All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 144
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It’s a matter of survival of the fittest, says M&A expert
Expect more stories like Balfour Beatty’s takeover of Dean & Dyball because it’s acquisition time at the top end of the market, according to construction industry analyst Plimsoll Publishing.
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Get expert help to promote profession
I agree with DD Lawrence (“CIBSE name isn’t the problem", Letters 03.08) in that we who are engaged in engineering the built environment are poor at promoting ourselves relative to those in other engineering sectors.
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Solar electric is good investment
Robert Kyriakides’ opinion piece in February’s issue of BSj appears to be a well researched article relating to the use of biomass boilers. Whether it is being taken up by many developers and local authorities to comply with the Merton Rule is a moot point.
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Archive TitlesNew generation energy efficient flourescent tubes: triphosphor
A new lighting adaptor offers budget-conscious NHS trusts the chance to replace energy-guzzling flourescent tubes without the heavy expense of replacing the luminaires too
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Quiet efficiency
Eaton-Williams has introduced a range of custom air-handling units that incorporate an array of high efficiency, small diameter, direct driven fans.
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ECA/HVCA merger looks likely
A merger of the Electrical Contractors Association and the Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association has moved a step closer after surveys showed members of both organisations are in favour.
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Archive TitlesDouble winners:
CIOB president Martin Chambers awarded two President’s Medals at the annual dinner on 27 February.
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Archive TitlesDuncan’s Zambia diary
Last month a group of construction professionals travelled to Zambia to find out how the money they had raised in last year’s COINS 3 Peaks Challenge was being spent.
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Welsh deal
Kier Building Services has won a £1m three-year maintenance contract for all court services in Wales.
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Lies, Damn lies...
If all the literature published by government departments on waste management was collected and put together it would fill approximately 120,000 skips
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EPC training form is daft
I find, while filling out Elmhurst’s EPC training application form, that my mechanical engineering degree certificate, chartered engineer certificate and CIBSE membership are not enough.
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Salford’s disaster course
Salford University has launched a postgraduate Disaster Mitigation and Reconstruction course, a world first.
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Smart controller
LG Air Conditioning’s AC Smart central controller monitors up to 64 indoor units.
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New JCT contract
The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) has published a new edition of its management building contract suite, to supersede 1998 editions.
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Dean & Dyball deal continues M&A frenzy
Balfour Beatty’s £45m purchase of southern contractor Dean & Dyball last month has left everyone wondering ‘who’s next?’ The acquisition is the latest in a string of deals in which national players have bought strong regional players.
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Archive TitlesNewHospitals Consortium's NHS Whiston Hospital is looking healthy
One of the UK’s biggest modular M&E installations is taking shape on Merseyside.
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Corporate killer clampdown
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into force on 6 April. Here’s what you need to know.
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Archive TitlesThe claims QSII
In the eighties he rose to power and later fed on the wreckage of recession. Then Latham and Eghan’s collaborative working strategies sent him packing. Now, 20 years later, he’s back.
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Ciob in Ireland
After 46 active years in Ireland, the CIOB has opened a permanent office there.