All Specialists articles – Page 24
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FeaturesProcurement: Retail delivery
The successful fitting out of a major retail scheme owes a lot to effective retail delivery management. Simon Rawlinson and Nick Clare of Davis Langdon lift the lid on the processes involved
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CommentBlood out of every stone
There are grim times ahead for specialist contractors and savings will have to made. Greg Verhoef explains why value engineering alone will not be enough
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NewsCredit crunch halves profit at fit-out firm Styles & Wood
But 2008 order book already full as food sector keeps retail fit-out specialist busy
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NewsHuman error caused Liverpool Street rail bridge collapse
Report concludes subcontractor error in positioning Teflon plate caused bridge accident that led to rail rush-hour chaos
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CommentThrow us a lifeline, not more red tape
Small construction businesses are one of the few sectors that can save the economy from sinking without trace. So why, asks Colin Harding, is HM Revenue and Customs doing its utmost to make sure they go down with the ship?
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NewsBirse wins £9.2m contract on Land Secs' Ebbsfleet
Civil engineer to undertake infrastructure works on 10,000-home mixed-use development
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Specialists see sharp decline in orders
National Specialist Contractors Council also warns of negative impact of rising materials prices
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Thai school builds transsexual toilet
Pioneering facility provides relief for transsexual students
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Construction takes leading role in rise of vocational qualifications
Review shows more than doubling of vocational qualifications awarded in the UK over past five years
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CommentDomestic builds: Identifying the rogue element
Things often go awry with domestic projects, but they may not always be the fault of cowboy builders
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NewsHBF reports skills cards success
More than 91% of workers employed by major housebuilders now carry CSCS cards
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CommentPFI: Opportunity still knocks
Although PFI disaster stories receive a fair bit of publicity, they haven’t dissuaded contractors from signing up
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Tax prompts demand for demolition
A new government tax on empty buildings has prompted a huge rise in demand for demolition contractors as developers rush to flatten deserted properties, writes Dan Stewart.
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NewsCreditors ask government to act on Cotswoldgate
Out-of-pocket subcontractors demand action against backer Aurelian after administrator fails to place Cotswoldgate in liquidation
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Small firms plan job cuts as fuel costs rise
Federation of Small Businesses demands government action on fuel duty as 40% of small firms warn of impending staff cuts this year
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Acoustic consultant Hamilton & McGregor taken over by Faber Maunsell
Scottish building acoustics specialist becomes part of £160m-turnover international technical services consulting group
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FeaturesMaterial reclamation on Woolwich Civic Offices demolition
Wates worked with demolition contractor to ensure materials are reclaimed with the minimal impact on cost or program
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Subcontractors launch final offensive over payment reforms
Specialist groups have begun a final push to persuade MPs and ministers to introduce reforms to payment and adjudication rules in the Construction Act.
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Features20 Fenchurch Street: Demolition mission
When Keltbray was given the task of taking down a 25-storey building in the City to make way for Rafael Viñoly’s Walkie-talkie, it found that conventional demolition techniques were of no use.
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Builder jailed for manslaughter after botched work caused death
Carbon monoxide death after botched chimney work blocked gas flue leads to three-and-half-year jail term