All Features articles – Page 512
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FeaturesLife on the line
Rats. Diseases. Pitch dark. 130° heat. Airless, confined spaces. No water. Entombed under 30 m of concrete. Endless tunnels. All night, every night. This is not a recurring nightmare, it's a job. We took a journey to the end of the night with the track replacement boys.
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Local lowdown: London
Celebrities are searching for quick-thinking, tight-lipped site managers, but they aren't the only clients hiring in London. Robert Smith of Hays Montrose reports
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FeaturesPractice made perfect
It's easy to mistake David Morley Architects' clear-glazed NHS walk-in centre for a shop front. And that's the intention. We walked in to check it out, and he didn't even need an appointment …
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Cost update: June 2004
This quarter, Davis Langdon tots up what it costs to improve access to your building. And over the page, why the price of fuel has exploded, plus find out what the going rate is for a plumber or labourer …
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FeaturesOutstanding Achievement in Health and Safety Award
In this final, Bovis-sponsored award, UCATT's George Brumwell was justly applauded
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FeaturesBest Site Facilities Award
Bovis beat off six sites, including one of its own, to win this GF Partnership-sponsored award
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FeaturesIntegrated Project Safety Award
LABC Services sponsors this category, which was won by the DWP Jobcentre Plus team
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FeaturesBest Building Contractor's Safety Initiative
Taylor Woodrow won this Health & Safety People-backed award for its clever cash-based scheme
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FeaturesBest Maintenance Contractor's Safety Initiative
Crispin & Borst's famous five approaches to safety meant it came out top in this category
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FeaturesBest Housebuilders' Safety Initiative
Lovell won this category against tough competition with its two-pronged approach to safety
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FeaturesBest Safety Innovation from a Designer
Wates sponsored this award, which was won by consultant TPS for its simple safety scheme
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FeaturesClient with Best Commitment to Health and Safety
BAA recognised that as a client, safety is its concern too – and won this Skanska-backed award
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FeaturesBest Occupational Health Initiative
Bovis' care of its workers' wellbeing landed it first place in this category, sponsored by Mace
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FeaturesBest Safety Product
K Guard UK's user-friendly edge protection system won this Jarvis-backed award
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FeaturesBest Safety Innovation from an Engineer
The smartest solution came from Buro Happold in this Butler & Young-backed award
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FeaturesBest Public Safety Initiative
Countryside Properties won this Thomas Vale-sponsored prize for a terrific public campaign
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FeaturesBest Safety Innovation from a Construction Consultant
This Knowledge Online-sponsored award put Bovis Lend Lease on the stage yet again …
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FeaturesSomething to chew on
CABE's review on urban housing says that there is 'no simple recipe' for high-density design. So can housebuilders and their architects be persuaded to use all the right ingredients? Our chief taster Martin Spring reviews the review