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Have you seen BT’s new mobile?
BT’s property team don’t sit behind desks. They use the latest technology to work from home, clients’ offices and ‘touchdown’ points around the UK. And soon they’ll expect you to do the same
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Procurement: Building services
The design and installation of building services needs careful management if a project’s M&E is to be delivered successfully. Simon Rawlinson together with Barry Nugent and Andy Dedman of Davis Langdon Mott Green Wall look at best practice in this specialist area of procurement
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Comment
Listen to Leitch
I read with interest Sir Digby Jones’ article on the need for increased training for young people in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics (27 April, page 34).
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It doesnt work like that
I read with interest the article on energy performance certificates (EPC) (27 April, page 64-66). The premise of the survey – that EPCs will have an immediate effect on landlords and tenants – betrays a misunderstanding of the mechanics of EPCs.
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Getting heavy
What to do about site waste is construction’s 100 million tonne question. We gathered together some of the industry’s experts to try to find an answer.
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A man on a mission
Arup engineer Daniel Rea tells Lydia Stockdale how he followed a path trodden by Dr Livingstone and ended up at the Building Awards
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BMW Welt: How’s this for a car showroom?
Architect Coop Himmelb(l)au’s astonishing Munich creation is the latest blow in the battle between BMW and Mercedes-Benz
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Who owns this place?
Some PFI consortiums have won leases on their hospital that run for almost a century after they finish their contract. Mark Leftly reveals the Department of Health’s risky gamble
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Manhattan Loft Corporation names new boss
Developer Manhattan Loft Corporation (MLC) has appointed a managing director to spearhead its expansion drive.
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Sharewatch — Hanson is star turn in a buoyant market
Hanson was the best performer in the City last week, amid a flurry of rises by construction and materials firms after a month of torpor.
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Planning applications: April 2007
London and the South-east still dominate as Islington, Birmingham and Midlothian councils join the client table
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Rok buys Midlands contractor for £19m
Rok has continued its expansion drive with the £19m acquisition of Midlands contractor SOL Construction.
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Millers new offices
Miller Construction has opened offices in Bristol and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, and is set to open a third in Cardiff.
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Pensions support
Almost two-thirds of UK workers support the idea of automatic enrolment into pensions schemes, according to research carried out for construction pensions provider B&CE Benefit Schemes.
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Galliford Try rebrand
Galliford Try has rebranded its housebuilding division as Galliford Try Homes, with four regional brands.
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Orders rise 4%
Construction orders in the year to March 2007 rose 4% compared with the previous year, according to the DTI.