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Specifier Products
All manner of off-site innovations, including ideas on how to put up a departure lounge in a hurry, how to install a fully serviced washroom in two days, and how to build a school from pre-existing units
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FeaturesOff-site manufacture
This issue’s Specifier takes a close look at the expanding world of modern methods of construction, including a checklist of when to head for the factory and when to steer clear, lifetime costs and, overleaf, the latest products. But first, one London architect’s bid to build the ODPM’s vaunted £60,000 ...
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Sir Robert McAlpine leaps to top with £135m mall job
Bovis Lend Lease is knocked right out of monthly top 30 for January – but still hanging on to annual lead
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Local lowdown: South-west
Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property reports on the opportunities boom in the South-west
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NewsBovis’ £40m profit boosts parent Lend Lease
Contractor Bovis generated more than half the profit of its Australian parent, developer Lend Lease, in the six months to 31 December
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Rok results bear brunt of conservatory business closure
The results of listed contractor Rok will take a £1.6m hit this year after it closed Spaceage, a subsidiary based in Poole, Dorset.
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Wolseley’s shopping spree
Building materials specialist Wolseley has bought four distribution businesses in Europe and America for £33m.
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Transco awards £1.6bn gas work to five major players
National Grid Transco this week boosted contractors Balfour Beatty, Amec, Morgan Sindall, Skanska and McNicholas by placing orders for a £1.6bn gas replacement works programme.
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CommentThe value of values
Just like in any job interview, first (and second and third) impressions count with your clients. It’s crucial that your customers can see what you stand for
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FeaturesHome improvement
The three ugly sisters of Marsham Street are dead – and a much prettier successor has risen from their ashes. We assess the new Farrell-designed home of the Home Office
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FeaturesExplosive situations
Discovering old war rooms, tackling six-metre-thick concrete walls, blowing up buildings in the middle of London and racing against time … Well, at least this project wasn’t dull
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NewsTurner & Townsend plans ambitious global expansion
New head of international division sets five-year growth target, including ventures in the Middle East
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FeaturesThe messenger
Construction’s safety record never looks worse than in the living room of a bereaved family. Alan Ritchie knows – he’s been there too many times. The new general secretary of UCATT tells us about his plans to make employers and government listen.
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Europe’s catwalk
Norman, Zaha, Daniel, Cesar and many more of world architecture’s signature brands are flocking to Italy to put their stamp on the design capital of Europe
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CommentJust not good enough
What verdict should the Health and Safety Executive pass on the construction industry at next week’s summit?
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CommentNo quick fix
Reports that Lafarge may have supplied faulty cement raise a host of problems for suppliers and contractors that face legal claims – or want to pass them on
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CommentStop having fun
In Scotland, parties can no longer indulge in games of ambushing courts with fresh evidence. An eminently sensible idea, and one that should apply to adjudication
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Who do you think you are?
If you are signing a contract as part of a consortium, it’s vital to identify all of the contracting parties. A recent case reveals the dangers of not doing so