All Features articles – Page 487
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FeaturesThe messenger
Construction’s safety record never looks worse than in the living room of a bereaved family. Alan Ritchie knows – he’s been there too many times. The new general secretary of UCATT tells us about his plans to make employers and government listen.
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FeaturesTeam talk from England legend
Rob Andrew gave a motivational speech to a recent CIOB event - next date, the England dressing room.
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FeaturesThe top 10 most disastrous building projects in the world EVER
Budgets spiralling to the size of a small country’s GDP. Vast body counts. Overruns that go on for centuries … Yes, in the style of a Channel 4 filler show, and on the back of the nightmare that is the National Physical Laboratory, it’s the worst projects ever
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FeaturesWhat’s unusual about this site?
Answer: it demonstrates that, using the much-maligned construction management method, you can deliver a large building early and within budget with minimum waste and safety risks – and have enough time and money left over to put up another one. We went to see this impossible truth for ourselves
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Can paris be beaten?
The bookies, the population of Paris and the Queen of England all think that the French are about to add the 2012 Olympic Games to their sporting triumphs. We met the people behind the bid and found out why they’re so confident …
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Specialist costs: Structural steel
With steel demand at an all-time high last year, David Cane, associate at Gardiner & Theobald, considers what’s next for the sector – plus David Sands of Bourne Steel gets a grilling
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FeaturesMoney down the drain
This is the story of how it took six years, £40m and many public punch-ups between the council, Mowlem and Grimshaw to build a smallish public leisure amenity in Bath. And it’s still not built. We tell the story, and reports on Mowlem’s plan to put an end to it ...
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FeaturesGoing straight
Why John Laing Training has looked to prisons in an effort to help solve the skills shortage
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Steve Morgan
With Liverpool still ignoring his advances, the former Redrow boss is turning his attention to a new land-purchase venture. We meet a man throwing himself into his work …
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FeaturesCreating an opening
Ex-footballers are the new mayors when it comes to opening buildings in the North East.
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FeaturesTsunami diary: The clear up continues
Arup civil engineer Anthony Peter arrives in the coastal area of Ampara in Sri Lanka to help build temporary shelters for victims of the Tsunami.
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FeaturesAll change
These are nervous times for the rail sector’s contractors and consultants, with Network Rail being ordered to slash costs as major project budgets spiral.
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FeaturesBullish Barratt takes social housing by the horns
A packed order book and record profits put the company in a strong position, says boss David Pretty
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Laying the groundwork for a brighter future
Decent homes, better schools, adequate healthcare, transport that works. All the big political ambitions of the 21st Century depend on a revved-up construction industry, which Constructing Excellence is here to deliver
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FeaturesCherrys on top
After five turbulent months, the Cherry family’s attempts to buy Countryside Properties finally seem to be coming to fruition.
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Finding a just price
We use common sense when we lease a car. Why not when we procure a building? We can, argues Andrew Green
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Over the first hurdle
As this survey shows, local authorities are making real headway toward being good clients, but insiders are warning that the hardest part is yet to come