All Features articles – Page 596
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The right to holiday
Temporary workers will soon be able to claim immediate holiday pay under new government legislation. Here's how it works
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Client profile: John Lewis Partnership
While construction director for Tesco, Nigel Keen helped write the Egan report. Now, as director of building and services for John Lewis Partnership, he continues to push for change.
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Call in the specialists
Too many projects neglect effective M&E cost management – at their peril
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Mall to arms
Self-contained superstructure or open grid? A fight between developers in Liverpool signals the direction the post-mall shopping centre may take
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Appointments
ContractorsDean & Dyball Construction has appointed Clive Thomas (right) regional director for the South-west. Robin Mackie has been appointed managing director of Miller Construction following the retirement of Niven Kelly.Clugston Construction chief executive John Burnett has become executive director of the Clugston Group. Nigel Brook and Phillip Cooper have been ...
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Insurance nightmare ahead
As global warming increases and the weather forecast darkens, insurers may respond by jacking up premiums or pulling cover for £215bn of homes on flood plains. We report on a trend that could leave swaths of Britain development wastelands
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Five corporate entertainment venues for 2002
Treat your clients to a day at WimbledonBook this August for next summer's event. Full corporate hospitality costs at least £600 per person. This rises to £2500 for the best seats at the men's final; the women's final is a grand less. Call Keith Prowse Hospitality on 020-8795 2222.Count the ...
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Scream test
When John Roberts was asked to build the world's most fearsome wooden roller-coaster, it was all a question of making it as frightening as possible without actually causing anyone's head to come off …
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The right thing to do
On why doing good in the world and doing well for shareholders are not incompatible – in fact, they can be mutually reinforcing
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A monumental statement
One of Scotland's most famous beauty spots, Loch Lomond, can now be enjoyed in full by tourists thanks to £60m of visitor facilities. And as we found out, it's helped the locals, too
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Perfect merger
Angela Baron says planning and communication are required to stop a merger or acquisition becoming a marriage made in hell
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Just rewards
The built schemes recognised in this year's Housing Design Awards cater for yuppies, special needs and seaside residents
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The world is not enough
Project managers, quantity surveyors and engineers may be in demand across the globe, but salary prospects in the world's hotspots may leave travellers cold
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Balance of Yin and Yeang
Malaysian towers maestro Ken Yeang has got the design bit of his job sorted out. More unusually, he's come up with a fully considered business philosophy as well. We found out about it over a precisely timed power breakfast.
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Q: Who is the biggest UK contractor? A: Ove Arup
This response was given by a third-year architecture student to a series of questions Building asked about construction. So what are the chances of the industry ever working together if tomorrow's designers are training to be in an exclusive and isolated tribe?
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Appointments
ContractorsNorthampton-based Swallow Construction has appointed Terry Ireland (right) project manager. Alan Pepper joins as site manager for Kettering Venture Park office development. HousebuildersAlan Dingley, formerly of Alfred McAlpine, has been appointed development director of independent housebuilder Elite Homes and Phil Barnes has joined the company's sales team.Michele Corrigan (right) has ...
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System addict
Tom Dengenis wants to solve your behavioural problems – on construction projects, that is. Andy Pearson speaks to the man behind the UK arm of e-commerce venture Bidcom
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Strength through reform
Can the Egan agenda survive recession? Without it, a downturn would be horrific
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The wizard from Oz
Stone the crows! They've got someone from the New World to design the visitor centre for England's oldest monument. But Barrie Marshall has already won plaudits for his magical understanding of Stonehenge