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FeaturesAgainst the grain
Tucked away in a Lincolnshire village, Gordon Cowley has been quietly revolutionising the world of timber design. Thomas Lane reports on his experimental approach to complex projects – and his very own product inventions
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The risks of going to court
The claimant, Mr Islam, sought remuneration in respect of his services as the chartered accountant during the period May 1999 to July 2001, when he ran the defendant Mrs Ali's late husband's accountancy business. He had received around £72,000 for part of this period and sought about a further £84,000, ...
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Leading the evolution
To all appearances, little has changed since the last Building Awards a year ago.
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Best Practice Award
How the judging is done All entrants to the Building Awards have to fill in a detailed questionnaire that asks them to spell out what they are doing across a series of important best practice areas. The questions probe a range of factors, from Investor in People accreditation and customer ...
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FeaturesWhy we support The Prince’s Trust
This year, for the second time running, the Building Awards will be supporting The Prince’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for young people.
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FeaturesPersonality of the Year
UCATT general secretary George Brumwell pulled off the pay deal that put skilled tradesmen on a par with company directors, which deserves this award, sponsored by Speedy Hire
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FeaturesArchitectural Practice of the Year
One practice stood out this year for its dedication to sustainable design and its sure touch in sending clients away happy, and that was Feilden Clegg Bradley
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FeaturesYoung Achiever of the Year
The future of the industry is in safe hands, judging by the determination and forward-thinking shown by the five finalists for this award, sponsored by the Construction Industry Training Board
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FeaturesConstruction Consultant of the Year
After a year in which it solved a sudden image crisis, bolstered its reputation for sustainable design and kept business growing, Arup topped this Hays Montrose-sponsored category
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FeaturesConstruction Client of the Year
Its relentlessly successful development of an entire area of the capital, even in a subdued market, put Canary Wharf at the head of this category, sponsored by Schüco International KG
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FeaturesManufacturer of the Year
Its panache in rising to technical challenges – and the fact that its cladding graces the capital's latest two landmark buildings – put Schmidlin ahead in this Barbour Index-sponsored category
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FeaturesProject/Construction Manager of the Year
Turner & Townsend knows how to develop integrated project teams and then get the best out of them in groundbreaking projects – popular with its clients, it's also a favourite of the judges
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FeaturesQuantity/Building Surveyor of the Year
Davis Langdon & Everest is back again, bringing its exemplary best practice approach and its eye for efficiency into play to win this category, sponsored by Hays Montrose
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FeaturesSpecialist Contractor of the Year
Its engineering expertise coupled with IT-driven efficiency and an amazing health and safety record earned Billington Structures first place in this category, sponsored by Jewson Limited
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