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Paper tigers
Having a construction degree on its own is not a passport to instant success, and most graduates want a structured career path and the monetary status that a degree can provide in other professions.However, the average employer will always want to promote and employ people with the ability and the ...
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Archive TitlesThreats and opportunities
CIBSE's new president Terry Wyatt sees a bright future for building services, but only if we grasp the opportunities.
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Archive TitlesNew products
Siemens in sync Siemens Building Technologies has launched the Synco 100 range, for hvac control. Each controller incorporates an integral LG-Ni 1000 temperature sensor, mounting accessories, a microprocessor, and simple analogue settings. There are five models in the range. The RLE 162 immersion temperature controller provides fast, reliable water temperature ...
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Archive TitlesMonth in numbers
6The number of roving safety representatives construction union UCATT is recruiting following a six-month pilot scheme in north-west England.The closing date for applications for the posts, which will command a salary of £21,000, was 28 April, with the first appointments in early June. The reps' brief will ...
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Archive TitlesMoney talks
As firms faced crippling premiums, roofers' rep Edward cowan hired a lobbyist to tackle parliament. Rod Sweet reports on the battle to be heard
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Merge into nothing
Since the merger with the ASI, we have heard little of the new Architecture and Surveying Faculty. I do not agree with Ian Norris, the Faculty Director who argues that the CIOB, now consisting of a broad church of professionals, will be listened to in preference to organisations such as ...
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Archive TitlesMakeover man
A personal makeover is not just about clothes. Construction Manager sent Daarren Taylor on a six-week 'PEAK PERFORMANCE' plan where he learnt tricks and tips designed to get the best out himself. With renewed confidence and a sharp line in suits, he tells his tale
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The sandwich made me
I support Chris Blythe’s view on sandwich courses (‘News and Views’, April). It was the best thing I ever did, as having 15 months’ practical experience with a contractor gave me a whole new attitude to studying for the final year of the course, along with a better insight of ...
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Archive TitlesThe long road to sharing
Shared modelling is seen as the way forward for construction teams to cut down on wasted duplication, and to work better together. But this vision is still a long way from the reality.
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Archive TitlesLighting products
High-pressure downlights ERCO has launched a range of recessed luminaires with various light intensity distribution. The range seeks to combine the typical high luminous quality and visual comfort of ERCO downlights with the luminous power and energy efficiency of high-pressure discharge lamps.Features of the extended programme include: downlights, wallwashers and ...
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Archive TitlesInformation station
If you're not sure, you're not alone. Here are just some of the questions Saleem Akram received this month
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Archive TitlesSlips and trips in HSE's sights
The Health and Safety Executive will target slips and trips this year because they cause 26% of major injuries.
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Archive TitlesGoing green
Targets on cutting emissions and saving energy mean engineers now have to think of new approaches to design. We show how cfd can take the uncertainty out of innovation.
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IT security goes on site
The Construction Industry Computing Association (CICA) has launched an IT security website, and will be holding a workshop on the subject at the end of this month.
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The letters game
As a 55-year old who still holds the ACIOB (largely because my work and personal life prevented my having time to add to my qualifications), I know I will stand accused of having a chip on my shoulder.However I find it strange that my 40 years in the industry ...
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Archive TitlesThe salary game
It's swings and roundabouts for services engineers in our annual look at who's paid what. On the one hand, numbers of engineers are falling, but on the other pay continues to creep upwards. We examine this year's figures.
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Leeds by example
As someone who has been directly involved in construction degree education for many years, I was extremely disappointed by your March issue (‘Death of a Degree’). The headline comments will have succeeded in damaging the reputation of many excellent undergraduate programmes in the UK. If, as the headline states, “Kids ...