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FeaturesWhat the table tells us
So do contractors do more inspiring work than architects? Who hands out the most motors? Are engineers more generous with holidays than consultants? Which firms give you the most maternity benefits? The best pensions? Which is the most fun to work for? David Rogers analyses the data
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FeaturesThe way we work now
Ten years ago, UK construction companies resembled the French foreign legion in their treatment of workers. But the harder they’ve fought to recruit staff, the more they’ve developed their soft skills.
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FeaturesIs this Britain’s best boss?
What qualities make a leader special. Is it charisma? Is it a corduroy suit and a comedy haircut? Or is it that they continue to employ you after you’ve written a sex farce about them and put it on in your local pub? Toby Young says all these play a ...
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FeaturesWhy a good employer is a green employer
That big purple balloon over there symbolises the amount of carbon that your office produces. If you want to boost staff morale, all you have to do is shrink it.
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FeaturesMy employer helped me
Lydia Stockdale met three people who made lucky choices when they picked a firm to work for
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Designs for life
European structural design codes will introduce the concept of ‘design working life’ to British engineering. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans explains exactly what that means.
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FeaturesConcrete lattice structures: How do you like my fishnet building?
Fashion giant Monsoon is used to setting trends, so it is no surprise that the design of its new London headquarters breaks new ground. Stephen Kennett unpicks the concrete net holding up the building
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NewsStainless steel tension system
Structural Dynamics has launched two stainless steel wire and tension systems aimed at high-profile architectural projects.
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Timber frame fire protection
In a bid to mitigate the risk of fire on timber frame construction sites Arch Timber Protection has developed Vascol FR fire-retardant framing timbers.
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Long-span steel roof trusses
Metsec has supplied 32 long span, lightweight steel trusses along with Z-purlins and C-sections to support the roof of the Hub, a curved four-storey riverfront residential and retail development in Chelmsford.
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Ground stabilising mesh
Tensar International has launched TriAx Geogrid, a ground stabilisation mesh that is suitable for applications such as unpaved and permament paved roads, as well as differential settlement on weak or variable sub-grades.
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Lightweight structural floor
Fibreglass Gratings has launched Dura Slab, a high-strength lightweight structural floor suitable for applications such as industrial flooring, trench covers, service duct covers and new and replacement bridge decking.
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Acoustic systems for party floors
Tranquilt, a lightweight, one-part acoustic system for new-build and refurbished party floors, has been launched by Icopal.
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Joist hangers
Simpson Strong-Tie has extended its range of timber-to-timber and timber-to-masonry hangers to fit 47mm and 91mm solid timber joists.
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FeaturesSolaglas: Haven’t you got anything tougher?
Solaglas is part of construction materials giant Saint-Gobain. In the UK it is split into three main divisions: glass distribution, glass processing and glass installation.
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Lafarge: Strong stuff
Building materials giant Lafarge operates in 70 countries around the world.
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FeaturesPoker Kings 2007
Fed up with the humdrum world of work? Looking for excitement and the possibility of winning some hard cash? Well, Building’s new poker tournament is rushing to your rescue. Come and take a chance – and it’s all in aid of charity, so you’ll go home with a warm glow ...
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Features‘Architects are lower down the pecking order now ...
...when we came out of college, people used to sweep the site before we went to visit’