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FeaturesThe way ahead
2005 is crunch time for housebuilders. The market seems set for a long slowdown and the government is bent on pushing through regulatory and legislative reforms that will change housebuilding for good. We offer a guide through the labyrinth
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FeaturesAnd here’s the snag ...
New inspection services are making good use of the snags housebuilders leave behind – and the result of this year’s Zurich customer satisfaction survey show there’s plenty of business to exploit.
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Comment
Doorstepping
James Moody took on the managing director’s role at the newly reorganised Eastern region of housebuilder Crest Nicholson three months ago, and he had to hit the ground running. Not only is he managing existing sites – he also had to find himself an office
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NewsManchester's New Islington millennium community gets under way this month
...with the start of work on the site's 1400 new homes. Architect FAT Architects has designed the first phase of 23 affordable homes for Manchester Methodist Housing Association (shown here). Meanwhile Taylor Woodrow with shedkm architects have won the latest developer competition on the site. Planning consent has been granted ...
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FeaturesProducts
Waterproofing manchesterAlkor Draka’s single-ply waterproofing membrane has been specified for the Sportcity mixed sport, leisure, retail and residential development in east Manchester. Alkorplan 35271 charcoal-coloured roofing membrane is being used to cover the three-block residential element of the scheme, which was developed by Countryside Properties. Approved contractor Hi-spec Cladding & ...
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Factfile
Planning approvalsThe signs of a South-east slowdown are evident in the autumn approvals, but Scotland and the North are maintaining a healthy pace of development.This data is provided by Glenigan, the development monitoring service. More than 10,000 new UK housing projects are tracked by Glenigan and this information is used ...
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News£10bn turnover not enough for ambitious Wolseley boss
Ex-US Navy lieutenant Charles Banks’ discipline pays dividends for UK’s largest materials supplier
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Masters of all trades
This week, the famous Bartlett School is launching what it has dubbed an ‘MBA for construction professionals’
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NewsO’Rourke poaches ex-BDP chief executive
Laing O’Rourke has made a surprise appointment from architect Building Design Partnership to bolster its senior management team,
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Savills predicts 2% house price rise in 2005
Savills is forecasting house price growth of just 2% nationally next year, with the London, South-east England and Scottish markets expected to perform the best.
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NewsSharewatch: A change of league
After much speculation, Amec last week hung up its boots in the construction sector and started this week as a quoted support services company.
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CommentGlory days
Our building sites are bloodless descendants of the sites of the roaring 50s, when men were men, lavatories were buckets and passers-by were fair game
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FeaturesMr Holt & Mr Black
The chap on the left is the grand wizard who created Mears, the firm that never stops growing. The one on the right has six months to learn how to cast the same spell.
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Features
A Wellcome sight
Hopkins Architects’ latest project is a supersleek HQ for the Wellcome Trust, where researchers can take their breaks in an elegant atrium complete with a giant, cascading glass sculpture
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FeaturesLife in a divided land
Earlier this month, we travelled to Israel to report on some of the world’s most controversial construction schemes: those in the Jewish settlements bordering the occupied West Bank. Here, we look at working life from the point of view of an Israeli developer and a Palestinian contractor, and review recent ...
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Features
Lead times
There may be few changes this quarter, says Rob Darrow of Mace, but you should brace yourself for what’ll happen next year. Over the page, Gavin Murgatroyd of Gardiner & Theobald casts a spotlight on structural steel