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FeaturesElection special: The parties compared
With less than a week to go until the election, and all parties having finally published their manifestos, how do the parties line up on the key issues for construction?
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FeaturesFloating voters: Which way are you leaning?
This week we catch up with our panel of floating voters, first selected during the 2010 election, to ask what they think the different parties offer the industry and who they are intending to vote for this time around
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FeaturesEric Pickles' letter to the construction industry
Conservative party鈥檚 secretary of state responds to 好色先生TV鈥檚 manifesto aims
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FeaturesNigel Farage鈥檚 letter to the construction industry
Leader of UKIP responds to 好色先生TV鈥檚 manifesto aims
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: Specialist Contractor of the Year
All of the nominees for this year鈥檚 specialist contractor category have experienced impressive growth in recent years, with the winner showing true innovation in its work
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: 好色先生TV Magazine Project of the Year
This category included a number of high-profile schemes but was ultimately won by a refurb project that has transformed a dated office building into a landmark 鈥榖usiness hotel鈥�
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: Small Project of the Year (up to 拢5m)
The overall winner of this category was a pioneering London housing project, built over an old garage court, which aims to replace anonymity with intimacy and connectivity
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: International Project of the Year
These projects from around the world demonstrate exceptional design, innovative sustainability measures and aim to inspire the cities they inhabit - as this year鈥檚 winner did in Canberra, Australia
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: CITB Training Initiative of the Year
This year鈥檚 shortlisted training initiatives take focus on safety, customer satisfaction and leadership aspects of development, with the results of one scheme proving particularly impressive
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: Sustainable Project of the Year
A broad portfolio of major projects, bumper financial results and a commitment to staff training and development have given Core Five the entrepreneurial clout to take the top prize
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: BIM Initiative of the Year
This category acknowledges those companies that have gone the extra mile to integrate BIM into the everyday fabric of their business, with the winner ensuring that all staff get hands on with the technology
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: Construction Client of the Year
Argent has become synonymous with high-profile city centre regeneration projects, such as London鈥檚 King鈥檚 Cross, which it pulls off with style - so not surprisingly the best in the industry are lining up to work with this client
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: The Test of Time
These projects employed bold design features that have seen the finished articles flourish, particularly when it comes to meeting their ambitious sustainability targets
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: Chief Executive of the Year
Galliford Try鈥檚 Greg Fitzgerald has steered the firm through years of mergers and growth, culminating in last鈥檚 year鈥檚 acquisition of Miller Construction - and all while earning the respect of his peers and colleagues along the way
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: Personality of the Year
When it comes to unlocking the potential of complex city centres, Argent partner Tony Giddings is one of the best in the business. You just have to look at scale of change at London鈥檚 King鈥檚 Cross to appreciate the extent of his achievements as his firm is showing some of ...
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FeaturesInside Westminster: Housing by numbers
In this election鈥檚 battle of the building stats, a major focus has been that worryingly few houses have been built in the last five years. But is this the coalition鈥檚 fault? Could other parties do better?
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FeaturesTracker: March 2015
While concern about constraints has edged up, the orders index has hit a record high and things are looking up for nearly every region
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: Major Contractor of the Year (over 拢300m)
For those who think you can never win two years running, here鈥檚 proof that you can. The competition was tough but Mace鈥檚 commitment to safety, to client engagement and to financial success, gave it the edge once again
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: Housing Project of the Year
This year鈥檚 housing projects have been chosen for exceptional design work and for providing a boost to their local community, with one entry standing out on both these factors
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: Manufacturer of the Year
All of these manufacturers have launched pioneering products that have helped to improve building performance and respond to the needs of building users, with one entry proving particularly innovative