All articles by Victoria Madine – Page 3
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FeaturesChris Mellor
Some people might think AWG's admission that it paid £22m over the odds for contractor Morrison is a cause for embarrassment. But, as Victoria Madine discovered, the water group's chief executive isn't one of them.
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AWG to phase out Morrison Construction brand
Morrison name to disappear over next 18 months, except in Scotland and for jobs with rival utility groups.
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FeaturesClient profile - St Helens
Can you imagine a council presenting a builder with a blank cheque and asking it to put up a school? Victoria Madine meets one that did, and finds out what happened next …
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Comput-a-recruit
Forget filling in a quiz to find your ideal partner – now, high-profile companies are using psycho-profiling to discover which candidates fit a specific type to complement the rest of the team. But, Victoria Madine asks, does it work?
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Prince Charles slams tall buildings
The Prince of Wales believes tall buildings should be built discreetly in groups – if they have to built at all.
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Waking up to the Pensions nightmare
That comforting nest egg for your loyal employees, the company pension scheme, may be hatching into a ravenous monster that will eat your business alive. Victoria Madine explains why – and what companies can do to escape.
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Just the job
Building talks to new graduate Ahmet Ucakan of Fluid about the frustrations of being a trainee and the thrill of seeing his designs come to life
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The big freeze
Winter is coming for the UK construction industry, and Building's latest national survey reveals that only regions with a large amount of public sector work can hope to avoid the worst of the blizzards.
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Treading water
It's a little tougher at the top, according to the 2001 Hays Montrose/Building executive salary guide. But with salaries static, many companies are sweetening the pill with increased perks. Victoria Madine and Alex Smith peer into the wage envelope.
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Fit to burst?
Contractors' salaries in the UK have continued to inflate this year, according to the 2001 Hays Montrose/Building guide. But slowing growth in Ireland points to an industry-wide downturn in the offing …
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The specialists
They're the guv'nors: the guys who get things sorted. Without their expertise, knowledge, talent and understanding of materials nothing would get built.
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The invisible men
The government claims to be clamping down on illegal immigrants, so why is it apparently ignoring the thousands of foreign workers coming into the country to work on construction sites? A Building investigation suggests the situation is all too convenient …
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BAA puts Heathrow and Gatwick projects on ice
Company insists major schemes have been deferred, not cancelled, as £90m Gatwick project put on hold.
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Entrepreneur of the Year 2001
All the finalists in Building's Entrepreneur of the Year award had identified gaps in the market and exploited them with great ideas. Building profiles the winner and the worthy runners-up, and looks at the reasons for their successes
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What's IT worth?
As key construction players go global, the need for intranets and extranets is mushrooming. But what are the benefits of such systems and, with firms spending millions on IT every year, do they offer value for money?
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World Wide Winners
Last year's league table of the 50 largest contractors' websites found that firms had a lot to learn. Leeds University has just complied a second table: so which firms have got the hang of this e-marketing business?
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Aftershocks
Building examines the economic fallout from the US attacks. Airport projects in doubt, New hotels on hold, Share prices tumble
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Architects' fees survey 2001
Architects' fees in the public housing and refurbishment sectors may still be in the doldrums, but elsewhere – particularly in private housing and leisure – fees are enjoying a modest recovery. Building looks at reasons to be cheerful
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Three in running for gene lab
Medical charity the Wellcome Trust has shortlisted three architects to design a £80m extension to its Cambridgeshire genome campus.
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Cut costs by a third, Boots tells contractors
Retailer sets framwork contractors tough targets, including 25% off build times and elimination of defects.