All Archive Titles articles – Page 540
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Archive TitlesBrewery’s tasteful new HQ
QS Madlin & Maddison has worked on a new HQ for brewing group SABMiller, which distributes Peroni Nastro Azzuro, Castle, Miller and Pilsner Urquell.
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Archive TitlesDBK Back puts staff first following MBO
Project management and cost consultancy DBK Back has made a string of new appointments following the management buy-out in August.
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Avoiding Athens
If the 2012 Olympics is to be a success, says Greg Russell, both skilled consultants and robust contract management must be part of the industry’s make-up
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UK firm flies out to assess Katrina oil rig damage
Hurricane Rita hinders surveys after five-strong Stapleton team led rigs to safety
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Alarm bells sounding yet?
Does the UK really need an extra 4,000 QSs to deliver a 50% increase in new housing units a year?
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Archive TitlesAge on your side
Need a strategy for the Olympics or a paperless office? Your twenty-somethings may have the answer, as Matthew Parsons finds out.
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The Professionals
The status of engineering services craftspeople has been given a welcome boost following an historic agreement struck between the ECA and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE).
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Presidential view
Sustainability issues are having an increasing impact on electrical contractors.
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Archive TitlesThe lighter side of waste
New legislation is changing the way we deal with waste discharge lamps. Bryan Neill discusses the implications of these changes and the way forward for electrical contractors.
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Light ways to less waste
A reduction in packaging waste from Thorn Lighting’s luminaires has saved £25 000 on a scheme in London’s Regent Street.
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Archive TitlesPower, interrupted
The CIBSE Electrical Services Group looks at how to protect against interruptions to the power supply in today’s demanding building environments.
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Martin Hubert
Martin Hubert, a 30-year-old apprentice with m&e contractor Bower Fuller, has been awarded the Terry Brown Memorial Trophy. He was presented with the award by his employer for being the most outstanding apprentice of the year.
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Fatal fall from forklift
An electrical contractor has died after falling from a steel basket that was balanced on the forks of a forklift truck.
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EU rejects
The European Parliament has ruled that employers are not liable for workers’ over-exposure to sunshine.
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Archive TitlesAn Englishman’s home…
...provides more challenges when it is a castle with listed status and road access to the mainland only in low tide. We find out how EIC overcame the issues.
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Electric heating meets Part L rules
As the introduction of the new Part L of the Building Regulations looms, research into the specification of electric heating in multi-dwelling residential properties suggests that the technology does have a future.
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EEIBA
As part of its centenary celebrations, the EEIBA has delved into the archives and produced a book chronicling the charity’s history. The book covers events and their effect on the EEIBA’s work stretching from the early days when electricity was in its infancy, right through to the present day. One ...