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Features
Taking it from the top
Rigorous pre-construction systems enable CWC to get the best from designers and trade contractors. Project executive Bob Phelan and vice-president Tony Jordan tell you how
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Faster, higher, stronger
From Britain’s tallest building to Europe’s fastest lifts, Canary Wharf is filled with Olympian feats of engineering and construction
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A word with our friends
Consultants, trade contractors and the construction union describe their relationship with CWC
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Features
£276m haul puts Bovis back on top in February
Contractor resumes usual position as leader of monthly league, pushing Sir Robert McAlpine into second place
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Local lowdown: South East
Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property reports on the booming South-east
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News
ISG poaches two directors from Miller
Contractor ISG InteriorExterior has poached two senior directors from rival Miller Construction to boost its national presence
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Dengenis quits as chief executive of Asite
Tom Dengenis, chief executive and director of e-business service provider Asite, has quit. Dengenis said he was resigning for personal reasons after two-and-a-half years with the company.
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Miller posts healthy figures but margins are ‘too thin’
Scottish firm posts pre-tax profit of £52.5m, a rise of 31%, with housing division performing best
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Rok aims to hire 300-400 more staff this year
Rok Property Solutions plans to take on an extra 300-400 staff this year as part of its expansion plans.
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Comment
In for the duration
We rejoice in the fact that, after 35 years of telling companies to build sustainably, it is finally becoming trendy (and legally necessary) for them to do so
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£60,000 homes contest open to all building methods
Low construction costs more important than how houses are built, says English Partnerships director
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An Englishman’s detached home is his castle, says CABE
Most English people want to live in a detached house, according to a CABE report that warns that increasing housing densities risks repeating the mistakes of the 1960s.
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Prescott calls in Berkeley’s flagship project
Deputy prime minister John Prescott and London mayor Ken Livingstone have clashed over a masterplan for a Thames Gateway regeneration site
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Data New-build completions in February
Completions abound in London and the South-east but are harder to find in Wales and Merseyside
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Regeneration does pay
Proving what those in the sector have known for years, English Partnerships last week launched an index that shows regenerating can make big returns, says strategy director Trevor Beattie