All Archive Titles articles – Page 347
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Industry skill levels critical
Employers are expressing concern at skill levels in numerous areas of the industry.
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Vehicle crime costly
Petty criminals and vehicle vandals are costing UK businesses £620 million a year, according to insurer More Th>n.
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Contract management HNC
SELECT and Napier University have developed, with the support of the ECA, a HNC in Contracting Management, which will be delivered by Lauder College, Dunfermline on a distance learning basis.
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Archive TitlesContract killers
Paul Jackson casts a critical eye over the latest series of contracts from JCT. Is the simplification and modernisation good news for m&e contractors?
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Smart Home conference
The Intelligent Building Group (IBG) and ECA ITEC are hosting Smart Homes, a one day event on 31 October 2006.
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Complying with Part M
Members should be aware that under Part M of the Building Regulations, in buildings other than dwellings, there is a requirement that the front plates of accessories contrast visually with their backgrounds.
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Archive TitlesNew Class
Ninety five new apprentices have donned hard hats to start work with Southern Electric Contracting after being short-listed from 1200 applicants to join the company’s apprentice training programme.
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Treated like children
Having read Mr Fernandes’ letter (EMC, September, page 5), the issue of qualification and self-appointed bodies requires further discussion, before all of our engineers opt for the ‘labourer’s position’ as being preferable to aspiring to running their own business.
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Eco centric
You don’t have to be Derren Brown to realise that on-site renewable energy technology is going to be big news for m&e contractors.
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Helvar lighting controls used at celebrity chef’s restaurant
Helvar’s Digidim lighting controls were employed in the recently opened White Horse gastro pub in Harpenden, run by celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli.
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ECA goes green to reduce carbon footprint at its HQ
The ECA has introduced a whole host of measures to reduce energy use at ESCA House as part of the CIBSE sustainability initiative, 100 Days of Carbon Clean Up.
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Cablofil checks in
Cablofil helps Vanderlande with its T5 baggage with customised trays for the new terminal’s conveyors.
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Briggs & Forrester in share ownership deal
Briggs & Forrester Group chairman Mike Stanton has announced that the share ownership of the group has been extended to include all of the directors of its four operating companies.
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Emcor installation at big City development
Emcor is playing its part in the City’s newest addition to its commercial office stock.
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Archive TitlesHeathrow’s bespoke lighting system
Cablofil and Crown House Technologies have worked together to design a bespoke lighting support system for Heathrow’s Terminal 5B, part of the largest construction project in Europe.
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NG Bailey reports record growth
NG Bailey has announced £19·7 million in profit before tax in the year to 24 February 2006, on a record turnover of £492 million, an increase of 21% over the previous year.
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Sector training record bad
Construction and leisure companies spend the least on training, according to a study of 600 small and medium sized businesses carried out by City & Guilds.
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ECA gives its backing to new corporate manslaughter legislation
The ECA has offered its support for the new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill published last month.
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Archive TitlesRicho Arena
Haden Young designed and installed hvac services for Coventry City’s new stadium, the 32 000 capacity Richo Arena.
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Archive TitlesThe apprentice
An ECA trip to develop experience and communication with European trainees sees four Leicester-based apprentices return from an exchange programme with the city’s twin town of Dusseldorf.