All Archive Titles articles – Page 1259

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    Transport contracting: Railtrack ripple small

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Despite warnings from some, many firms dismiss the Railtrack effect

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    Contract globalisation: Emcor eyes soft services players for expansion

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    US operator moves to gain from globalisation through company rebranding

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    Citywatch

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Railtrack's ripple effect on PPP sectorThe collapse of Railtrack has worried the City that it could affect companies involved in PPP and PFI work — and share prices for companies in the sector were sharply marked down. The City is looking for urgent reassurance that the government still stands by ...

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    E-commerce: Buy online and slash costs

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Companies need to change internal structures so procurement staff use new technology rather than picking up the phone to call suppliers, according to a leading accountancy firm.

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    Environmental management: It's a bug's life

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Pest control is a small but high-profile element in a typical facilities management contract. Handled badly, it has the potential to cause trouble out of all proportion to its financial value

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    Brixton is latest to woo tenants with service philosophy

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Arlington has done it, Grosvenor is doing it and now industrial property company Brixton is following suit. Facilities Business reports on the firm's plans to retain existing tenants through quality services

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    BA contract: Mowlem wins

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    John Mowlem has won the sought after British Airways Workplace 2002 contract.

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    Award winners

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    BIFM announced the winners of its 2001 awards at a gala dinner at the London Hilton. They are:Swiss Re Insurance — environmental impact Marilyn Wilder — student of the yearRob Fernandez — training programme presenterSevern Trent Water and Aqumen Defence — customer service initiativeStanburys and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory ...

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    The chatroom: your queries answered

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Can anyone help?I am a facilities representative at a large hospital. Our contract cleaners store their cleaning chemicals on our premises. Who needs to undertake the COSHH Assessment & who needs to be trained in their use?

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    Defence: MoD deal creates allies

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Contractors team up to put in stronger bids when big MoD deal is announced

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    Outsourcing: All in favour do say 'aye'

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Outsourcing support services proved a vote-winner at the conference.

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    Health and safety: Get rid of all those bad vibrations, says Europe

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    TUC wants to see risk assessment proposals for vibration at work beefed up

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    TheFB — it's the business

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The Facilities Business has won the 2001 BIFM Media Award for the MITIE Press Prize, presented at the institute's gala dinner and industry awards ceremony on Wednesday.

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    Tower 42 adds HR to service mix

    2001-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Landlord will offer a range of fully-trained and badged temporary staff to tenants.

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    Technofile

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Jamera marches onTwo more housebuilders are trialling Jamera, the Finnish aircrete building system from H+H Celcon. Redrow is looking at incorporating Jamera elements into its existing Heritage and Harwood house types. Bovis Homes is trialling the same elements and in addition is looking at using reinforced Jamera wall panels in ...

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    The results

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Best training/people development strategy1st Countryside2nd Westbury Homes3rd Stamford Homes4th Laing Homes5th Riverside Housing6th LovellBest customer satisfaction improvement strategy1st Crest Nicholson2nd Alfred McAlpine Homes (now Wimpey)3rd Westbury Homes4th Miller HomesBest quality improvement strategy1st Miller Homes2nd D Campbell and Co3rd Wates Homes4th London and Quadrant Housing Trust5th Maritime Housing AssociationBest change strategy1st ...

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    Updating by priority

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    We will update the most important products first, say Cooper Security Ltd, the home of Menvier Security and the Scantronic product range

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    Relieve the pressure

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Over time ACPO 2000 should help stimulate the largely untapped domestic monitored market

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    Roger Milne

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Lord Falconer may be a newcomer to housebuilding but he's quickly discovering what a sticky wicket he's on. For a start there are the implications of calling for better places to live and for backing new homes in the face of local opposition.

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    Instalments

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Looking back ten years to Security Installer, November 1991