More Focus – Page 146

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    Eco policy: No sense of direction

    2013-06-07T00:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s latest White Paper suggests that public and private sector clients are as frustrated as the rest of the industry with government eco policy

  • TRACKER
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    The tracker: April 2013

    2013-06-06T06:00:00Z

    Construction activity increased in April as did orders, employment and tender prices. However, Experian Economics reports that financial constraints remain a drag on growth

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    International Salary Survey 2013

    2013-06-06T06:00:00Z

    Many UK professionals are looking abroad to sell their skills. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV consults Hays’ International Salary Survey 2013 to pick out promising destinations

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    The industry has had its say ...

    2013-06-05T13:42:00Z

    Five hundred people responded to our questionnaire in the run-up to the Government Construction Summit next month. Here’s a flavour of what they said …

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    Captains of industry

    2013-06-05T14:02:00Z

    This year construction is higher up the political agenda than ever, with calls for fresh investment. The government has responded and is shortly expected to unveil its Industrial Strategy for Construction

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    Serpentine Pavilion: A snake in the grass

    2013-06-04T14:39:00Z

    Sou Fujimoto’s Serpentine Pavilion is a geometric structure, but also organic and cloud-like. It’s an impressive deception. So how did the team pull it off?

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    Interview: Glenn Howells

    2013-06-04T06:00:00Z

    Glenn Howells tells ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV why we need to abandon our fifties sense of order and totally rethink how we use the built environment

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    What London's new office clients want

    2013-05-31T06:00:00Z

    Future tenants of the City’s major office buildings are increasingly likely to hail from the Far East - and their requirements may come as a bit of a surprise

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    Blacklisting: Human impact

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Many of the people allegedly involved in the blacklisting scandal still work in construction. Should we be worried?

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    Cost update Q1 2013

    2013-05-30T06:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV costs rose in the first quarter, but consumer inflation is falling, metal prices are sliding and manufactured goods are slowing down. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company reports

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    The Mary Rose museum

    2013-05-30T05:58:00Z

    Portsmouth now has an ingenious modern building that pays fitting tribute to an archaeological treasure

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    Interview with Dean Clegg, Sainsbury's

    2013-05-29T09:20:00Z

    The development director for Sainsbury’s on why there’s still a future in building big supermarkets

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    How advertising has changed ...

    2013-05-24T07:00:00Z

    Two adverts from the 1970s of a type you definitely wouldn’t see in ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s pages today

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    In focus: Kier

    2013-05-23T10:32:00Z

    In the final of our quick fire guides to recent changes at major contractors, we look at Kier

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    Danger: recovery in sight

    2013-05-23T06:00:00Z

    There may be hints of a modest recovery for construction, but is it prepared for the risks that brings?

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    Harry Handelsman: The Pearly King

    2013-05-23T06:00:00Z

    Manhattan Loft Corporation’s chief executive on transforming the East End and keeping overseas buyers at bay

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    Latest roofing products

    2013-05-22T12:18:00Z

    No matter the pitch or degree, there are innovative roofing products on the market, from replacements tiles for a listed church to rooflights you can walk all over

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    How to sell a loo

    2013-05-22T09:03:00Z

    A little toilet humour from the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV archive to cheer up your week …

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    In focus: Laing O'Rourke

    2013-05-22T06:00:00Z

    The fourth of our quick fire guides to recent changes at major contractors looks at Laing O’Rourke

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    Stonehenge visitor centre: A lot of history

    2013-05-22T06:00:00Z

    Stonehenge’s first building work in many years is nearly complete. All it’s taken is 20 years, several design competitions and nearly £40m in planning costs