All Features articles – Page 379
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FeaturesYou and me both
It’s not just the young people on The Prince’s Trust training programmes who benefit – companies that support The Trust can enjoy a whole lot more than a warm glow
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FeaturesParadise Street, Liverpool: Mayfair comes to Merseyside
With a pricetag of £1bn , Liverpool One could have ended up as a never-ending shopping mall. But it’s a whole lot classier than that.
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FeaturesUnlocking construction
For many youngsters, a career in construction is a closed door. Luckily, The Prince’s Trust’s holds a handy bunch of keys…
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FeaturesJoin us - and make the difference
Since its launch in April 2006 the Construction and Business Services Leadership Group has made a real impact by using the power of our industry to support young people who face barriers in their lives.
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FeaturesJohn Lewis' Tony Jacob: Double helpings
Shopaholics will be delighted – contractors, too: John Lewis Partnership plans to double its floor space within 10 years and is looking for new firms to work with. Roxane McMeeken met Tony Jacob, aka the man with the cheque book
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FeaturesRebuilding Trust: The pledges
One month on, the industry is still smarting from the OFT’s accusations of bid rigging. Building calls on all contractors, clients and consultants to join the stand against corruption and to show the OFT that the industry is serious about cleaning up its act
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Features‘Wow, I can do this’
What better way to see how Get Into Construction is working than to ask those who have been on the course? We talk to three young people who have surprised themselves
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Features20 Fenchurch Street: Demolition mission
When Keltbray was given the task of taking down a 25-storey building in the City to make way for Rafael Viñoly’s Walkie-talkie, it found that conventional demolition techniques were of no use.
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FeaturesSwimming against the tide
Retail and leisure Preparing Manchester’s indoor arena for Celine Dion is one thing. Getting it ready for the World Swimming Championships was quite another – after all, it didn’t even have a pool.
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APC trainer: Punch your weight
For all surveyors about to go nine rounds with the APC exams, our crack team of trainers are here to whip you into shape. Every week at building.co.uk they show you how to beat a different question. Here Dean Mills gives you a taste of what’s on offer
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FeaturesRebuilding Trust: Britain's biggest clients back our campaign
In five weeks’ time, Building is to present the Office of Fair Trading with a list of firms that have backed our Rebuilding Trust campaign. Here, some of Britain’s most important clients tell Emily Wright why they’re doing just that, and why they think contractors and consultants should follow suit
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FeaturesJohn Dodds: Listen carefully
A slump in private housing and a boom in the social sector – not to mention a certain OFT inquiry – have led to restructuring plans at Kier. Its normally outspoken chief executive, John Dodds, tells Tom Bill as much as he dares
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Suspended ceilings
Armstrong World Industries, a supplier of suspended ceiling systems, has extended its range of metal ceiling solutions with the introduction of the Orcal Canopy.
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Self-cleaning cladding
SpeedDeck Building Systems has enhanced its Vitesse steel-faced architectural wall cladding products by offering an optional self-cleaning surface.
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Laminate cladding
Abet’s MEG collection of exterior grade laminate has been extended to provide a new range of colours, styles and finishes.
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FeaturesProcurement: Competitive dialogue
If your client’s public-sector scheme needs bidder input during procurement, then competitive dialogue is likely to be the best option. Now that some projects have been let using the process, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reviews the lessons learned
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FeaturesDrinking concrete
When that brutalist milestone, the Hayward Gallery, demanded a bar, the architect and operations director endeavoured to make it look like it came out of the concrete. Here, they explain how they did it
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Heavy duty partitioning
British Gypsum has introduced a hybrid version of its GypWall Extreme partition system for applications that need one side of the wall to perform beyond the BS5234 “Severe Duty” rating.
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Laminate panelling
Polyrey has launched Papago, a collection of decorative laminate wall panelling for interior applications.