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FeaturesProcurement: Develop and construct
Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon describes a new twist to this procurement route that combines elements of two-stage tendering and collaborative working
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FeaturesBAA the economy class client
BAA was the client that revolutionised construction to deliver Heathrow Terminal 5 on time and budget, but the cultural change that has followed its takeover by Spanish contractor Ferrovial has left many observers wondering whether that revolution is now over.
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Orders holding up
Despite the pessimism all around, most contractors have strong order books and there are few reports of projects being cancelled or delayed. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports
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FeaturesAbsolutely Fabio
Fabio Capello picks his first England team on Wednesday, and although he wouldn鈥檛 share his thoughts on selection with 好色先生TV, there鈥檚 an Irish bricklayer who looks just like him 鈥� and he was happy to tell Katie Puckett what he thinks of Frank Lampard 鈥�
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FeaturesPilot project
BAA used Terminal 5 to test-fly a number of exciting, but highly experimental practices. As Thomas Lane discovers, they all took off 鈥� then suffered very different fates
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FeaturesQuite a departure
It鈥檚 finally here, and it鈥檚 quite unlike any other airport experience in the world. Over the next five pages, Martin Spring imagines what passengers will make of Richard Rogers鈥� monumental Heathrow Terminal 5. Then, on page 50, we ask whether this groundbreaking project really has changed the construction industry for ...
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FeaturesCole Thompson Anders scheme gets go ahead in East London
Architect Cole Thompson Anders selected to work on a project in Forest Gate, East London
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FeaturesGoing bananas on the DLR
When Consarc Consulting Architects set out to design a 鈥榣andmark鈥� station for the Docklands Light Railway in a dreary part of east London, it took the unusual approach of topping it with a 32m white banana. And the even stranger thing, writes Martin Spring, is that it works 鈥�
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FeaturesEco-friendly flooring: Down to earth
What you see before you is not a luscious field but an eco-friendly carpet. And judging by the way the industry is heading, very soon all your flooring could be as green as grass.
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FeaturesConquistadors in Kensington
While French firms were dazzling us with their hefty turnovers, the Spanish have sneaked in and established themselves as the next big thing in European construction.
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Tread carefully
It鈥檚 an extraordinary statistic but the Health and Safety Executive estimates that one serious slip accident occurs every three minutes in the UK.
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FeaturesWhite flooring
A former luggage shop in St Peter Port, Guernsey, has been transformed into a dazzling white, minimalist hairdressing salon with the help of Flowcrete.
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FeaturesRubber flooring
Artigo has launched its latest rubber floor covering collection, designed in conjunction with architect Sottsass Associati.
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New carpets designs
Milliken Carpet Europe has launched a collection called Line Up, featuring four designs.
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Hard wearing flooring
Addagrip is launching Deco, a decorative floor finish aimed at schools, offices and retail outlets. The company says the floor, made of a mix of coloured quartz, is seamless and hardwearing.
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Light steel frame flooring
Light Steel Frame Solutions has developed Strucmet, an engineering system that includes lightweight steel infill panels for internal and external walls, steel floor joists, structural lattice systems, factory-fitted pods and cladding systems.
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A-rated carpets
Carpet manufacturer Burmatex has launched a range aimed at the education, leisure, commercial, healthcare and public sectors.
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Loop carpet tiles
Desso has introduced Freestyle, a loop pile carpet tile, which it says can be laid in a random format.