All Features articles – Page 460
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FeaturesWas ken right?
Three years ago, Livingstone described the imminent part-privatisation of the Tube as ‘folly’. Three years later, London Underground released a report that appeared to agree with him. Building analyses the evidence – and cross examines the Tube consortiums …
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Cost update: September 2005
In our latest analysis of construction materials prices and labour costs, Building reports on rocketing input prices and a recent drop in the cost of materials – plus why building operatives are whistling a happy tune …
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Costs: Rainwater harvesting
Rainwater harvesting offers a sustainable solution to water shortages in these hosepipe-banning times. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at the options and analyses the whole-life costs
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Spotlight on lifts
There has been a surge in growth in the elevator and escalator sector in recent years and it now has a market value of £1bn.
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Lead times
In this quarter’s look at the industry’s lead times, Paul Dalton of Mace reports that a quiet summer has meant little movement across the sectors – and Robert Nicholson of Gardiner & Theobald looks at the rise of lifts
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Just the job
Leaving school at 16 hasn’t stopped Nick Rowling from pursuing a career as a building surveyor
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FeaturesFrozen warnings
Peter Clegg went with sculptor Antony Gormley to the Arctic Circle to create bleakly beautiful representations of the human body, a planet and a dead friend
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Hull v's Epsom
Hull is the home of caravan manufacturing and fish auctions; Surrey’s Epsom & Ewell hosts the Derby and was the first spa town in England. Hull is the home of caravan manufacturing and fish auctions; Surrey’s Epsom & Ewell hosts the Derby and was the first spa town in England. ...
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FeaturesDriving us crazy
Half-empty lorries clogging up the nation’s roads, site workers unable to locate vital materials, £3bn a year of waste … a report released today highlights just how poor logistical planning in the construction industry is. So, what can be done about it?
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FeaturesTaking care of business
A spot of pampering is all it takes to win a client’s heart and ensure it never wants to let you go. Building reports on how one contractor plans to cash in by supplying that little bit extra
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FeaturesBlood and Money
Small firms have traditionally been subjected to commercial bullying and, despite all the legal and cultural reforms of the past 15 years, they still are.
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FeaturesShe’s back
Jennie Price, the famously combative former boss of the Construction Confederation, has been absent from the industry for some years. Now she’s returned, accompanied by … a row
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FeaturesLife under siege
Construction sites across the country are operating under a continual threat of vandalism, mugging, theft and even arson. Here, those affected tell their stories – and look for ways to fight back.
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Roof coverings
In the latest of our market overviews, Caleb Mudzudzu of Gardiner & Theobald examines current issues in the roof coverings sector, including design and costs – plus a Q&A with a top-five specialist firm
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FeaturesSecond chance
Nick Jones reports on how a Dominion Housing Group homeless hostel in Oxford is helping to get people off the streets and into the workshop