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  • Ireland rugby coach and BCO conference speaker Eddie O’Sullivan is no expert on the UK property market. But he does know all about building a team and turning that team into winners.
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    On the ball

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Ireland rugby coach and BCO conference speaker Eddie O'Sullivan is no expert on the UK property market. But he does know all about building a team and turning that team into winners. George Hay finds out what he can teach you.

  • Abbey Mill House: Morley has agreed the £40m forward-funding of PMB Holdings’ 15-storey tower in Reading. It will be the city’s tallest office building.
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    Put your specs on

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    The speculative office funding market is back, and more players are getting in on the action than ever before. But success will rely on a clear, realistic vision of occupational demand and rental prospects.

  • Don’t know which one to pick?
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    Don't know which one to pick?

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Choosing the right consultants for office projects is never easy, and it's only getting harder as specialisms and Building Regulations multiply. Mark Leftly asked some developers for their expert advice, then got a consultant to outline what not to do…

  • Foster and Partners’ Bishops Square development in Spitalfields, east London, uses a large number of unitised components.
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    Here's one we prepared earlier …

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    If you are a specialist in residential development or hotels, you'll be well up on the many uses of off-site manufacture. But are there the same opportunities to build off site in the office sector? Simon Rawlinson of QS Davis Langdon discusses the current state of play

  • Richard Kauntze
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    So where next?

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    The British Council for Offices has enjoyed such success it might be forgiven for resting on its laurels. But at a time when most of Britain's wealth is created inside offices, the chance of reaching out to a wider business world is one it must pursue with vigour

  • The office of the future
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    The office of the future

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    What will it look like? Who will it cater for? And will the market hold up? We asked a few people who should know to peer into their crystal balls …

  • The new entrance on Madison Avenue
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    Piano's intermezzos

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    For his New York debut, Renzo Piano has created a grand opening and some sympathetic connecting passages for the Morgan Library & Museum on Madison Avenue

  • Gemma Sapiano
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    Just the job: work, rest and more pay

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Gemma Sapiano tells Sonia Soltani about her speedy rise to the role of construction manager

  • Jeffery Adams
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    Appointments

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Who's moving up the career ladder this week?

  • Gregory: After eight years of profit growth, 4% margins are within his grasp
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    HBG riding high after profit jumps one-third

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Private contractor prospers on healthcare and schools work - and a cautious business strategy

  • Hansom
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    Hansom

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Our man in the know tells us what to avoid on your honeymoon, when MPs should keep shtoom and how a Building columnist is setting off on the road to stardom

  • Sir David King
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    Sir David King

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    In the first of three interviews on the future of energy in the UK, the government's chief scientist tells Thomas Lane why we need new homes and new nuclear power stations.

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    LDA to appoint Olympic legacy developer by 2007

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Agency seeks post-2012 developer for Olympic Park as Reubens fight dismissal from adjacent Stratford City

  • London architect McDowell + Benedetti has designed this footbridge on the River Humber in East Yorkshire.
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    Boom town

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    London architect McDowell + Benedetti has designed this footbridge on the River Humber in East Yorkshire.

  • Mark Richards
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    BW Interiors moves into hotels

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    BW Interiors, the Surrey-based fit-out contractor, is setting up a hotel division and hopes to double turnover to £50m after a strategic review of the business.

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    Connaught bullish after strong interims

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Connaught, the housing support services group, this week proved that it had positioned itself well to take advantage of the social housing sector with a strong set of interim results.

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    Newly rebranded Rok looks to future of growth

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Rok Property Solutions officially rebranded the company as Rok after its annual meeting at the end of last week.

  • Rocketing up: The roof tax could rise from £18,500 to £50,000
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    Milton Keynes roof tax may rise to £50k

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    A row has broken out between housebuilders and Milton Keynes council after it emerged that the £18,500 "roof tax" for the city could be as much as £50,000.

  • Michael Chambers
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    First against the wall …

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Michael Chambers on what will happen when the planning revolution comes

  • Skyline May 2006
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    Ronson reveals Heron Tower plans

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Gerald Ronson, chief executive of property company Heron International, has revealed his plans to transform the City of London's property market with the first ever "six-star office".