All Features articles – Page 362
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FeaturesGo for the burn: Bouygues UK’s daily workout
Warming up before work used to mean eating your bacon buttie while it was still hot. But now, in an effort to cut down site injuries, Bouygues UK has stepped things up a gear.
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FeaturesBrave new world
Many companies are mounting expeditions abroad to escape the UK downturn, but with global expansion comes a whole set of interesting problems.
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Products in brief
The Galvanizers Association has published a new guide, Galvanizing and Sustainable Construction, which aims to help architects, specifiers, engineers, developers and their clients use galvanized steel in the context of sustainable construction.
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FeaturesThe likely lads – who will be chief construction officer?
A new actor is about to go on stage: the chief construction officer. And whoever gets the part will need to be quite a performer, because they’ll have to act for the industry in Whitehall, and for Whitehall in the industry. Sophie Griffiths conducted a quick audition …
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FeaturesWe want to make a complaint – ConstructionSkills’ Mark Farrar interview
It seems that the industry is deeply unhappy with ConstructionSkills. Roxane McMeeken tells its new boss why – and asks him what he’s doing about it. Photographs by Tom Harford Thompson
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FeaturesCrumbling cookies
Your wallet may feel a bit light right now, but that’s just the way things are sometimes. Cheer up, put on a cuppa and mull over Guy Browning’s creative economies, starting with …
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FeaturesLean machine – Southwark council HQ
So many commercial developers crank out the same old generic office space. But here’s one that dares to be different. Stephen Kennett visits Southwark council’s low-energy headquarters in London – and, no, there’s not a false ceiling anywhere
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FeaturesPlenty of countries for old men
Building’s second Good Employer Guide, published with this week’s issue, looks at how firms can help their staff to find their feet overseas. And, as Dean Gurden reports, this has become an increasingly tempting option for more experienced professionals
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Rising damp
Manchester-born developer Urban Splash made its name building funky flats for trendy Northerners but the current climate hasn’t suited its business model. Muireann Bolger examines how it’s keeping its head above water
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FeaturesTreat your staff with honesty and humanity
Thousands of people have been made redundant in the past few months and more will probably follow. How should a good employer handle this painful process? Josephine Smit found out
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The tracker: Still in the woods
Although some regions’ fortunes are looking up, activity continues to decline and it’s showing no signs of getting better, warns Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesExpat survival guide to South Africa
The 2010 World Cup is driving a boom in construction, but beware the capital's crime levels
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FeaturesWhen cheap and cheerful turns nasty
Beware your duty of care when recommending the cheapest contractor, warns Tony Bingham
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FeaturesParagon completes £2.8m University of Manchester project
Commercial design and fit-out firm Paragon Interiors has completed a £2.8m contract with biotechnology company Renovo, a University of Manchester spin-off.
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2008: How to survive the downturn
You don’t have to be Charles Darwin to know that survival is about adapting to your circumstances better than your rivals. Roxane McMeeken looks at how firms have changed their strategies since our last consultants survey, when the market was booming
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Lindner installs panels at T5
Lindner and Lindner Schmidlin have supplied and installed a range of products at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 for client BAA.
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FeaturesPlanet puts finishing touches to Foster-designed academy
Planet Partitioning has completed an interior fit-out for the Foster + Partners-designed Folkestone Academy.
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FeaturesOptima provides acoustic privacy for law firm
Optima has provided glass and drywall partitions for law practice Halliwells’ new office in Spinningfields, Manchester.
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FeaturesBritish Gypsum high-performance acoustic boards grace Winchester University ceilings
High-performance acoustic ceiling boards from British Gypsum are helping to maintain a calm environment in various areas adjoining the Student Union facilities at Winchester University’s new £9.5m university centre – a regional award winner in the 2008 RIBA Awards.
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Fire alarm?
Are you up to speed on fire protection? Graham Ridout explores the implications of the regulatory framework and offers compliance tips for owners and occupiers