All articles by Gardiner & Theobald

  • Workload, lead times and orders remain solid for lifts and escalators but the sector expects the downturn to affect it by 2009
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    Specialist cost update: Services

    2008-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Luxury residential and public sector projects are keeping the M&E, ICT, lifts and escalators markets buoyant but the rising costs of materials are starting to have an effect.

  • Hasbro by Modus
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    Specialist cost update: Fit-outs

    2008-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Economic caution has led some office clients to put larger schemes on hold and internet shopping is taking its toll on the retail sector, but landscapers are seeing a rise in activity. Gardiner & Theobald reports

  • This 250m diameter roof clads the largest indoor sports facility in the world. Called Aspire, it is located in Qatar and will host the 15th Asia Games in December
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    Specialist cost update: Envelopes

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Building envelopes account for up to £25bn a year in construction costs. In our latest specialist update, our expert team at Gardiner & Theobald examines the trends and costs in curtain walling, roofing and stone construction

  • An example of a glass lift and liftshaft designed by engineer WSP and installed by Mitsubishi
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    Specialist cost update: Services

    2006-07-14T00:00:00Z

    The services sector accounts for more than a quarter of construction by value. In our latest specialist update, the expert team at Gardiner & Theobald take a look at the latest trends and costs in the mechanical, electrical and plumbing, lifts and escalators and ICT markets

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    Lead times April-June 2006

    2006-07-07T00:00:00Z

    In the latest quarterly look at works packages, Paul Dalton of Mace reports that there has been minimal movement in the sector – with one or two notable exceptions … Further on, David Jourdan of Gardiner & Theobald throws the spotlight on the metal of the moment – copper

  • Crest Nicholson’s Birmingham scheme is called Park Central, because it is wrapped around a new park
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    Park life

    2006-05-19T00:00:00Z

    You can't just throw up houses any more. These days, you have to make a place and build it to last without destroying the planet. Gardiner & Theobald explores the costs and savings of green placemaking

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    Lead times

    2003-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Most companies have been busy in the first quarter of the year, but market uncertainties are expected to drive down lead times in the future

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    International costs: 2003

    2003-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Gardiner & Theobald’s 11th annual survey of global construction costs takes a look at labour rates, building costs, material prices and inflation from Norway to New Zealand

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    Lead times: Piling

    2002-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Lead times are fairly balanced in the final quarter of the year, with an equal number of sectors lengthening and shortening deliveries, according to Mace. And overleaf, Gardiner & Theobald throws the spotlight on piling …

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    Cost study: Phoenix Natural Gas HQ

    2002-10-18T00:00:00Z

    Northern Ireland’s gas supplier didn’t want to have to pay astronomical energy bills, fall behind and end up suing itself for its own money. Cartwright Pickard Architects and QS Gardiner & Theobold explain how the team managed to avert this fate by delivering a building that not only achieved a ...

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    Lead times

    2002-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Lead times continued to decline in the past quarter, with only three packages taking longer to arrive on site, according to Mace. Gardiner & Theobald reveal how technology is raising the performance of the lifts

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    Lead Times

    2002-07-12T00:00:00Z

    The lead times for this quarter are continuing to decline, reports Mace, thanks to better relations with the supply chain and decreasing pressure on design offices. And overleaf Gardiner & Theobald reveals a positive outlook for curtain walling companies – despite the tougher standards of the new Part L

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    Lead times

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Reinforced concrete frame construction is holding firm with excellent enquiry levels, reports Gardiner & Theobald overleaf, but below Mace detects a continuing downward trend in lead times this quarter

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    International costs: 2002

    2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Gardiner & Theobald’s 10th annual survey of global construction costs takes a look at building costs, labour rates, material prices and inflation rates and forecasts

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    Lead times

    2001-12-07T00:00:00Z

    The lead times for this quarter show that the sky hasn't fallen in yet for manufacturers, but suspended ceilings have been a bit shaky, as Gardiner & Theobald finds. For starters, Mace tracks the lead times for 38 works packages

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    Lead Times

    2001-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Mace tracks the lead times of 38 works packages and, Gardiner & Theobald puts brickwork in the spotlight

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    International costs

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Building’s annual global costs round-up tackles inflation rates and forecasts, building costs, labour rates and material prices around the world by Gardiner & Theobald

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    Lead times

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Mace tracks the lead times of 38 works packages and, Gardiner & Theobald analyses in detail movements in the market for mechanical and electrical contractors.

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    Lead times

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Spotlight on M&E installations

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    Lead times

    2000-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Mace tracks the lead times of 38 works packages and, Gardiner & Theobald takes a closer look at enquiries, orders and tenders in the stone cladding market.