All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 391
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Archive TitlesHow the West was won...
...thanks to a QS. A Plymouth project suffered 7,500 variations and was £2m over budget. Despite the firm responsible for the work failing to keep records, a quantum exercise for the client saved the day.
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Archive TitlesNice touch for Honeywell product launch
Honeywell flew in 80 of its most valued installer customers to the Club Med resort in Opio, near Nice in France, for a sneak preview of its new G3-48 Grade 3 Galaxy panel and the FlexGuard FG1625TAS glassbreak sensor.
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On home turf
Karl Pickering, managing director of housebuilder Explore Living, talks exclusively to Josephine Smit about an approach that owes much to major construction - well, it is an offshoot of Laing O'Rourke after all.
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You've got the power
Utilities infrastructure is now a big issue for large regeneration projects. And with a deregulated market, developers are increasingly funding this aspect of their schemes. Davis Langdon Mott Green Wall explains what to watch out for
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Get in the news
Market forces: David Ford advises installers on the practical skills they need for marketing...
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Is there a point to forecasting?
Peter Rumble of the BCIS reports on the accuracy of long-term economic forecasts and how prices in construction will rise at more than twice the rate of inflation over the next five years
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Half of small firms start with no plan, survey says
If you are thinking of starting up your own installation firm, make sure you have a good business plan.
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Archive TitlesSport wins in the End
Project manager CM Parker Browne had to tackle initial reluctance from Sport England before persuading the body to fund an unusual leisure centre in the heart of a Muslim community in London's Mile End.
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Editorial
If you managed to get to IFSEC you're probably knee deep in catalogues and product specs just as we are.
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Archive TitlesGreat Eastern Hotel vs. John Laing - when the experts end up on trial
The case of the Great Eastern Hotel versus John Laing last year demonstrated that every expert witness risks coming under fire from the judge.
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Reflex rolls out its new fire division
Reflex has launched a fire division in line with its strategy to offer a full end-to-end site technology solutions service.
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Archive TitlesStand and deliver
What drives someone to become an expert witness? After all, this is a venture that can take over your life. Is it the money, job satisfaction or simply the buzz of taking the stand in court? Roxane McMeeken talks to QSs and project managers, including Gary France, about their experiences. ...
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Millbridge snaps up Norman Rourke Consulting
Two project management firms in the Southeast have merged.
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Archive TitlesClient questions the efficiency of solar power and wind technology
Akeler construction boss claims better design is more efficient than renewables
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Archive TitlesGardiner Checks in its latest NVIP partner
East Anglican company, check your security L.T.D has achieved Gardiner Security's Network Video Integration Partner status.The company specialises in CCTV, IP CCTV, access control and intruder systems, bringing together a wide range of disciplines including consulting, system installation, networking and telecommunications skills and software engineering.Check Your Security is one ...
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Euro change
A factsheet on future changes in European Standards for intruder alarms has been produced by the BSIA.
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Archive TitlesA car for Met's more diplomatic officers
Officers responsible for security at diplomatic premises across the UK are getting a helping hand from ADT, in the form of a sponsored car.