More Focus – Page 341
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Wembley: the battle begins
As a landmark UK project, Wembley Stadium has been a disaster from the beginning. On the eve of the High Court battle between main contractor Multiplex and steel subcontractor Cleveland Bridge, we tell the story of the the biggest fiasco in UK construction's history.
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Just the job
Young engineer Roger McLaughlin tells Sonia Soltani what he has learned on his many European travels
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Oil change
With oil reserves running low Robert Webb says there is yet another reason for business to take the issue of climate change seriously.
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Triumph and Trophies
The best of the industry gathered at the Grosvenor House in London last Tuesday to celebrate the 12th annual ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Awards, in a football-themed evening that was graced by such legends as Bob Wilson, Pat Jennings, John Motson and 1966 England World Cup players
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Why they pulled the plug on Curzon
Curzon was a fit-out contractor that had formed long-term relationships with blue-chip clients, was making a good and growing profit and was looking to double its turnover in a tricky market. So why on 7 March this year did its bank call in the receiver?
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Lead times
This quarter, Paul Dalton of Mace reports that a boost in orders has meant an increase in the lead times for some building supplies. Also, Jonathan Kaye of Gardiner & Theobald takes a close look at building management systems
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Down from the mountain
How do you convince a collection of plants at Kew Gardens that west London enjoys an alpine climate? Wilkinson Eyre came up with an elegant and ingenious solution
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The big question
Mark Leftly meets the man in charge of the government's £40bn ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Schools for the Future programme - Richard Bowker ...
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Just the job
Amy Chapman tells James Rose why being a construction lawyer beats getting paid to drink wine …
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Battle of Waitrose
Nine weeks they lost to the dead. Nine weeks they struggled to bring to being the store, with quiche bedecked. What cunning? What buildcraft? Thomas Lane tells the tale.
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Doors and windows
How do you turn an old tyre factory into a swanky office and leisure destination? As Sonia Soltani discovered, if you're Shed KM, you stick a beautiful glass box inside the existing brick box. The result kicks off our doors and windows special
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Costs: Rooflights
Dome rooflights are a great way to get light into a building. Peter Mayer of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø LifePlans considers the specification options, durability and whole-life costs
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What Brunel did for us ...
Two hundred years after his birth, the ever-present legacy of the great Isambard Kingdom Brunel still inspires the modern-day engineer to create something different.
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Fit-out update: Office fit-out
Phil Brown reports on one of the busiest markets for contractors