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FeaturesCaptain Uranium: how to get into nuclear
Billions are going to be spent on nuclear power stations in the next 10 years, assuming, that is, we can find 33,000 recruits in a hurry. Which is where you come in...
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Features'I will not be taken for granted': BAA's boss on frameworks
...or to put it another way, BAA鈥檚 five-year framework is just a large feather bed, and the military brain behind its new procurement policy wants contractors to fight for their work
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FeaturesThe bridge builder: Arup's new chairman Philip Dilley
Philip Dilley, the new chairman of Arup, has to span the hole that the recession has left in the firm鈥檚 order book 鈥� while maintaining its singular approach and outlook
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FeaturesMade in Taiwan
This nation鈥檚 manufacturing prowess has reached new heights with the stunning solar-panelled roof of Toyo Ito鈥檚 stadium for the World Games
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FeaturesSecondary glazing
Selectaglaze has installed secondary glazing in a 16-bed critical care ward at St Mary鈥檚 Hospital in Paddington, west London
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Hospital furniture
David Bailey Furniture Systems was specified by architect Watkins Gray International when it required fitted furniture for a series of refurbishment projects at Great Ormond Street Hospital
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FeaturesNo cuckoo鈥檚 nest: mental healthcare markets
The Department of Health is encouraging mental health trusts to invest in well-designed, user-friendly facilities for their patients. Emily Wright looks at the construction opportunities in this specialist market
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FeaturesHygienic wall covering
Construction Specialities has launched Acrovyn Hydroclad, a wall covering developed for use in hygienically sensitive locations such as operating theatres, hospital kitchens and laboratories
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FeaturesCost model: Universities
Universities are vital in maintaining the UK鈥檚 place in the knowledge economy and have been major building clients over the past 10 years. How will higher education clients approach tougher times? Simon Rawlinson and Laurence Brett of Davis Langdon look at emerging trends in the sector
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FeaturesStuck in the middle: it鈥檚 a hard life for medium-sized contractors
When you鈥檙e too big to be small, and too small to be big, life can be very inconvenient 鈥� as Britain鈥檚 medium-sized contractors are finding out. Roxane McMeeken reports on their predicament
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What it costs: Suspended ceilings
The many choices when specifying a suspended ceiling for a hospital are made more difficult by the regulations on cleaning and acoustics. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance takes a look
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FeaturesOur man in Riyadh: Buro Happold鈥檚 boss moves to Saudi
With a stream of UK companies looking for work in Saudi Arabia, Buro Happold decided it had do something to maintain its position as top dog. So it sent its chairman, Rod Macdonald, to go and live there. Emily Wright spoke to him two weeks after he arrived
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FeaturesBacteria-resistant doorsets
Leaderflush Shapland is offering a range of products to combat healthcare-associated infections
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Anti-ligature windows
Kawneer has developed the AA3110 sliding window for the healthcare market
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FeaturesNew age medicine: healthcare technology
Willmott Dixon has developed a prototype of a healthcare facility of the future, which includes self-diagnosis pods, robotic medicine dispensing and remote treatment
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Electrical accessories
MK Electric has compiled a collection of wiring accessories suitable for the healthcare sector
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FeaturesThe big push: getting materials to the 2012 Olympic site
The Olympic team is using every means possible to get the vast amounts of materials it needs into its hemmed-in east London site: roads, railways, and now the River Thames. Thomas Lane reports on a grand offensive
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FeaturesWorking for the Colonel: opportunities in Libya
Forty years of isolation has left Libya desperate for reconstruction and rolling in money. So it鈥檚 spending billions on national renewal, and if you鈥檙e clever you鈥檒l help it out. Oh, it helps if you like coffee
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FeaturesCould it be magic? Take That's stage set
Well, with its giant mechanical elephant, big top and 10m-high puppet ringmaster, Take That鈥檚 new show is certainly surreal. But who designs and builds this sort of stuff? Thomas Lane went behind the scenes at the fastest-selling show in UK pop history
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The tracker: Still falling...
After the rate of decline slowed in March, activity accelerated again (slightly) in April. Goods news is thin on the ground, but things might just pick up in June and July, says Experian Business Strategies