All Archive Titles articles – Page 309
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Survey reveals shift in contract use
The RICS’s latest Contract in Use survey has revealed that clients on larger projects are shunning Construction Management in favour of contracts such as NEC where collaborative working is the focus.
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HSE and tower crane guidance
The HSE has issued guidance on the use of tower cranes, following the collapse of a 50m BPR 222 tower crane on a Barratt site in Battersea in October, and the deaths of two men.
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FIT-OUT
GOLDBuilding a series of sound studios for the BBC on eight floors of a tower inside a still operational 1930s listed building above two major Tube lines is no easy matter, and Noel Sheehan soon realised that the normal mid-bid representation by a project manager would not be enough to ...
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Surface industry
In this month’s special focus on flooring rory olcayto discovers how Demand for apartment-style living is fuelling a boom in precast concrete hollowcore products,
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Last month’s news story,
“Carillion defends payment terms”, about Carillion’s 65-day terms for subcontractors, has sparked furious debate. Here’s a snapshot of your opinions
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Top marks for Williams...
In January 2004, CM ran a story in its news pages headlined “Can Williams build it?” Well, now we have the answer: yes he can!
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Archive TitlesOuch!
This isn’t as nasty as it looks. Gary Sullivan, MD of logistics and security firm Wilson James, wanted to get his employees thinking about health and safety. So he devised a ‘fun’ day of competition.
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Archive TitlesTime to stamp out red tape
The level of red tape is rising, costing UK businesses billions of pounds each year.
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Archive TitlesMy project
Are you doing something special on your project? Perhaps a time-saving technique or a little heard-of widget. If you are, we want to hear about it and we’ll put your stories on our website and flag up the most interesting story in the magazine.
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Archive TitlesNo rush in Russia
Think you’ve got it bad with red tape? Spare a thought for Gareth Jones, remodelling director for McDonald’s Russia, who often has to wait 12 months for paperwork to be signed
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Why specify that?
A dutch optician, aintree racecourse, a brewery, a distribution centre and a university all provided a challenge when it came to the flooring
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Archive TitlesG&T to work in Salisbury and Scunthorpe
3:10PM Firm QS on office scheme and sports academy in the Southwest and North
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Archive TitlesKnowles plans another flotation
1:30PM Plan launched to merge regional QS firms and list them hatched by Knowles and former finance director
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Archive TitlesDresden station overhaul complete
12:10PM AYH arm worked on £94m redevelopment of historic terminus, designed by Foster and Partners
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How to survive… without time management skills
You’re finally in a position of responsibility, ready to get your teeth into the job. Problem is you have absolutely no sense of time and fitting your numerous tasks into the day will prove a gargantuan hurdle. So can you turn chaos into order? Jawöhl! Just follow Amaya Lopez’s 10-point ...