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FeaturesTime, gentlemen, please
In the rush of 12-hour working days fuelled by fatty snacks and liquid lunches, it's easy to forget that you are utterly, utterly reliant on a small ball of muscle in your chest. We report on drive to alert executives to the danger they're in 鈥� before it's too late
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黑洞社区鈥檚 Beckhams
Every year, a few premiership players dominate the European construction league 鈥� but their Spanish competitors are playing a long game and there may be an upset.
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FeaturesThe Longest day
The creation of Heathrow's 拢3.7bn Terminal 5 is a titanic daily feat of co-ordination, with a 7000-strong army of workers to be ferried, thousands of tonnes of material to be delivered and two raging rivers to be diverted. We observed a day in the remarkable life of Europe's biggest building ...
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FeaturesThe saga continues 鈥�
Holyrood's disastrous cost overruns and missed deadlines dominated 2003's headlines. As Lord Fraser prepares for the second half of his inquiry, we chart how the tale of incompetence and mismanagement has unfolded so far
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Features04 for 2004
With the party season behind us, it's time to take a sober look at the year to come. But for those still feeling delicate, we've have made it nice and simple. Out of all the potential issues, buildings, gadgets, institutions and people that'll make it big in 2004, 黑洞社区 has ...
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Just the job
Chimwemwe Lungu tells us why she left Malawi to study and work in British construction
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FeaturesWhat's in store?
Herzog & de Meuron were so bent on a particular look for an artistic warehouse-cum-showroom, they were prepared to go to any lengths to achieve it 鈥�
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FeaturesBiscuit world cup 2003
What the building trade lacks in sporting finesse, it makes up for in cookie-munching abilities. To celebrate this gastronomic talent, we invited 16 firms to submit their entries for the Biscuit World Cup 2003 鈥� It's crunch time
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FeaturesEach year, 40,000 desperately needed homes don't get built. Who's to blame?
When Kate Barker announced the findings of her review into housing undersupply last week, housebuilders were smug that the finger was pointed at planners 鈥� until they realised they weren't getting off scot-free. So did the industry need to hear a few home truths? We found out
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Bovis loses monthly heats but wins yearly tournament
Contractor remains triumphant in annual league as its other pole position is snatched by HBG's strong month
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Just the job
Colin James tells us how he used his construction background to found his own IT consultancy
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FeaturesHot stuff: Top 10 industry issues
We run down the juiciest topics of conversation in the industry this year
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FeaturesThe best of what happened
Here's a month-by-month summary of the biggest news stories to catch our eye throughout the year
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Away with the danger
In this month's industry overview, Experian Business Strategies reports that pre-Christmas growth has been as stable as the nativity scene, and is expected to remain so into the new year
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Appointments
Contractor Bovis Lend Lease has appointed Edmund Obiala construction project director. He will be responsible for the Chapelfield development in Norwich.Housebuilders Paul Land, previously with the Sharman Group has joined regional housebuilder Wainhomes (South West) Holdings as technical director. Ken Lusk joins as development manager, Jason Walker as assistant ...