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Hull v's Epsom
Hull is the home of caravan manufacturing and fish auctions; Surrey’s Epsom & Ewell hosts the Derby and was the first spa town in England. Hull is the home of caravan manufacturing and fish auctions; Surrey’s Epsom & Ewell hosts the Derby and was the first spa town in England. ...
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FeaturesDriving us crazy
Half-empty lorries clogging up the nation’s roads, site workers unable to locate vital materials, £3bn a year of waste … a report released today highlights just how poor logistical planning in the construction industry is. So, what can be done about it?
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FeaturesTaking care of business
A spot of pampering is all it takes to win a client’s heart and ensure it never wants to let you go. Building reports on how one contractor plans to cash in by supplying that little bit extra
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FeaturesBlood and Money
Small firms have traditionally been subjected to commercial bullying and, despite all the legal and cultural reforms of the past 15 years, they still are.
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FeaturesShe’s back
Jennie Price, the famously combative former boss of the Construction Confederation, has been absent from the industry for some years. Now she’s returned, accompanied by … a row
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FeaturesLife under siege
Construction sites across the country are operating under a continual threat of vandalism, mugging, theft and even arson. Here, those affected tell their stories – and look for ways to fight back.
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Roof coverings
In the latest of our market overviews, Caleb Mudzudzu of Gardiner & Theobald examines current issues in the roof coverings sector, including design and costs – plus a Q&A with a top-five specialist firm
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FeaturesSecond chance
Nick Jones reports on how a Dominion Housing Group homeless hostel in Oxford is helping to get people off the streets and into the workshop
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The houses that Jane and Gerardine built
Wayne Hemingway may have got the kudos for de-Wimpefying Wimpey, but it’s his wife Gerardine and architect Jane Massey who are doing the detailed design work on their first project, Staiths South Bank in Gateshead. Now the first phase is complete.
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Projectsupdate: building regulations
John Tebbit, industry affairs director at the Construction Products Association, takes a look at the latest revisions to the Building Regulations and wonders whether we might be reaching guidance overload …
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FeaturesWho’s afraid of Gene Hackman?
Forget the sleaze, the crumbling grandeur and The French Connection. A multibillion-pound development programme is about to turn Marseilles into a vast banquet for British construction companies.
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A subdued summer
Experian Business Strategies reports on the still-slowing growth of the construction industry, as rapid inflation and insufficient demand affect market confidence and output
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FeaturesThe performer
With a dazzling repertoire of styles, varying from classy to very blue, the Edinburgh Quay development is a real entertainer. In fact, if ever a building belonged on the Fringe, this is it.
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FeaturesHow to get into an impossible position
The Inland Revenue is determined to launch a new tax regime next April, even though there’s an excellent chance that nobody will be able to comply with it. Sarah Richardson reports from the surreal world of Whitehall.
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FeaturesThe man who kidnapped Gehry
Brighton developer Josh Arghiros is the kind of man who knows what he wants and sets out to get it. And if what he wants happens to be the world’s most famous architect, well … He tells George Hay what happened next.
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Focus on the regions
The North and South-west regions enjoyed a surge in activity and orders this quarter – which is more than you could say of the North-west or the East and West Midlands …
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Local lowdown: North east
Some fantastic schemes in the North-east are looking for people to deliver them. Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property reports on this booming market
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