All Archive Titles articles – Page 1134
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Archive TitlesEarly risers
Haden Young retained the Major m&e contractor title at the 2002 Building Services Awards. We find out why at Paddington Central.
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Archive TitlesA drop of the light stuff
Relamping the new lighting scheme in the Waterloo pub in Dublin’s Baggott Street is as easy as having a drink, thanks to the installation of Luxlifts. Challenged with ensuring that maintenance was possible for four new 1 m3 light fittings set 10 m above ground level, electrical contractor Liam Holland ...
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…while Interserve warns of lower demand in some industry sectors
Mike Bottjer, chairman of installation and maintenance group Interserve, has warned of lower demand in parts of the private sector.
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Industry issues debated at HVCA Summit
The forthcoming HVCA conference will broach problems within the industry including the lack of young entrants and the fight to abolish cash retentions.
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Cover up
Employers' liability insurance premiums have gone through the roof. We report on an industry in crisis.
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Working to contract
With the contract won, how can you be sure that everything goes to plan and you are paid as agreed?
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Archive TitlesSouthern Electric completed work at Lundbeck Pharm
Southern Electric Contracting has just completed a £4 million electrical and instrumentation contract for Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals in Middlesbrough.Pictured is operative David Seaman inspecting condenser fans at the new £40 million manufacturing facility.Foster Wheeler is managing contractor on the project.
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Archive TitlesRunning hot and cold
A new product claims to transform a conventional heating installation into an air conditioning system.
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T Clarke shows growth
T Clarke has hit the ground running in 2002. The company's interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2002 show profits before tax up by 27% from £3.4 million in 2001 to £4.4 million.
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Archive TitlesCircuit faker
The problem of counterfeit electrical equipment has spread beyond basic accessories to safety gear such as circuit-breakers.
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Jersey gets competency bye-law for electrical work
A major change in Jersey's building bye-laws came into effect from 1 September.
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McAlpine buys Eastern Contracting
Alfred McAlpine has acquired Eastern Contracting Limited (ECL) for £13.3 million.
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Contractors warned over certification bodies
Contractors should ensure that quality certification bodies hold approved accreditation provided by UKAS. If not, their documentation could be worthless.
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Plant bills driven down by water ring change
The installation of an ABB drive in a semiconductor firm's water mains pumping system has reduced the pump duty by 60%.
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Archive TitlesPanel beater
Protecting electrical circuits over 63 A traditionally called for a mccb. EMC investigates an alternative solution new to the market.
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Raising the bar
Using bar codes to track equipment on site can give massive savings on wasted time and lost tools.
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Archive TitlesRotary Liverpool John Lennon Airport contract completed
Rotary has recently completed a £6.3 million contract on the newly renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport. The new terminal is triple the size of the previous building. The contract included lighting, power, fire alarm systems, cctv and security equipment, heating and ventilation. The services plantrooms were assembled off-site and then ...
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Advertising campaign
The ECA has launched an advertising campaign aimed at promoting to key specifiers and clients the benefits of using ECA members.
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Time to accelerate change
The Strategic Forum for Construction has published its Accelerating change report.
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Archive TitlesFarebrother has completed it's £2.7 million contract at The Triangle
Farebrother, winner of the EMC M&E Contractor of the Year Award 2002, has completed a £2.7 million contract at The Triangle, Manchester's newest shopping and leisure mall. The work is part of the redevelopment programme on the Grade II-listed Corn Exchange building after damage caused by the 1996 terrorist bomb ...