All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1373
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1851 SITO/City & Guilds masterclass [part 30] CCTV [paper 6] - Try a fibre diet
Martin Kane of SITO continues his commentary on the CCTV module. In this session he continues with signal transmission, including the main types of applications for fibre optic cable
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The bench test 1 - A bit of both!
Scantronic 9850 control panel from Cooper Security A hybrid system which installers asked for
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Project manager of the year
the winner...Farebrother GroupA new category to the Building Services Awards this year, Farebrother Group has been voted the first project manager of the year.A previous winner of both m&e contractor and electrical contractor of the year categories, Farebrother Group has offices in Manchester, Leeds, Milton Keynes and Stirling.The Group's turnover ...
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Lighting project of the year
the winner... Buro Happold in conjunction with Speirs and Major The Millennium Dome is the highest profile construction project of the year. Under constant scrutiny from politicians, construction professionals and a sceptical public, the project nevertheless met the most immovable build deadline in history.Necessarily, the Dome's lighting design is a ...
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Last year's winner
where is he now? Jonathan Price 1999's Apprentice of the Year, Jonathan Price from South Alkham in Dover, found that winning the title really boosted his confidence.Jonathan, who works with his father in the family business, says, "Although I didn't get promoted I did get a pay rise in ...
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Innovation of the year
and the winner...Atelier Ten Runner-up in this category last year, Atelier Ten has gone one better in 2000, taking the winning place for its design of a sustainable primary school.Designed in conjunction with architect AHMM, Notley Green School, Essex resulted from a Design Council-sponsored competition to develop a model for ...
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Environmental initiative of the year
the winner... Fulcrum Consulting Winner of the Up-and-Coming Consultancy of the Year in 1998, Fulcrum Consulting's skills have been recognised once more – for the environmental engineering it applied at Great Notley Country Park.The company was responsible for providing the services for the park's Discovery Centre, which was established ...
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M&E contractor of the year
the winner... Powerminster Taking the winning spot in its first year of entry is Powerminster.The company achieved Investor in People status in February 1999, with recognition being given for its commitment to training and development. It applies a management process that supports training and development throughout staff levels. Powerminster's ...
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Electrical contractor of the year
the winner... Rotrax Engineering Services Runner-up in this category last year and winner of the 1999 M&E Contractor of the Year, Rotrax Engineering Services continued to develop throughout 1999.Physical expansions have seen a new office open in London and moves to larger premises at both Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Derby to ...
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Specialist contractor of the year
the winner...Hall Fire Protection It's three times in a row for Hall Fire Protection, having been awarded the prize for this category every year since the awards began.The company designs, manufactures, installs and maintains fire sprinkler systems, operating from freehold premises and having a staff of 55 in North-West England.It ...
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Large consultancy of the year
The Winner... Buro Happold A relatively young company, founded in 1976 as structural engineers, Buro Happold has grown substantially over the past 25 years and is now a major multidisciplinary engineering consultancy.The company's main UK office is in Bath and the environmental and building services groups represent approximately 40% of ...
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Consultancy of the year
the winner... Hackney Technical Consultancy Hackney Technical Consultancy commenced trading in 1998, initially as a London Borough of Hackney in-house service. Since then it has developed into a multi-disciplinary commercial consultancy offering a wide range of services.During 1999 Hackney Technical achieved Investors in People accreditation and obtained registration with ...
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PROBE award
the winner...Barclaycard Headquarters The Barclaycard headquarters in Northampton is the first prestige office building the PROBE Team has reviewed that beats ECON 19 good practice energy targets – with CO2 emissions falling 9% below the set level.The client brief was unusual for an office building, asking for an environmentally-friendly, ...
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Ten things to do with your award
one... Site boards – put it on show outside your latest projects alongside your company's logo.two... Stationery – add the logo to your paperwork so that every letter spreads word of your achievement.three... Advertising material – let others know you were a winner when they need to fill contracts.four... ...
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Apprentice of the year
and the winner... Jeffeory Vance With a City & Guilds 2360 Part C already under his belt, Jeffeory, 22, of County Londonderry, is currently in the second year of a BTEC ONC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.Studying at the North West Institute of Further and Higher Education, if successful ...
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Workplaceupdate
The Business Services Association’s Norman Rose outlines the latest employment and policy developments.
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Tools for the trade
Does your company’s productivity measure up to that of your competitors? Richard Lafferty looks at two tools that will help you find out.
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Tender does it
If you've been dropped from an approved tender list, but don't want to enter into expensive and possibly unsuccessful litigation, what other options do you have?
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Stepping up
Demand for technical skills is being overtaken by business and boardroom know-how. Training is the key to climbing the corporate ladder.
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Taking stock of security
A national builders merchant was suffering unacceptable losses ... until it plumped for remote video monitoring