All Features articles – Page 439
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FeaturesHopkins turns 30
That’s the practice, not the man, who is dodging the limelight despite his success
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FeaturesAmec - The reckoning
After a glorious decade at the helm of Britain’s leading construction empire, Sir Peter Mason is leaving a company suddenly engulfed by a £140m after-tax hit and a severe identity crisis. Mark Leftly reports on what went wrong
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The brakes are off
Experian Business Strategies’ latest survey of the UK’s contractors indicates that the industry is shrugging off the effects of rising energy prices on the cost of materials
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FeaturesCastleoak marches north
SME focus — Demand is up, so the Cardiff-based care homes specialist is heading beyond the M62
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FeaturesOpen doors and open minds
British Land is happy to work with unknown contractors and architects – so long as they can meet one or two non-negotiable demands. Emily Wright asks development director Nigel Webb what they are
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FeaturesDubai: miracle or mirage?
Dubai’s massive development credentials promise a golden career for ambitious Brits. But, as Roxane McMeeken reports, would-be economic migrants may find that all is not as it seems. Here are five points to bear in mind …
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FeaturesAn oasis by the Elephant
Just around the corner from the Elephant & Castle shopping centre, a colourful housing scheme by de Rijke Marsh Morgan has replaced the drab greys of Southwark’s Heygate estate. Martin Spring explains how the project is just the beginning of a long-overdue £1.5bn regeneration plan
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FeaturesLearning to speak European
Don’t be caught out by the harmonised European standards that are replacing the UK’s specifier-friendly national standards.
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FeaturesSpotlight on Southwark
After a series of planning blunders, the area around the Elephant & Castle is crying out for regeneration. With a £1.5bn masterplan in place, it looks like its time has finally come
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FeaturesWhat to remember: £60,000 homes
A new government report has examined the lessons learned so far from the £60,000 housing competition. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg considers the implications for specifiers
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Features10 things to do with your unused paperclips
… or what to do when your company launches a ‘paper amnesty’ and spends £26,000 attempting to create the much-vaunted paperless office. Caroline Stocks, armed with reporters’ notepad, had a look around at one fit-out contractor that has done just that
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Cost update: September 2006
In this quarterly update on industry materials and labour, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports on the impact of commodity prices – plus, how copper is becoming a precious metal and the going rates for heating and ventilation workers
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FeaturesOn top at 30
Meet JM, Ed, Matt and Karen. They’ve made it to the top of their professions at a ludicrously young age, thanks to talent, ambition, luck and smart clothing. But what route did they take? And what has it cost them? Vikki Miller and Sarah Richardson found out
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FeaturesIs this the man to break up Amec?
When Samir Brikho comes on board, few doubt that the group will be demerged
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FeaturesDBK Back strides forwards
SME focus — Engineering and property consultant predicts £6.5m turnover, one year after buyout
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FeaturesH+H Celcon: Not so set in their ways
Danish-born, Kent-based H+H Celcon is a £70m-turnover concrete manufacturer that specialises in aircrete blocks but has now launched a structural housing system.
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FeaturesWhat to specify: flooring
Specifiers hunting for flooring systems that improve the acoustic performance of buildings,insulation systems that don’t require purlins and environmentally-friendly timber homes need look no further