More Focus – Page 315
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FeaturesWhy does this place matter to you?
You might not recognise Berlaymont, the headquarters of the European commission, but it makes more of a difference to your working lives than ever. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, Mark Leftly went to Brussels and came back with nine reasons why you ignore it at ...
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FeaturesCarillion didn’t buy a pup, it was a monster. How would it tame mowlem?
It thought it was getting a fabulous £12bn defence contract tied to an old-style contractor with one or two financial issues, but then came the midnight snacks, and the multimillion-pound writedowns ... Carillion’s boss John McDonough tells Angela Monaghan what happened over the next year
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FeaturesIs high quality social housing feasible in the Thames Gateway
Is the Housing Corporation right to insist on top quality design for new homes in the Thames Gateway?
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FeaturesWould you install a wormery in your home?
Housebuilders can gain valuable ecopoints if they feature composting in their homes but would you welcome worms into your life?
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Features17 ways to get paid
Hell hath no fury like a subbie spurned – by someone higher up the food chain who owes him dosh. Dan Stewart studies the age-old problem of separating an employer from his money
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Fit-outs
Our series of specialist updates continues as the experts from Gardiner & Theobald look at market trends and costs in shop and office fit-outs, as well as the landscaping sector.
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The Building Good Employers Guide 2007
Dear employer...With the recruitment and retention of staff ever more important, Building is compiling a Good Employers Guide and we would like you to participate.
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FeaturesRecordamos
Madrid has unveiled a memorial that preserves the experiences of those present at Europe’s worst post-war terrorist attack
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FeaturesYou only live twice
When the huge 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios – birthplace of the James Bond films – was destroyed by fire, it spelled doom for the UK’s film-making mecca. But against all the odds, an elite team has managed to rebuild the space in eight months.
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FeaturesChairman of the board
Ten years in construction and 20 on a skateboard, Matt Elms is perfectly qualified to turn a patch of north London into heaven with a half-pipe.
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The form guide
As the results season draws to a close, and in honour of tomorrow’s Grand National, we check the performances of some of construction’s sleekest thoroughbreds. Sarah Richardson is trackside
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FeaturesDo clients realise CDM regulations are their responsibilty now?
There are 4.3m businesses in Britain but how many are aware of the new health and safety regulations?
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FeaturesStackable weights for sash windows
Mighton Products has launched stackable weights for sash windows.
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FeaturesPatio doors and external oak doors
The double-glazed Rio patio doorset has been added to JELD-WEN’s collection of doors.
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FeaturesHinge pads for fire doorsets
Hinge specialist Royde & Tucker has developed a pre-cut intumescent hinge pad for fitting fire doorsets on site.
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FeaturesFlood management: The water’s lovely
The UK faces a future of devastating floods, like the one that hit Boscastle three years ago. But instead of fighting them, some people are suggesting we learn to live with them.
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FeaturesGetting even
As chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Jenny Watson will be in charge of enforcing the gender equality rules that are about to come into force. And given the industry’s dismal record on recruiting women, it had better look out.