All Features articles – Page 585
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Focus on the regions
A closer look at activity levels and order books in 11 regions around the UK (figures are % balances)The balance is the difference between the percentage of firms reporting an increase and those reporting a decrease
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Jeans therapy
Sue Neumeister, HR manager at consultant Cyril Sweett, examines the benefits, difficulties and implications of having a company 'dress-down' policy
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FeaturesPart L: Time's up
By the time you get back to work after Easter, the new Part L of the Building Regulations will be in effect, and the chances are you won't be ready for it. The result could be completion dates blown away, teams turned upside down – even the end of design-and-build ...
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FeaturesA test of Sheffield's mettle
Since the collapse of Sheffield's famous steel industry, regeneration initiatives have come and gone with little success. So, what are the chances that the latest, Sheffield One, will rub the rust off the city's image?
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FeaturesThe north will rise again
The parallels between Manchester's upcoming Northern Quarter and Covent Garden in London are all too obvious. Both are based around former market buildings, and both rely on trendy one-off retailers and restaurants to create the sense of style and individuality that pulls in the crowds.
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FeaturesCity of fear
Developers are delivering the high-density urban living Lord Rogers demanded, just as crime figures soar and public services break down. Are developers now paying the price for government underfunding?
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FeaturesGreen and crescent land
A small scheme to build 41 houses and 12 apartments on a football pitch site has heralded the start of a major estate regeneration project in Neasden, north-west London. Over the next nine years, 730 homes on the Resiform estate will be demolished and 530 new ones built.
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FeaturesFront line
Is Richard Rogers' urban renewal vision producing results? Peter Harris thinks we have taken some steps forward, but Graeme Dodds says delivery is falling far short of what is needed
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FeaturesTop hat and tails
Continuing our series of revisits, Bernard Hunt, managing director of architect HTA, met resident Stella Isaacs to review the Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust, the pioneer of tenant-centred rebuilding that has transformed not just the estate, but a whole way of life.
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£160m Bristol job gives Dean & Dyball shock lead
Hampshire contractor goes from nowhere to top spot for February, ahead of Sir Robert McAlpine and Kier.
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International costs: 2002
Gardiner & Theobald’s 10th annual survey of global construction costs takes a look at building costs, labour rates, material prices and inflation rates and forecasts
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FeaturesAppointments
ContractorsMidlands-based contractor Thomas Vale Construction has appointed Bill Munn best practice director. Fit-out contractor Morgan Lovell has appointed Ira Edwards (left), formerly of Gensler, head of design in London. Contractor Faithdean has made the following appointments: Martin Britton has been promoted to director. Andrew Fraser, Jamie Goodwin, Tony Groves ...
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Five reasons why small is beautiful
Speed Bureaucracies can take years to implement change, but a small business can make changes in minutes. They are constantly adapting and are able to make the most of opportunities as they appear. The small business is able to react speedily to the demands of customers without battling through organisational ...
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FeaturesThe benchmark
It's a tough life for the Greenwich Millennium Village team: a location next to the maligned Millennium Dome, the attentions of John Prescott, and tough targets for improving construction performance. Thomas Lane finds out how well they are doing
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The black hole
Construction firms need to base their decision-making on accurate data, but up to now information on the £25bn repair, maintenance, refurbishment and extension sector has been terribly hazy. Now a DTI-sponsored survey puts it into focus. Alan Armitage of Construction Forecasting & Research explains …
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FeaturesDave Prentis
After his stunning victory over PFI contractors last week, the Unison general secretary has emerged as the PFI’s most effective opponent. But, he tells Tom Broughton, that doesn’t make him a ‘wrecker’ …
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How to make friends and influence parliament
It seems construction is getting the hang of getting government's ear. Specialists, for example, have gathered 150 MPs behind their campaign to scrap retentions. Andy Pearson looks at how you, too, can have your way in Westminster. Illustration by Andrzej Krauze
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Grow your own
Contractor Hills Electrical & Mechanical tackles skills shortages with post A-level training, as human resources co-ordinator Adele Turner explains
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FeaturesRaising Hull
Opening to the public this weekend, Sir Terry Farrell's Hull aquarium is designed to put the lost city of the North back on the map. But, asks Martin Spring, is The Deep up to the task?
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FeaturesStarting LIFT off
The Local Improvement Finance Trust, designed to get health centres ship-shape by 2004, was launched two years ago. So why, asks Victoria Madine, hasn't it got off the ground yet?