All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 292
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Survey reveals alarming rise in arson incidents
Arson insurance claim settlements have increased by an alarming 12 per cent in the second quarter of 2006, according to the latest findings from the AXA Business Crime Index.
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Archive TitlesCriminal foiled by alarm to protect security firm
A Dyno-Secure alarm installed at the company's Manchester franchise has proved an overnight success – stopping an attempted intruder during its weekend on the job.
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I agree with article – the grading system is unworkable
I have been in the alarm industry since the mid 1970s and have been technical director of an NSI Gold company for the last 20 years.
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Archive TitlesQueen's Award presented to AD Group for TransVu
AD Group, parent company of Dedicated Micros, has been presented with the Queen's Award for Enterprise, in the Innovation category.
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Access unscrambled
Integrated access control manufacturer, PAC has followed up the IFSEC launch of its Oneplatform high tech range with an information pack on the new products and the thinking behind them.
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Archive TitlesAccess ability
To round off our access control special, here we present some of the latest examples of successful access installations...
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Olympics programme manager to be paid £400m
1:25PM CLM to receive payment for delivering 2012 scheme to time and budget
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Archive TitlesHigh-Point Rendel hires former Whitbybird man
1:00PM Steedman to join management consultant as director of group strategy
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15-year regeneration plans approved
10:50AM Camden Council confirms Kings Cross scheme will proceed
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Archive TitlesODA a month ahead of programme
9:35AM Plans for Stratford upgrade and park remediation get sign-off in first round of planning applications
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How to survive… being a slacker
No matter how hard you try you just can’t give your job the required 110%. Let’s face it, you’re a natural born slacker and nothing’s going to change your vision of work/life balance.* But surely idlers can’t get on and carve a career in the workplace? Amaya Lopez suggests wake ...
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Stern warning
While there are many out there who still choose to question the science behind global warming, the recent Stern Report, which was commissioned by the UK government to look at the economic consequences of climate change, is in no doubt that failure to tackle carbon emissions will wreak economic havoc.
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Archive TitlesRaising the standard
If you fail to supply a copy of standard terms, you may find that your contract is not worth the paper it's written on, warns Marie Kell.
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Presidents view
Firstly, I would like to refer to the success of our work with Amec on the Continuing Process Improvement (CPI) initiative (EMC, November,). Ron Haldane of Amec is presenting at regional conferences on how CPI can improve business performance. Interest has been very encouraging.
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NICEIC Regs scheme
The NICEIC Group is to operate a range of Competent Person schemes to allow contractors to self-certify notifiable work under parts F, G, J, L and P of the Building Regulations.
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Top marks for Multifire
Multifire has installed a specialist fire alarm system by Gent as part of an extensive refurbishment at Linden Lodge special needs school in London. Alarms can upset the pupils, but Multifire came to the rescue with custom voice messages as part of the S-Quad sensor and S-Cubed alarm sounder range, ...
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Light work
Following the announcement of the government’s plans to ban traditional light bulbs in favour of energy saving options, I think it is worth mentioning additional lighting solutions capable of supporting this drive and reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions further.
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The UK's largest street lighting renewal programme is now underway in Leeds.
Tay Valley Lighting, a consortium comprising Southern Electric Contracting, its parent company Scottish and Southern Energy and the Royal Bank of Scotland, will carry out the £100 million contract over the next five years.