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CPA predicts sharp fall in private sector construction for 2005
Government spending on new schools and hospitals will be key driver for construction growth over next 12 months.
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NewsJarvis staff face bleak year as job cuts continue
Morale at support services group Jarvis was low this week despite upbeat statements from chief executive Alan Lovell over Christmas.
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UK firms pledge assistance in repairing tsunami damage
Millions of pounds in cash and resources promised by construction companies in aftermath of Asian disaster.
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Punishing penalty
P&O operated a freight service and a yard at the port at Liverpool. In the yard P&O employees loaded and off-loaded containers to and from ferries. The containers were lifted from the HGVs by large trucks. An employee of P&O standing in the yard was struck by one of these ...
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Workers for UK companies among victims of tsunami
British firms operating in Asia assess their human loss, including 29 staff working for consultant Halcrow.
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Features
Specifier Products
A selection of the latest options for meeting the stringent specifications of the highly serviced, hygiene-led healthcare sector, including waste pumps, services support systems and antibacterial tiles
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Features
Costs: Wall finishes in healthcare buildings
Wall finishes are crucial in healthcare buildings, where high demands are placed on durability. Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group sets out guidelines on whole-life costing
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FeaturesHealthcare buildings
This week, Specifier focuses on the burgeoning healthcare sector, beginning with a look at how two consultants are using visualisation software to find cost-effective solutions for hospital design
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Healthcare buildings
This week, Specifier focuses on the burgeoning healthcare sector, beginning with a look at how two consultants are using visualisation software to find cost-effective solutions for hospital design
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How to juggle while balancing
Three female construction professionals reflect on the trials, tribulations, rewards and pitfalls of flexible working arrangements
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CommentThe dismal profession
How has architecture come to be such a regulated, disciplined, controlled and artistically emasculated business? And what can be done to save it?
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Experts predict sharp drop in growth in 2005
Government spending to grow ahead of expected May election, but house and energy prices cause concern
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NewsTravis Perkins to buy DIY group Wickes for £950m …
Builders merchant sector set for period of consolidation as Travis Perkins increases market share to 10%
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FeaturesCutter’s way
John Oughton, the mandarin in charge of government procurement, is determined to slash the time and money spent on the bidding process. But can he overcome a creaky civil service and an overstretched construction industry?
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CommentCome closer, my dears …
Want to know the future? Then cross our very own legal astrologer’s palm with silver as he gazes into his crystal ball and makes his predictions for 2005
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Interview: Rupert Jackson
Just three months into the job, the judge in charge of the Technology and Construction Court has already established a reformist agenda.
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CommentSome relationship advice
Dear Tony, I have been seeing a contractor for some time now, and although he says he loves me, he will not commit to a serious relationship. What should I do?