparts Interior Contracts has made Gary Crosbie sales and marketing director. HousebuildersDavid Cummings (right) has been appointed construction director in the Northern Home Counties division of Fairclough Homes.ConsultantsAndrew Henry has been appointed regional sales and ...
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Is prefab just a fad?
Last year, some housebuilders came to the conclusion that prefab was the future and started gearing up to meet it. Now many of the claims for factory housing are looking increasingly shaky.
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Welcome to the jungle
Eden is the biggest greenhouse in the world and the most eagerly anticipated construction project of the year. With two weeks to go before it opens, Gus Alexander explored Cornwall's jungle in a bubble.
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Adjudication: What's the verdict?
Adjudication was introduced in 1998 as a drastic remedy to a drastic problem. Now memories of the bad old days are fading and industry surveys show that some are wondering if the cure is worse than the disease. What's more, the issue is in Nick Raynsford's in-tray.
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I can make your QS more interesting
This woman is a life coach, part of the latest management craze to be imported from across the Atlantic. But can wearing a coloured baseball cap really improve your construction project?
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Chance of a lifetime
Peter Mason - It's time to put into practice the lessons we learned in the last recession, and add value.
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Five of the best places to network
Manchester:The Atlas bar (376 Deansgate) is a favourite watering hole for designers, as is Loaf (5-6 Deansgate Locks, Whitworth Street West). On a more professional note, check out the Centre for Understanding of the Built Environment, or CUBE, (113 Portland Street), which is becoming a key networking location.Bristol:The bars and ...