All Building articles in 2008 Issue 13 – Page 8
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Features
Lead times February-April 2008
Only six packages reported any change this quarter as work loads stabilised, says Brian Moone of Mace. Overleaf, Mace Business School examines the skills crisis
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20m Greenwich gift
The National Maritime Museum has received a £20m donation from shipping magnate Sammy Ofer towards the new £35m wing at its Maritime Greenwich world heritage site.
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CPA: government will miss 2m homes target
Report cites zero-carbon drive as reason housing output may fall short of 2016 target
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Faber Maunsell reports 16% leap in turnover
Consultant posts a 16% jump in turnover from to £185.5m
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12 weeks in the cooler
Temperatures of 55°C below zero, no privacy, strictly rationed alcohol … and they’re only a third of the way through the job. Thomas Lane finds out what it’s like to spend a ‘summer’ on site at the Halley VI Antarctic research station
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HBG confident as it breaks the £1bn turnover barrier
Contractor hits 3.2% margin and predicts that more work will be won by bigger firms in future
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Baqus to use £1.8m for major acquisition
Consultant poised to make a major acquisition this year
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Pre-tax profit at Anglo Holt Construction fell 4% to £340,000 in the year ended 30 April 2007.
The fall was owing to increased subcontractor, staff and materials costs.
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First Base in 8,000 home deal with Barking council
Fledgling developer and east London council to set up England’s first local housing company
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APC Trainer: Cost Management, T010 and T022
Cost Management of Construction, Design Economics and Cost Planning
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EPCS: unresolved issues
While government has answered some of the outstanding confusion about EPCs in a January guidance, Andy Land, senior surveyor, CNP, raises some outstanding questions over the implementation of the certificates