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    Regional contractor of the year (turnover less than £50m)

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Firms that perform on price and time and therefore win repeat work took the top spots in this Corus-sponsored category.

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    Specialist subcontractor of the year

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    The top firms in the award sponsored by The Facilities Business worked on some of last year's most prestigious projects, including the Millennium Dome and Bluewater.

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    Architectural practice of the year

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Stunning projects ranging from J Sainsbury's eco flagship to the Reichstag and the JLE's Stratford Station set this year's shortlisted firms apart in the award sponsored by Eternit.

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    Young architectural practice of the year

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    In this category sponsored by Lafarge Redland, a two-year-old Scots firm's prestigious local schemes secured it the top spot.

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    Surveying practice of the year

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    In this Hays Montrose-sponsored category, the firms have fully embraced the Egan agenda, concentrating on client satisfaction, introducing benchmarking and upping partnering deals.

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    Multidisciplinary practice of the year

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Repeat business and a truly diverse skills base caught the eyes of the judges in this category, which was sponsored by materials group Marshalls.

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    Project/construction manager of the year

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    In this Barbour Index-sponsored award, sound financial results and the outstanding management of complex schemes such as Bovis Lend Lease's Bluewater were the deciders.

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    Major housebuilder of the year (2000-plus homes)

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    An ever-increasing range of services and a commitment to customer satisfaction make the winners in this Marley-sponsored category the best in their field.

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    Housebuilder of the year (500-2000 homes)

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Customer care and a readiness to respond to the Internet revolution gave the finalists their edge in this category, which was sponsored by Wavin Plastics.

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    Regional housebuilder of the year (fewer than 500 homes)

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    The shortlisted firms in the British Gypsum-sponsored category prioritised design and were smart in their use of innovative marketing.

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    Builders merchant of the year

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    On-line business sorted the men from the boys in this award sponsored by Dulux, with Travis Perkins' free Internet access and e-catalogue securing it first prize.

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    Ian Macpherson

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    The winner of the Owens Corning-sponsored Personality of the Year award retired last year after 35 years in construction – 10 of them heading the hugely successful CM firm he founded.

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    Best practice makes perfect

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    … As Mansell's bottom-line shows. Following the best-practice mantra – everything from KPIs to partnering – the contractor boosted profit 50%. But what about the rest of the industry?

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    How the winners were chosen

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    More than 200 contractors, consultants, housebuilders and builders merchants entered the sixth annual Building Awards.

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    Major contractor of the year (£200m-plus turnover)

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    In this TJM Europe-sponsored category, all the firms had that little extra something, be it Carillions's PFI expertise or Bovis Lend Lease's worldwide coverage.

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    Contractor of the year (£50-200m turnover)

    2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Partnering, partnering, partnering was the secret to making the shortlist – and it certainly got results for the firms that did. This award is sponsored by Ernst & Young Real Estate Group.

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    Top five QS cuts staff as fee squeeze bites

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Franklin + Andrews cuts jobs as industry complains that fees are failing to keep pace with rising costs.

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    Bairstow quits Schal for Ernst & Young

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Former Schal managing director Malcolm Bairstow is to join financial adviser and property and construction consultant Ernst & Young.Bairstow, who stepped down as head of Schal last year after leading clients said they had lost confidence in the company, will become a partner in the group’s property consultancy group.Bairstow, who ...

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    Electricians sacked after H&S strike at Pfizer site

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Construction manager Amec plays down disruption, but threatens to bring in replacement workforce.

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    RMJM set to star in BBC site redesign

    2000-04-14T00:00:00Z

    RMJM is favourite to design the £100m BBC redevelopment at the corporation’s White City site in London. RMJM, epr and Aukett Europe were in talks with the BBC last month about the redevelopment, but insiders said RMJM has now emerged as the front-runner.The scheme will be the first under the ...