All Features articles – Page 550
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FeaturesThe artful dodger
Glenn Allison is planning a campaign to persuade the English public that they really do want to buy timber-frame houses, regardless of what they may have read about fire risks. Here he cleverly avoids telling us why …
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FeaturesBest approach to partnering
A shortlist of six companies battled to take this category, which is sponsored by The Prime Connection, but Laing Homes proved the strongest link in the supply chain.
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FeaturesBest health and safety approach
Clear key performance indicators and an integrated approach won Countryside Properties top prize in this category, which is sponsored by Dunbar Bank
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FeaturesBest options and choices initiative – affordable housing providers
The judges were impressed by the amount of choice affordable housing providers are offering residents, but ultimately gave Higgins Construction top ranking in this category, sponsored by Bristan Group
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FeaturesAffordable housing provider of the year
Although it didn’t win an individual category, five placings guaranteed Lovell Partnerships the affordable housing provider award, sponsored by The Office of The Deputy Prime Minister
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FeaturesMissing persons
Statistically, there should be three times as many workers from ethnic minorities on Britain's building sites as there are. So is the industry institutionally racist – or just very bad at marketing itself to these groups?
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FeaturesA message to you
Georg Sieber knows what direction people panic in. He knows what terrorists are about to do. He even knows how to stop them, although clients don't always listen. We met the brilliant psychologist who has a chilling warning for contractors.
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Local lowdown
Robert Smith of Hays Montrose continues his series on regional job markets with a report on north-east England – which is fizzing with health
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Racism is unforgivable – but let's get the facts straight
I read last week's Building leader and articles about Najjif Shah with a great deal of annoyance.
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FeaturesThe benchmark
With clients becoming more demanding, contractors are turning to customer satisfaction measurement tools to learn how to keep them sweet. But can you really quantify a feeling? We spoke to some firms that think you can – and that they've got it sussed …
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The Top 200 Consultants 2002
This year’s consultants league table ranks the biggest 200 consultants in the UK, followed by the top 100 architects, engineers, surveyors, QSs and building surveyors. But does size really matter? We discuss its relevance with the assistance of a canine analogy …Tables compiled by Martin Hewes
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Taking the plunge
This time last year, the City couldn't lift contractors high enough. Today, shares are plummeting the same day that firms announce splendid profit growth. What on earth is the City up to?
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FeaturesLean machine
Richard O'Connor is out to slimline the construction industry's waste. Applying the lessons of the automotive industry, he says he can save builders time and money. Victoria Madine finds out just what a professional streamliner has to offer.
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FeaturesOne giant leap
An twisted ski jump by Zaha Hadid – half high-tech elegance, half jackal-headed god of the dead – has given the people of Austria something remarkable to fling themselves off at high speed …
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Focus on the regions
How are activity levels and order books changing around the UK? The figures give the balance of firms reporting an increase compared with those reporting a decrease
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Featureskeeping up a facade
It's all very well designing buildings with extraordinary shapes, but do the architects ever stop to consider how the windows are going to be cleaned? Well, yes, actually, they do. Thomas Lane met the specialist who worked with Norman Foster on the Swiss Re tower
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Up the evolution
The times they are a-changing, and contractors will have to be imaginative to adapt to them
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Five ways to raise your company's profile
Where's your website? If you have a website then let everyone know about it. Include the address on your letterheads, any promotional material and on your business cards – wherever you can.And how about your address? For those with websites, make sure your address and telephone number are prominently displayed. ...
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A summer chill
In this month's Tracker, Construction Forecasting and Research reports that activity across the construction industry declined in July, with large firms and civil engineers suffering the most
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FeaturesDead on arrival?
With the government investing billions in healthcare facilities, the NHS is finally getting its chance to join the 21st century. But experts are already warning that essential design is being squeezed out of this vision. With technology and medical procedures advancing at the pace they are, our shiny new hospitals, ...