All Archive Titles articles – Page 1261
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Silent Witness buys Gyyr CCTV
Canadian manufacturer Silent Witness has bought the CCTV Products Division of Gyyr.
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Building Homes trio nominated
Three Building Homes journalists have been shortlisted for the Halifax: Laing Homes Press Awards.
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Building Homes Datafile
The MarketThe MonthThe events of September 11 have thrown into doubt all kinds of forecasts. The big question now is not what the trends for the year were showing but what is going to happen in October and November. And here we are into uncharted waters. The only certainty seems ...
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Pupils' brush with the law
Orbis property protection is sponsoring a competition to spread the message "Save houses".
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Big squeeze
Kitchen designers are having to respond to the increasing space pressures resulting from PPG3. Building Homes sees how they're using every ounce of creativity to maximise space.
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Best customer satisfaction improvement strategy
WinnerCrest Nicholson ResidentialCrest's seven-stage customer care strategy could stand as a model for the industry and produces consistently good results. The strategy extends from build and quality procedures for site staff through customer information and involvement, to after-sales care and a customer survey that is a monitoring and problem identification ...
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Best quality improvement strategy
WinnerMiller HomesDefects down, more homes ready on time, quality of workmanship and customer satisfaction all on the up: these are the benefits being realised by Miller Homes. It has developed a quality improvement strategy that goes right to the root of the housebuilding process by impelling contractors to take ownership ...
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Best change strategy
WinnerBowey HomesWhen Bowey Homes was separated from its contracting arm in 1999 it took the opportunity to transform itself. After moving to new offices it set about becoming a truly customer focused company. A business plan stated aims, core values and measurable objectives and initiatives were put in place to ...
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Best options and choices initiative
WinnerSouthern Housing GroupSouthern Housing Group won for the initiative it has adopted for its Millennium Plus scheme at the Nightingale Estate in east London. A participation strategy has ensured tenants there have an input at every stage of the build process. An estate development committee (EDC) design working group represents ...
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Best company-wide sustainability strategy
WinnerWilson ConnollyThe cornerstone of Wilcon's environmental strategy is a 30-page report, carried out by independent assessor AEA Technology Environment, setting out 25 objectives across the range of the housebuilder's activities, from collecting energy data from buildings, transport and processes and reducing waste per house built from 8 tonnes to 6 ...
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Best building efficiency initiative
WinnerWestbury HomesWestbury has invested more than £13m in its Space4 timber frame manufacturing operation. Its new factory in the West Midlands is the biggest of its kind in Europe and will be capable of producing 5000 units a year. Westbury aims to build 80% of its housing using the system ...
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Everyone will benefit
We look at the effects of the policy and how his company is responding
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Chris Bazlinton
Sustainable Homes innovator Martin Rowbottom died last month but his influence carries on. Meanwhile, surprise surprise, MORI's housing attitudes survey shows that the vast majority of people want to own their homes.
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Quality honoured in new awards
Strong entry in terms of numbers and quality indicates industry's desire to innovate and improve.
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Building Homes Quality Awards
Welcome to our first ever awards, designed to highlight achievement, and congratulations to the winners.
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Best training/people development award
WinnerCountryside ResidentialCountryside has worked closely with its employees to formulate a raft of initiatives designed to reduce staff turnover and increase the number of graduates and young people joining the company. The management team were keen not to force changes on employees and formed internal focus groups of volunteers who ...
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Best health and safety approach
WinnerLovell PartnershipsA lively in-house magazine packed with informative stories on health matters like stress, safety tips and environmental guidance is one way Lovell sends the safety message to its workforce. Measures like this, which have been implemented in the past year in the company's drive to improve its health and ...
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Best approach to partnering/supply chain management
WinnerThe Amphion ConsortiumThe Amphion Consortium has given 22 small housing associations the clout to tackle the Egan agenda. By pooling their new-build schemes they have been able to partner with a single housing manufacturer and benefit from supply chain efficiencies. Amphion stands for Advanced Manufacturing and Procurement for Housing Innovation ...
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Best approach to partnering with subcontractors
WinnerLovell PartnershipsLovell's approach to partnering with subcontractors is based on recognising expertise and rewarding effort. It still rates competition as a key factor when selecting subcontractors, but works from smaller approved lists, made up of businesses that have been through a pre-qualification process. Within partnering contracts subcontractor know-how is tapped ...
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We've already cut false alarms
There are great opportunities ahead for installers who understand the technical requirements … but the industry has already succeeded in reducing false alarms