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Features
Focus on the regions
A closer look at activity levels and order books in 11 regions around the UK (figures are % balances)The balance is the difference between the percentage of firms reporting an increase and those reporting a decrease
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New year blues
In this month's tracker, Construction Forecasting and Research reports a weak start to the year with both activity and order books down on the previous month
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AWG's losses on Morrison climb another £15m
Loss-making contracts and closure of international businesses add to £57m losses suffered by utility group.
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Arup is industry’s best employer
Arup has been voted the best firm to work for in the UK construction sector, according to a Sunday Times survey.
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CLS takes stake in new project manager
Developer CLS Holdings has taken a 25% stake in a new London-based construction and project management consultant.
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Comment
Biologically better
When is a project like a biology lesson? When clients have to distinguish between parasitic, value-sucking consultants and their symbiotic integrated cousins
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Delegation's what you need
If your company isn't growing as fast as your ambitions, it's tempting to blame the economy or bad weather. But you might be surprised to find the problem lies much closer to home. Victoria Madine talks to one owner-manager who invested in his own management skills – with impressive results.
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FeaturesBathed in light
British architect Pringle Brandon Botschi's Austrian spa hotel encourages indulgence in its sun-drenched terraces, elegant, light-filled rooms and generous bathing areas. Pass the loofah …
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FeaturesA test of Sheffield's mettle
Since the collapse of Sheffield's famous steel industry, regeneration initiatives have come and gone with little success. So, what are the chances that the latest, Sheffield One, will rub the rust off the city's image?
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Comment
Mightier than the word
Oral promises, as we know, are not worth the paper they're not written on. But what about minutes, fee notes and schedules? What legal force do they have?
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Comment
How Part L will change your life
Nick Raynsford's decision to make buildings greener by overhauling the Building Regulations was always going to have dramatic consequences for the industry. When first mooted in 2000, it threatened everything from masonry construction to the dear old lightbulb – and might have forced the Queen to fit PVCu windows in ...
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Why Part L is no joke
With changes to Part L coming into force on 1st April, contractors will soon find out whether they are adequately prepared
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City slicker
Increasingly, housebuilding is about making the most of complex brownfield projects. Josephine Smit reports on two schemes in London and Manchester that are setting the standard
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FeaturesFront line
Is Richard Rogers' urban renewal vision producing results? Peter Harris thinks we have taken some steps forward, but Graeme Dodds says delivery is falling far short of what is needed
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FeaturesCity of fear
Developers are delivering the high-density urban living Lord Rogers demanded, just as crime figures soar and public services break down. Are developers now paying the price for government underfunding?
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FeaturesTop hat and tails
Continuing our series of revisits, Bernard Hunt, managing director of architect HTA, met resident Stella Isaacs to review the Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust, the pioneer of tenant-centred rebuilding that has transformed not just the estate, but a whole way of life.
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FeaturesThe north will rise again
The parallels between Manchester's upcoming Northern Quarter and Covent Garden in London are all too obvious. Both are based around former market buildings, and both rely on trendy one-off retailers and restaurants to create the sense of style and individuality that pulls in the crowds.