All Features articles – Page 540
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Every which way
In the latest monthly figures – for November – we find an industry in a state of flux, with results continuing to vary month on month
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FeaturesGeorge Brumwell
The UCATT general secretary has driven through a landmark pay deal in which Terminal 5 workers will earn more than company directors. Now he tells us why it will be his swansong.
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How to … Specify Brickwork for Chimneys
A chimney is the most exposed element of any building, so it's important to design and build it to last. We explain what has to be considered
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FeaturesBrixton Belle
The supreme winner of the 2002 Brick Awards illustrates how the domestic connotations of brick can reconcile high-density inner-city development with living spaces that make people feel at home.
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FeaturesBombs away
It's all very well building brand new terror-proof skyscrapers, but how do you protect all the old buildings that so many of our offices are based in? We discovered a simple solution that just blew him away …
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£100m BBC deal helps Bovis take top spot for 2002
Broadcasting House win allows Bovis Lend Lease to dominate December's chart – and the league for 2002.
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Skilled workers at Heathrow Terminal 5 to earn £55,000
Laing O’Rourke and construction unions reach pay agreement as BAA reveals plans to employ refugees on T5.
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Terminal 5 pay deal shocks electricians
THE LANDMARK deal agreed between Laing O’Rourke and the construction unions has transformed the position of electricians’ union Amicus in its negotiations with M&E contractors over a national pay deal for major projects.Amicus is upset about the T5 deal because it breaks the understanding that it had reached with BAA, ...
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BAA training programme aims to 'permanently improve' construction
Airports operator BAA is planning to build three training centres for workers at the £2.5bn Heathrow Terminal 5 project in west London.Carillion has been in talks with BAA officials this week to build a training facility on the T5 site that will enable workers to acquire skills and gain CSCS ...
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FeaturesKen Shuttleworth
He's transformed the London skyline, conceived the form of the world's largest building and his design for Ground Zero is wowing New York. So why have so few people heard of him?
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FeaturesInside job
Demolishing the interior of a Victorian post office in Edinburgh while retaining its neo-renaissance facade was never going to be easy – particularly as the site is hemmed in by busy roads, a bridge and a railway station. We find out how it is being done.
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FeaturesDesigner politics
The home of the Cabinet Office, a medley of poorly connected buildings cobbled together over two centuries, was long overdue a makeover. Now, despite the building's listed status, our civil servants are striding crisp glass and steel corridors of power
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In the danger zone
Experience shows us that the industry's approach to risk management could be a lot more sophisticated. Here's how to face your demons – and win
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Bring on the new
It's a new year, and time to get out of that rut. Elizabeth Kinlock of the Building Recruitment Company shows how to achieve your 'change my job' resolution
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FeaturesJam and bread
With the registration date for London's congestion charge just two weeks away, construction firms appear to be blissfully ignorant of how much it could cost them. We find that confusion and belated indignation are the typical reaction
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FeaturesAmerican dreams
At last: the USA, the world’s biggest polluter, has woken up to sustainable construction – which means that UK firms’ green expertise gives them a real competitive edge. But they’d better make use of it fast …
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Amec snaps up Mowlem’s construction boss
Steve Bowcott makes ‘amicable’ departure to take over troubled contractor’s infrastructure division.