All Features articles – Page 643
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‘They just quietly beaver away, changing the face of the world’
Designing buildings is one thing, but working out where to place them to maximise their use requires in-depth analysis of public spaces. Which is where a little-known firm called Space Syntax comes in.
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Morley’s cricket school makes Edgbaston debut
David Morley and Bryant Priest Newman’s £2.4m “Lord’s II” school opens for Warwickshire.
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Keep out of harm’s way
Cutting corners on health and safety is not good business practice. It turns you into a criminal. And as the law shifts to recognise corporate liability, you can expect to be treated like one.
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There once was an ugly duckling …
Provincial towns are being given much-needed makeovers to enable them to compete with their more fashionable neighbours.
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Appointments
ContractorBirmingham-based RW Buxton has appointed John Scott-Lee business development director.HousebuildersWestbury Group has appointed group operations director Nigel Fee managing director of Westbury Homes. Deputy group finance director Colin Cole has been made Westbury Homes’ deputy managing director. Paul Heaton has been appointed land manager for the Yorkshire region of ...
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Blair heads attractions at record Building Awards
1300-strong audience watches PM’s first speech on construction at Grosvenor House Hotel.
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Dodging two-stage pitfalls
Egan’s model of open-plan tendering can be undermined by contractors careful to cover their backs. But trouble can be avoided by getting into contracts early, or by building in some controlled competition.
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Energetic exchange
Speakers at Brufma’s Building Energy Efficiency conference earlier this month called for a “revolution” in the industry’s thinking to meet the forthcoming radical changes to Part L.
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He travels the fastest …
Working for yourself can have great rewards – but also great risks. You’re the PR department as well as the workforce and managing director, and independence sometimes means isolation.
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Get on top
The Institute of Management’s Mark Hastings explains how small businesses can manage regulation.
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Undercutting is over
The new best-value regime promises to put creativity and innovation back into the local authority tendering process, but, as commentators point out, it may come as a shock to the established system.
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Major contractor of the year (£200m-plus turnover)
In this TJM Europe-sponsored category, all the firms had that little extra something, be it Carillions's PFI expertise or Bovis Lend Lease's worldwide coverage.
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Contractor of the year (£50-200m turnover)
Partnering, partnering, partnering was the secret to making the shortlist – and it certainly got results for the firms that did. This award is sponsored by Ernst & Young Real Estate Group.
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Major housebuilder of the year (2000-plus homes)
An ever-increasing range of services and a commitment to customer satisfaction make the winners in this Marley-sponsored category the best in their field.
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Housebuilder of the year (500-2000 homes)
Customer care and a readiness to respond to the Internet revolution gave the finalists their edge in this category, which was sponsored by Wavin Plastics.
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Regional contractor of the year (turnover less than £50m)
Firms that perform on price and time and therefore win repeat work took the top spots in this Corus-sponsored category.
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Regional housebuilder of the year (fewer than 500 homes)
The shortlisted firms in the British Gypsum-sponsored category prioritised design and were smart in their use of innovative marketing.
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Let’s get one thing clear
A number of high-profile failures have made some people wonder whether structural glazing is worth the potential grief. In fact, there’s a simple way to take most of the risk out of design.
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Know it all
A knows the answer to B’s problem. C knows B has a problem, but left the pub before D said A had the answer. Hmmmm. If only there was some way of pooling all that knowledge …
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Appointments
ContractorsGraham Pryor has been promoted to business development manager of Kier International.Bowmer & Kirkland has appointed Paul Lomas main board director. Ipswich-based Barnes Construction has appointed Nick Fayers divisional managing director. Peter Baggott has joined Barnes & Elliott, a division of Morgan Sindall, as regional director. Robert Ellams has joined ...