More Focus – Page 502
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Making tracks
Michael Grant, chief executive of the Strategic Rail Authority, has the Herculean task of upgrading the UK's network. What chance does he have of pulling it off?
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Stepping on the gas
BP man Struan Robertson is the first outsider to run the Wates' family concern in its 104-year history, and he's driving forward something of a quiet revolution.
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The joy of decks
CZWG has taken the idea of 'streets in the sky' from the dustbin of history, repaired it and painted it red – and it wants us to join the fun. We report from the frontline of a sociable revolution.
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Are you doing it right?
Everyone wants to achieve best practice, but how do you know if you have? One way is to use the Construction Best Practice Programme's online test. We asked three firms to put themselves under the Eganscope and report how they scored
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Margins of error
Cut-throat tendering is doing no good to the industry. Why do firms undersell themselves?
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Five ways to make partnering work
Do you really need a partner?Do not enter into a partnering arrangement just because it is fashionable. Undertake a value management exercise to see whether effective change can be internalised: carry out an audit of your staff, resources and premises. You may find that you do not need to partner ...
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Adjudication in Construction Contracts
Adjudication in Construction ContractsJohn RedmondBlackwell Science£50262 pagesIt is some time since there has been a new entry into the field of books on construction adjudication. John Redmond is a regular contributor to Building on adjudication matters, and I like his style. This style has been carried through into Adjudication in ...
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Glazed and confused
Changes to the Building Regulations mean that most of the window systems on the market will be obsolete in less than a year, but contractors appear oblivious to the danger they're in. Time to wake up?
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Just the job
Megan Maclauran, project director for structural engineer Techniker tells Eloise Seddon why concept design gives her such a buzz and dogmatic people make her mad
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Appointments
ContractorsEast Midlands-based Allenbuild has appointed Pat Cassidy regional director.Development and construction company, S Harrison Development has appointed Ann Scott (right) company secretary.National building contractor, Dean and Bowes (Contracts) has appointed Charlie Lacy Scott sales and marketing director.HousebuildersMichael Black, previously with the Berkeley Group, has joined Laing Homes South East Thames ...
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Best show in town
It's on the biggest stage in London, it has audiences of 35,000 a day and it gets wild reviews from all who see it. We report on construction's smash hit.
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Neil Cossons
Ken Livingstone accused English Heritage of jeopardising London's economic future by opposing tall buildings. Now its chief executive is hitting back.
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Learning difficulties
Prefabrication is no quick-fix solution to the lack of skills in construction, warns a new report. It says the UK's approach to training and innovation is lagging well behind other European countries …
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It ain't what you do, it's where you do it
Mirza & Nacey's 2001 QS fees' survey has uncovered a nation divided, where London-based principals gorge themselves on £65 an hour while their northern colleagues make do on £35. Are you in the right place?
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The big idea
Edward Halford has spent the past five years designing a structure that is so efficient that single spans could be used to enclose a whole city. We find out how it works
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Talking to plants
We should make sure we design buildings where plants can happily flourish - after all, they can tell us a lot about the environment we're working in
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Learning the lingo
When your boss tells you that as a result of synergy your department is about to undergo a paradigm shift, what do they mean?
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Appointments
HousebuildersCatherine Holman (right) has joined the south Midlands arm of Charles Church as senior sales and marketing manager.ConsultantsJonathan Underwood and Grant Long have been made directors of building surveyor Hyde Harrington.Property consultant FPD Savills has made Ian Hodgson and Mark Townson associate directors of its Oxford commercial department. Pippa Grabham, ...
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Party pledges
What do the three main parties have up their sleeves for construction's employers? We take a look at their election manifestos to find out