All Features articles – Page 532
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FeaturesDressed to thrill
Inspired by a wallet-busting designer frock, yet designed to be a bargain in itself, the exterior of Future Systems' Selfridges store in Birmingham is a sight to behold. We got the inside story on how this futuristic, shimmering, blue beehive was built.
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HBG is cock of the north in February league table
Sir Robert McAlpine and Laing head down the monthly table, but Bovis Lend Lease stays on top over the year.
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FeaturesThe children's crusade
How can you make a name for yourself if that name belongs to your famous parent? We talk to people who've wrestled with this problem – and found their own answers.
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Majors close final salary pensions to new entrants
Balfour, Carillion, Sir Robert McAlpine, Bovis, Mowlem, Travis Perkins and Rok close schemes to reduce deficits.
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Amicus wins £200,000 for steel contractor's staff
Tribunal orders Wescol to pay former staff £2000 each for failing to comply with law over union consultation.
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London to get centre to combat skills shortage
The London Development Agency is to tackle the capital’s shortage of skilled craftsmen by setting up its own recruitment office.Nicky Gavron, the deputy mayor of London, said the office would help to take the strain on labour supply imposed by projects such as Wembley Stadium in north-west London and Heathrow’s ...
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WakeyWakeyWakey
David Bentley of NetConstruct explains why firms should be more worried than they are about their internet strategies
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FeaturesStretching the truth
Or, how a sculptural fabric roof at Chatham's historic dockyard was designed to be energy efficient – something that everybody thought was impossible. As Alex Smith discovered, the solution was in the spec
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Ready for the ride?
With the stock market stuck in the doldrums, the allure of a management buyout has never been stronger. But be warned: going private is a roller-coaster ride that requires guts, patience and the ability to hold on by the seat of your pants …
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Know your rights
Confused about your employment rights? We explain the protection you are entitled to at work
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FeaturesPeople, get ready
Despite having its budget slashed by government, the Strategic Rail Authority is driving through plans to build brand new British stations. But where is it planning to get the money?
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FeaturesShifting London a little to the east
Ken Livingstone's mission is to preside over the biggest expansion of the capital since Victoria and Cubitt. To do that he has to get CrossRail built, and preferably though Royal Docks. We tracked him down at MIPIM and got a dramatic progress report …
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Lifetime costs: pitched roofs
You've got your pitched roof, but how do you cover it? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group considers the whole-life costs of a variety of roofing options, from bitumen to concrete to metal to tiling …
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FeaturesCost study: Chipping Norton leisure centre
The community of Chipping Norton was sorely missing a place to exercise. Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley brought the town right up to date with a design that favoured local materials and sunlight
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FeaturesTruth and beauty
Pictorial records such as these are humble attempts by photographers to compile visual diaries of engineering projects; but in the process they created great art. To illustrate his we selected the following images from the Institution of Civil Engineers' archive …
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FeaturesHow Mr Jones built a working ecological revolution in his own backyard for a fraction of the usual cost, and so can you
Allan Jones, a humble official at Woking council, got hold of £250,000 and turned it into £2.7m by making the borough the most energy-efficient in the UK. But that isn't the main story. The really astonishing thing is what he's planning to do next.