All Archive Titles articles – Page 1274
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Who's next? - City forecasts more consolidation
Few are safe as takeovers take over. More big names may be vulnerable as market eggs players on.
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Centre stage
Zethus is the UK's first dedicated centre for housebuilding training, research and innovation. The joint venture of the University of Greenwich and housebuilding consultant The Palmer Partnership comprises a centre building and Japanese-style show village. The next seven pages preview the Zethus Centre, which opens next month, Mark Brinkley opening ...
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Building Homes Datafile
The MarketThe monthThere is a recession on the way. That's what the city experts are saying. But no one has told housebuyers. Consumer confidence is still holding, sales, completions, registrations and prices are all up. Interest rates are down. Housebuilders are gambling on boom, let's hope bust isn't around the ...
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Brick makers slip into lightweight
Major brick manufacturers are engaged in a race to come up with new lightweight cladding versions of their staple product.
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Chris Bazlinton
Rent restructuring is the cloud hanging over bidding for next year's Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme, with affordability – as always – the key.
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Award shortlist closes in on quality
The judges are into the final stretch choosing the first ever winners in the 10 performance categories
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Hong Kong gets a smart answer
A double-storey pavilion on Hong Kong's waterfront is to showcase UK housing technology in the Far East. The £10m Integer Hong Kong Project opens in November and will demonstrate sustainable design and construction methods that aim to save time and money.At the heart of the pavilion will be two show ...
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Tabletalk
Darren Sully, head chef at the UK's answer to Silicon Valley in Reading, talks to The Facilities Business about the challenge of working in a kitchen so small there's no room to swing a cat — or, more importantly, store any food
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Workplace surveillance
Big Brother has arrived in many workplaces. However, new legislation could render practices such as monitoring emails unlawful and could even attract criminal liability
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New venture: Mears' Midlands manoeuvre
Facilities and support services firm Mears Group has launched a separate facilities management division in a bid to widen the scope of the firm's brand within the facilities management sector.
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Who got that job?
Damon Kent is a premises and facilities manager for Northern Rock. A chartered surveyor, he has returned to the company where he used to work in a property management role, after a spell working for Grainger Trust.
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Property management: Let's get physical
In the second part of our guide to security, The Facilities Business looks at physical security measures, security policies, and how to manage bomb threats and business recovery
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Results round-up: Facilities firms fine
Results indicate that facilities management may ride out any recession
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Property sector: Duke seeks partners
The Duke of Westminster's property company Grosvenor is on the hunt for one or more facilities management partners to help it deliver a range of support services to occupiers of its 300-acre London estate.
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Police: It's a key deal
Sussex Custodial Service, a consortium comprising Ballast, Reliance Secure Task Management and Charterhouse Project Equity Investments, has been awarded a £90m PFI contract by Sussex Police Authority.