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Archive TitlesMission control
Securing a Civil Aviation Authority license was crucial to TAG Aviation's ambition to turn Farnborough into one of Europe's premier business airports. Stephen Kennett finds out how the building services played a key role in making this possible.
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Contract law set for a makeover
The suggested overhaul of English contract law may have a significant impact on standard forms of construction contracts. Edward Banyard Smith casts some light on the proposals.
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CM is "sensationalist"
I read the 'death of a degree' article in the current CM with almost disbelief. The majority of the report is tendentious, contradictory and sensationalized, more befitting of tabloid newspapers. The distinct negative 'spin' in this report abrogates any attempt to accept this as an outcome of any robust research. ...
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Archive TitlesClosing time
Courses folding, places unfilled... NEW research by Northumbria University confirms that Construction degrees are in decline. SO where will industry get its graduates.
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Archive TitlesClear improvements
Stronger, swifter, safer: advances in WINDOWS AND DOORS that will better your buildings.
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Archive TitlesThorpe throws down the gauntlet to CIOB members
He did it at the GlaxoSmithKline HQ and now he's trying it at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Richard Thorpe says spending big on prelims is the only way to ensure safe, tidy and well-organized sites. But how do you protect that sum in the tendering jungle? Over to you...
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Women encouraged in their construction careers
The Joint Initiatives Partners Project (JIVE Partners), a three-year national project aimed at promoting opportunities for women in the construction industry, is proposing a national mentoring programme for women in the sector. A recent meeting outlined some of the difficulties and challenges women in construction face, and how mentoring can ...
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Archive TitlesCaption of the month
"When the first delivery of dehydrated houses arrived, George immediately saw the advantages of the scheme. All he needed now was for Thames Water to stay on the programme."Thanks to Nick Covey
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Archive TitlesCaption competition
Send us a caption for next month's picture (above) and we'll hand over a £20 drinks voucher for the wittiest entry. Email construction_manager@buildergroup.co.uk
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Broadband consultation
The government is asking the construction industry whether it should include installation of broadband technology into new buildings within the Building Regulations. Government is keen to see the UK at the cutting edge of technology, and it feels that the inconvenience of retrofitting broadband is discouraging its wider use by ...
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Bright spot
While the headlines in your feature on the Construction management degree were rather gloomy about the prospects foe education, may I point to at least one bright spot.The College of Estate Management has a long tradition of offering accredited CIOB courses by distance learning, both in the UK and overseas. ...
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Awards tables
Don't forget to book your tables for the Building Services Awards 2003. This year they will be held on 23 June, at the Meridien Grosvenor House Hotel on London's Park Lane.Last year's event saw around 1000 people attend and see the top individuals, consultancies, projects, contractors, manufacturers and innovators recognised ...
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Archive TitlesRules of attraction
just three construction companies made the sunday times best employer league table. It's a real chance to shine, so why do so many firms insist on being shrinking violets, asks rod sweet
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Frustrating attitudes
After reading your report on the above, I was extremely frustrated and appalled by some of the attitudes displayed by some fairly influential opinions. I graduated from Coventry University in 1994, after initially studying an HND at Nene College. This mix proved extremely complimentary, as the HND was run in ...
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Energy White paper arrives
The government’s long awaited Energy White Paper was finally published in late February.