All Features articles – Page 234
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In focus: Balfour Beatty
In the second of our series on recent changes at major contractors, we look at Balfour Beatty
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Priority Schools Building Programme: 10 key questions answered
The current state of play with the government’s controversial programme
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Every little store helps
Tesco’s £804m writedown signals a big change for the formerly flourishing supermarket sector. Can the emerging convenience store boom make up for the loss of the out-of-town giant? Adam Branson investigates
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In focus: Lend Lease
In the first of five quick fire guides to big changes at major contractors, we look at latest shake-up at Lend Lease
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Photo quiz from 1970
This ‘Spot the Building’ competition from 1970 inspired us to create a new one for 2013
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Liverpool Central Library: The "wow factor"
Austin-Smith:Lord’s £50m refurbishment of Liverpool Central Library is a compelling read
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PF2: Vote of no confidence
Is the government about to ditch PF2 before it’s even been tested?
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Country focus: Burma
YK Ang from Langdon Seah Thailand reports on the construction opportunities as Burma emerges from the international wilderness
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Interview: Killian Hurley, Mount Anvil
Mount Anvil’s chairman reveals how the housebuilder beat the recession
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The opening of New Zealand House
The Builder’s appraisal of a London tower block vs our own architectural correspondent’s critique 50 years on …
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Derwent London's white collar factory
Derwent London has come up with an office concept that could undercut the rest of the market. But will its basic specifications and industrial design attract prospective occupiers?
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Rowecord: A dying breed
Rowecord Engineering has gone under, taking at least 430 jobs with it. But what is the cost to the wider industry, when it loses the expertise offered by specialist firms?
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Andy Rose: A very public private man
Andy Rose has built his reputation by raising private finance for public projects. But is that going to help him deliver 170,000 affordable homes in the next three years?
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The 2013 consultant salary survey
This year’s Building/Hays Construction consultants’ salary survey shows there are at last a few signs of an economic thaw
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Lead times: Jan-Mar 2013
Lead times have been static for most suppliers in the first quarter of the year despite some reporting increased enquiries and workloads
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Interview: Mike Green
The man in charge of capital works at the Education Funding Agency has his finger on the ‘go’ button
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What next for Costain?
After the May Gurney saga, what now for Costain? Building looks at the company’s options
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The tracker: March 2013
Construction activity fell last month but remains in positive territory, although orders are falling and are down on what they should be for the time of year. Experian Economics analyses the statistics