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FeaturesRobert Ashmead
The House Builders Federation may have softened its antagonistic approach to negotiations, says Elaine Knutt, but since president Robert Ashmead roared on to the scene on his Harley Davidson six months ago, you know it still has attitude.
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The art of induction
What should do you do with a group of new recruits who know nothing about your company? Sue Neumeister, HR manager at QS Cyril Sweett, tells all
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FeaturesAppointments
ContractorsConstruction group Osborne has appointed Rob Guest as group procurement director. Wrekin Construction has appointed David Blount manager of its utilities division.Gleeson's northern construction division has appointed Stephen Marshall, previously with Omni Construction, commercial manager. Simon Dolan has been appointed contracts manager. John McCredie rejoins the firm as contracts manager.Gary ...
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Tender price forecast: Hope amid uncertainty
A mood of uncertainty prevails, with modest rises in tender prices and new orders, lower housing starts and a decline in infrastructure work. But the Budget, reports Davis Langdon & Everest, has strengthened hopes for robust recovery
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FeaturesManchester’s new slant
Buoyed by regeneration cash and the impending Commonwealth Games, Manchester council is about to complete an ambitious series of civic projects. Martin Spring took a look at the three jewels in the city’s crown.
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Snakes and ladders
This year's Hays Montrose/Building consultants' salary guide reveals architects are slipping down in the salary stakes, whereas surveyors and engineers are still climbing.
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Just the job
Artist Andy Bradford is a colourful character who explains how he uses his architecture training in his work on an installation at the University of the West of England
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FeaturesExperimenting with glue
Have you ever thought about attaching bricks with glue rather than mortar but were worried that your brickies might get stuck together, or it would cost twice as much? Well, a project in Bristol is discovering exactly what the advantages and disadvantages are.
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FeaturesUrbis – museum of the city
A huge iceberg – glistening, green and translucent – has incongruously floated into Manchester city centre. This is Urbis, Manchester's £30m millennium project and the culmination of the city centre's phoenix-like rebirth after the devastation of the IRA bomb in 1996. Due to open in June, it has been designed ...
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FeaturesCity of Manchester Stadium
It's the roller-coaster roof, visible from miles around, that is the big giveaway. Manchester's £110m stadium, designed by Arup and Arup Associates, is Britain's answer to the Stade de France, north of Paris, completed in 1997. It has a similar lightweight canopy that swoops up and down over the stands ...
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Sir Robert McAlpine ends reign of Bovis Lend Lease
McAlpine takes top spot on yearly table as Bowmer & Kirkland climbs from 16th to first place for March.
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So what happened to Labour's big ideas?
In 1997, after 18 years of Tory rule, Tony Blair’s Labour government won power with gushing promises of integrated transport systems, world-class public services and an urban renaissance. Five years on, it’s time to make an assessment of how many it has delivered on.
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Better on balance
In this month's tracker, Construction Forecasting and Research reports firms are starting to feel a little more positive with order books and tender prices balances improving across the board
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FeaturesManchester Art Gallery
Designed by Michael Hopkins & Partners, the £35m extension to the rear of Manchester's classical art gallery is a perfect fit. Before the extension was built, the gallery comprised two free-standing stone buildings designed in the classical style by Charles Barry, the architect of the Palace of Westminster. In contrast, ...
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FeaturesAppointments
ContractorsMansfield-based Baggaley Construction has promoted Chris Collison to managing director.Jane Metcalfe has been appointed business development manager of Willmott Dixon's Property Services division for the north of England.HousebuildersNeil White has been appointed contracts manager housebuilder of David McLean Homes. In addition, Chris Williamson has been appointed architectural technician.Roger Hughes (left), ...
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FeaturesAnnette Fisher
This time next month, the RIBA could have a black woman as president, which would certainly be a change for an institution – and an industry – still dominated by white men. So, asks Marcus Fairs, who is Annette Fisher?
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And the winners are …
Best Practice AwardA longstanding commitment to best practice in all its guises paid off for Mace, which fought off tough competition to pick up this award, sponsored by the Construction Best Practice ProgrammeMaceAll the firms shortlisted for the 2002 Building Awards were eligible for the Best Practice Award, which focuses ...
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FeaturesSpecialist subcontractor of the year
This construction logistics firm can look forward to a profitable future if it keeps up the remarkable performance that led the judges to award it top spot in this eu-supply.coins-sponsored category
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why we’re supporting The Prince’s Trust
This year, the Building Awards will be supporting young people’s charity the Prince’s Trust. All the money raised at the post-ceremony casino will go towards helping disadvantaged young people learn new skills, move into work and start up businesses. As HRH the Prince of Wales wrote in his foreword to ...
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FeaturesSurveying practice of the year
It was a difficult decision, but Faithful & Gould's efforts to stay in touch with its clients while expanding around the world kept Franklin + Andrews off the top in this category, sponsored by Hays Montrose