All Features articles – Page 553

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    People to watch

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    Stuart GrahamThe new American chief executive of Skanska will this month conclude a top-level review of the firm's businesses worldwide. Expect big changes in the deployment of Skanska's forces.Will AlsopThe jolly architect's peculiar brand of blobular, stilt-propped architecture may no longer be the height of fashion, but Alsop has hit ...

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    Poor old us

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    A big shake-up, but no solution, to our troubled pensions system

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    The nightmare we're trying to wake from

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    What use is insurance if you go broke trying to pay for it?

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    Mystic wag

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    In an attempt to stay ahead of events in 2003, Marcus Fairs invested in a crystal ball and saw from the news stories rolling off the presses that life in the construction industry will be as unpredictable as ever …

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    Flight from reality?

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    Airports have to expand, but doing the work seems strangely problematic

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    Whitehall’s thrilling finish

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The government’s last minute race to upgrade public services

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    Nowhere fast

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    Rail policy is still hopelessly entangled in funding crises

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    Difficult neighbours

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    How the government will tackle impossible house prices in the South and impossible houses in the North

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    Death watch

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Safety will come under intense scrutiny from government and clients

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    Tough days in the office

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    Stagnating demand in the commercial sector will overshadow 2003

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    Crash!

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The prospects for IT in the wake of the great Atkins debacle

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    Contracts to watch

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    PFI abroadPFI is going global – and UK firms’ expertise is required everywhere from Ireland to Turkey. Beijing Olympics 2008This year, China will start awarding tenders for what is likely to be the most ambitious Olympics of all time. Firms are licking their lips at the prospect of the £23bn ...

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    People who need people: Construction's management in crisis

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The modern industry demands news skills from its leaders

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    Changes to the Building Regulations

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Part A: StructuresConsultation on amending this section took place in 2001 and the part on disproportionate collapse has been rewritten. However, the events of 11 September have meant that this section has come under intense scrutiny, which has delayed the publication. Expect new guidance late in the year. Part B: ...

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    Help, we need some bodies

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Labour shortages, culture change and European politics

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    Prescott's big idea

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Welcome to Britain's new planning system

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    Bad news for the City

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The year will have a poor results season and a difficult housing market

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    The Vikings have arrived

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    This year, France’s domination of the European contractors league table was brought to an end by a Swedish assault. And, as Matthew Richards reports, Skanska isn’t the only firm with global ambitions.

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    Brothers in arms

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The new union militancy

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    Get ready to answer your critics

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    We're in for a year of ecological activism – from an unlikely source