All Archive Titles articles – Page 309
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RESTORATION & CONSERVATION
GOLDA ship rather than a building, technically complex works, a budget set in stone, a site that had to remain open to the public during works, and an ever-present gaggle of conservators and archaeologists slap-bang in the middle of the site it’s no wonder that many contractors saw this project ...
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Archive TitlesAre we building schools for the future
If a new school aims to radically improve pupils’ results, its design has to be something special. Can the government’s £45bn secondary school programme deliver? asks Kristina Smith
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Archive TitlesReturn of the master builder
With their impressive array of skills and experience, design managers are an essential ingredient for contractor-led design. Rory Olcayto reports on this evolving role
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Archive TitlesBlackmail and deceit...
The building industry is back in the dramatic spotlight with Goldplated – a racy new TV drama about a construction boss and his dysfunctional family
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Schools designs are below par
A senior figure at Wates has added his voice to the growing number of critics who say design must be given more time in the early stages of PFI school projects.
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All change for CIS
In case you hadn’t noticed, the Inland Revenue is having another go at reforming the Construction Industry Scheme, with the new system coming into force next April.
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Simple accounting needed
The tendering and negotiation process is misunderstood by subcontractors and Rudi Klein.
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NEW BUILD / REFURB up to 5M
GOLDDevoted to inculcating leadership skills, the Sandhurst military academy has acknowledged a leader in another field in Edward Larkin. His personal example, professional understanding and enormous flexibility ensured success in building an accommodation block for junior ranks to specification, £80,000 under budget and three weeks early in a busy and ...
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RESIDENTIAL, FEWER THAN 30 UNITS
GOLDAll building work is disruptive to neighbours, but local resentment and hostility towards this speculative development was unusually ferocious, and it took an equally unusual degree of tact, diplomacy and patience from Steve Head to overcome this particular challenge. In a surprisingly short amount of time, given the uninhibited nature ...
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NEW BUILD / REFURB OVER 25M
GOLD and construction manager of the yearName: Jeremy WilliamsPosition:Project director, Taylor Woodrow ConstructionProject; National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff: construction of Senedd debating chamber, completed in 143 weeksValue: £39.5mContract: GC Works 1 Design & BuildSILVER In delivering this vast project eight weeks early and for £1.3m less than budget, Jason Griffiths ...
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Archive TitlesNov/Dec 2006
Meet ‘Williams the Conqueror’, the CIOB’s Construction Manager of the year 2006, and the other finalists in this year’s awards. Read our first term report on the fledgling Building Schools for the Future programme as the industry struggles to deliver the ‘transformational’ designs demanded by the government. ...
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NEW BUILD / REFURB 15M - 25M
GOLDA guaranteed maximum price, a fast-track programme and a complex building would challenge any construction manager, but Steven Roome not only took on this high-risk project with enthusiasm, he made it a huge success. Determined to establish client confidence early on, Roome led the interviews and tender responses and quickly ...
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NEW BUILD / REFURB 10M - 15M
GOLDCritical delays from the start of work on this project did not knock Peter Fisher off his stride. Gathering his team together, he re-examined sequences and construction details and pulled together the subcontractors so effectively that not only did he hit the completion date, he actually handed the project over ...
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NEW BUILD/ REFURB 5M - 10M
GOLDRichard Ellis was pivotal in delivering to budget and within an extremely tight timescale this awkward conversion of a non-healthcare building to a fully fledged hospital site. His proactive approach to risk management and excellent control of the construction programme allowed him to reschedule the sequencing to address problems as ...
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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 ...