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Good for the little guy
Sharing intelligence means that business improvement is no longer the exclusive preserve of big companies
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Gimme shelter
To meet its targets, the government needs an industry that, in truth, doesn’t exist yet. Meet the organisation helping housebuilders navigate their way into the brave new world
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Ready for take off
As a client, it’s easy to see how far the industry has come, but there is still a long way to go
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Finding a just price
We use common sense when we lease a car. Why not when we procure a building? We can, argues Andrew Green
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Over the first hurdle
As this survey shows, local authorities are making real headway toward being good clients, but insiders are warning that the hardest part is yet to come
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Raising the game
The challenge is to avoid complacency by continually redefining excellence
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Future in hand
Building the next generation takes more than offering courses. What skills are needed? Who wants to learn them? And who’s going to pay? Constructing Excellence adopts the holistic view
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NewsBest of the best in 2004
Toxteth TV is overall champion at record-breaking gala dinner in London
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Acquisitions reflect rationalisation trend
Two recent acquisitions have helped the brick industry take a further step toward operational rationalisation. Hanson plc has acquired the clay brick business of Marshalls plc for £65m.
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NewsBellway on course for record profits
Housebuilder says that focus on low-to-middle end of the market will ensure that profit forecasts are met.
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NewsHolyrood court action begins
Sir Robert McAlpine starts £4.3m claim against Scottish Parliament
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Waste projects boosted by £169.5m
Greater Manchester, Southwark and Cambridge councils will receive PFI credits to help them reduce landfill and increase recycling.
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Mowlem predicts £7.5m loss after accounting problems
Mowlem blames historical accounting issues for loss and announces departure of finance director Gerald Brown.
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Specifier Products
Just about everything you need to build the kind of copper-clad, circular, streamlined, siphonically drained, airtight roof that will make you envied by your competitors and adored by your clients
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Costs: Metal roofing claddings
Metal self-supporting roofing is becoming ever more popular, and not just in the commercial and industrial sectors. Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group considers the options and costs