All Archive Titles articles – Page 1103
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A new £2.2 million primary school in Derbyshire has been designed and built with a whole host of energy saving features.
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ECA member Hills Electrical & Mechanical has unveiled its newest marketing tool, the Battle Bus. Once owned by the band Boyzone, the bus has been refitted to provide the latest information and imagery for Hills' First Choice Initiative (see news page 8). The bus will be touring customer sites around ...
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Guiding principles
With the arrival of the Construction Act, along came adjudication. Finally, some guidance on the subject has also been published.
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Archive TitlesTwo trainees strike gold
The ECA Awards honour two of the country's top apprentices with the highest accolade of a gold medal for their exemplary work and examination results.
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Vodafone going for Gold
A cost saving of around 20% was made at Vodafone's new world hq by using Pirelli's FP200 Gold fire resistant cable instead of MICC cabling.
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Girl power
Helena Hutt, a technician at Thames Water, has been named Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2002. The award was presented to her on 29 October at a special ceremony sponsored by the Institution of Incorporated Engineers at the BT Centre in London. Hutt, 25, beat five other finalists. "Engineering ...
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A profitable future
This year's BSRIA Briefing tackled the subject of 'Profiting through productivity'. We look at how m&e contractors can take part.
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Free health and safety guidance
The Health and Safety Executive has published free guidance to help contractors and their clients meet their health and safety requirements.
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Fixed term legislation
New legislation governing fixed term contracts has come into force.
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Archive TitlesHigh fibre diet
We argue that there has never been a better time to explore fibre-to-the-desk solutions in networks.
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Hills' First Choice plans to cut costs and provide savings
Hills Electrical & Mechanical has developed the First Choice Initiative, a supply chain programme that aims to reduce the company's operating costs by £1 million in the current financial year.
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Archive TitlesLighting up the Capital
The largest order of Modular Lighting's 2FLAT2C System has been installed at Capital One's new European hq in Nottingham.An aesthetic and environmentally-friendly system with minimal maintenance was desired. Working in partnership with project architect ORMS, Modular designed a scheme that included the extruded profile luminaire system in linear runs through ...
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Industry calls for vat reduction
The Specialist Engineering Contractors' (SEC) Group has enlisted the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) in its call for a reduction in the rate of vat charged on domestic repair, maintenance and improvement work.
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Archive TitlesCable talk
The new BS 5839 will once again raise the issue of suitable cabling for fire alarm systems. We report on the latest testing protocols.
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Appeal court overturns Schneider/Legrand ruling
The European Commission ruling that put the block on Schneider Electric swallowing Legrand has been overturned in the European appeal court.
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Archive TitlesGherkin, anyone?
Looking more like a vegetable than an office block, the Swiss Re hq is the latest landmark on the London skyline.
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Alarming news of smoke alarm apathy
Providing smoke alarms free of charge to deprived households does not reduce fire related injuries and may be a waste of resources, according to a study in the British Medical Journal.
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Absent friends
Kate Hodgkiss looks at the rising absence problem and what steps can be taken.
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ABB announces job cuts
ABB Building Systems is 'business as usual' until a new parent company is found, while the group looks to cut costs on the back of a poor third business quarter.