All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 175
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UK commercial activity hits four and a half-year low
Development work down 10.3% in November as credit crunch hits home
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Bouygues targets rest of UK
Europe's number two contractor plans to increase British presence after Warings purchase
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Design Group 3 Architects promotes two
Also: Kier Homes Northern announces new design manager
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2012 Olympics round-up
Early start for acquatics centre, post-2012 regeneration body mooted, contractors must advertise work to new subbies
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Skills shortages don't exist says training body
ConstructionSkills claims training targets are being met, new taskforce set up to double apprenticeships
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French contractors lead European market
Four Gallic companies in top 10, Balfour Beatty highest UK performer
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Union figures reveal construction’s top earners
Figures from the GMB union show that electricians earn an average of £26 952 a year, which is below the UK average for all occupations of £29 999.
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ECA backs new vocational qualifications
The ECA has given its backing to EAL’s new Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQs), designed to support the 17th Edition of the Wiring Regulations.
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SummitSkills reveals plans for skills agreement
SummitSkills has outlined draft action plans in stage three of its Sector Skills Agreement.
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EPD to create flood of work
Energy consultants need to gear up for a deluge of work early next year, as businesses begin wake up to the impact of the new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
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Skills shortages rise as engineering work increases
Skills shortages are the major concern of the engineering sector and the problem is only set to get worse as 74% of firms reported growth in workload during 2007.
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Collaboration needed to deliver ultra-fast broadband
Industry, the government and the public sector must collaborate to make ultra-fast broadband available throughout the country.
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Australians triumph at Sustainable BSJ Awards
BSJ and sister title EMC hosted the inaugural Sustainable Building Services Awards on 28 November to recognise environmental leaders in the m&e sector.
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FSA and Select join forces
The Fire and Security Association (FSA) has announced that it has joined forces with Select, in an agreement involving the FSA, Select and the ECA.
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The Sustainable Building Services Awards 2007
The first Sustainable Building Services Awards took place on 28 November at London’s Royal Horticultural Halls.
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Workplace
If you haven’t changed jobs for a while, facing an interview can be daunting. Mike McNally describes the latest interviewing techniques and how to prepare for them
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PI-UKChina update
PI-UKChina chairman David Hughes and CIOB vice-president Li Shirong gave presentations at the National Conference on Sustainable Development held in Chongqing in September.
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Nothing too shocking
New Wiring Regulations come into force from 1 July next year. The good news is that the fundamentals remain the same… BSj reportsJust when you thought it was safe to go back in the plant room, the Wiring Regs are getting a thorough overhaul. BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical installations ...
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New Products
Reverse cycle heat pumpAiredale has added a reverse cycle heat pump option to its StoreMaster range of packaged/split system air-conditioning units. The dual circuit heat pump offers cooling or heating and provides 3kW of heating energy for each 1kW of electrical input.The range now uses Airedale’s AireTronix microprocessor to self-optimise ...
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Philips partnering with the National Theatre
Philips is partnering the National Theatre to replace all of the London landmark’s lighting over the next five years.