All Archive Titles articles – Page 581
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Archive TitlesUS to bounce back for Atkins after write-down
Faithful & Gould talk up market in States, and claim rail market will also return
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Archive TitlesConstruction act changes divide the industry
RICS and the Construction Confederation clash over proposed changes
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Archive TitlesCyril Sweett to pick from trio on £400m city shopping centres
Sir Robert MacAlpine, Bovis Lend Lease and Laing O’Rourke in line for £400m project
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Archive TitlesGovernment inquiry ordered after £1.1bn Paddington PFI collapse
Strategic Health Authority ends health campus plan which swallowed-up £14m in costs
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Kiev, a city that ‘had to happen’
T&A partner John Miller talks to Jonathon Ball about Ukraine, where the firm has been making a name for itself for over 10 years
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Archive TitlesSmart Thinking
An increased desire for intelligent building technologies and smart homes is creating a new market for electrical contractors. Giuliano Digilio explains where you should be seeking work.
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Archive TitlesThe TV scene
Eaton Electric’s Studio 3 lighting controls have been installed in three refurbished sound mixing theatres in Camden, London for Videosonics. These allow four, pre-set lighting arrangements to be easily chosen and manually adjusted if needed. Videosonics is a sound editing firm that serves film and tv companies; its lighting needs ...
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Wright reveals SME worries
Labour shortages and PFI concern SMEs in market research outlined by ECA president Bill Wright.
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Archive TitlesPolice source
With ground source energy solutions set to increase, what should contractors expect? Alison Luke reports on the UK’s largest installation at Gloucestershire Police’s new headquarters.
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Phil Rayment
Phil Rayment, on secondment to BAA from Crosby Electrical Services, has been honoured in the Building/HSE Health and Safety Awards, picking up the Working Well Together Number One Worker prize. He is an active member of the Heathrow Terminal 5B health and safety committee and safety leadership team.
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Archive TitlesOval shapes up
Cricket fans will be bowled over at this year’s Ashes series with the opening of a spectacular new stand at the Brit Oval.
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Only the strong survive
It’s not easy running a business. You just ask ECA members in the £2-20 million turnover bracket (page 13). The ECA’s latest market research clearly shows that SME firms are feeling vulnerable: 70% of companies expect to have to grow, diversify or merge in order to survive.
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Mitie profit rise
Mitie Group has reported a pre-tax profit of £46.9 million for the year ended 31 March 2005. This is a rise of 16·3% on the previous year’s results. The group, which includes m&e contractor Mitie Engineering Services, posted a 17·9% increase in turnover to £818.6 million.
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A structured life
While it is true that residential structured network cabling has been around for some time, developers and installers would do well to sit up and take notice of the recent growth in the trend for integrated consumer electronics in the home. At present there are still several obstacles preventing smart ...
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Archive TitlesSchool intelligence
Investments in better classroom facilities demand sophisticated control of building services. EMC looks at the solution adopted at a school in Glasgow.
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Unforeseen industry slowdown
Growth in the construction industry has slowed substantially in recent months to its lowest level for over three years, according to the construction indicator of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).
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KPIs show improved m&e industry performance
The results of Constructing Excellence’s 2005 key performance indicators have revealed improvements in the m&e sector, but some areas in need of attention.
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High power water work
Southern Electric Contracting (SEC) has completed a hv contract at Knapp Mill Water Treatments Works in Christchurch, Dorset. The £1 million contract for Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water will provide long-term reliability and allow for future growth at the site.
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Green signals
As more clients demand that contractors work to ISO 14 001, are you prepared for the changes to the standard?
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Surgery refurbs get NAO praise
The £1 billion programme to refurbish and replace hundreds of family doctors’ premises via a Public Private Partnership appears to be going well, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).