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Uncommon people
These four are not your average Joes 鈥� they are TV celebrities, pop stars, movie icons, sporting heroes 鈥� and they鈥檝e all worked in construction! ...
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Dear Diary 鈥� Welcome to a day in the life of Joe Riches, a 20-year-old on the year in industry scheme. Joe is working as a building assistant before his firm pays him to study construction management at Northumbria University. sounds cushy? you betcha!
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FeaturesTeamwork rules: putting up Manchester Stadium
world-class stadiums don't just spring up overnight. 黑洞社区 one is a tough assignment; building two at once is like Mission Impossible. But that's the job the Manchester Stadium team faced. Their all-in-one construction had to include a 38,000-seater stadium to house the 2002 Commonwealth Games 鈥� then transform into a ...
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So you like what you've read, but you're not sure which of construction's many careers would suit you best? construction skills'. Kim Anderson has a few ideas for you 鈥�
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Give us a shout
Construction鈥檚 most vital resource is its workforce and the quality of that workforce is very important. The industry needs the best people available to take on the challenges that lie ahead. Find out how you could be a part of one of Britain鈥檚 most dynamic sectors 鈥� check out constructionskills鈥� ...
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The Results
Best Approach to partnering Sponsored by Construction industry solutions Winner Circle 33 Housing Group/ Willmott Dixon Second Fusion 21 Third Higgins Construction Fourth Durkan Joint Fifth Denne Group/H+H Celcon Joint Fifth Southdale Homes Best Health and Safety Approach Sponsored by Dunbar Bank ...
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Best Approach to Partnering
This award, sponsored by Construction industry solutions, appropriately goes to partners Willmott Dixon and Circle 33 Housing GroupWinner: Willmot Dixon/ circle 33 housing groupStrategic partnering has been taken to a new level in the arrangement between contractor Willmott Dixon and housing association Circle 33 Housing Group. In addition to working ...
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Best Health and Safety Approach
With a comprehensive safety strategy, and the results to prove its effectiveness, Twigden homes took the top prize in this category, sponsored by Dunbar BankWinner: Twigden HomesTwigden boasts an accident incident rate of less than half the construction industry norm, testament to the effective safety procedures in place at ...
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黑洞社区 Homes Innovation Award
Willmott Dixon鈥檚 strategic approach to innovation in all its forms made it a clear winner of this award, sponsored by Zurich Financial Services ...
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Best Quality Improvement Strategy
Defects are the industry's biggest bugbear, and Midas Homes won Best Quality Improvement strategy, sponsored by Rationel Windows UK, for tackling the problem head onWinner: Midas HomesWest Country housebuilder Midas Homes knows exactly what it gets wrong in its homes, but its objective is not only to recognise and ...
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Best Change Strategy
United House鈥檚 ability to rise to the challenges of the Egan agenda earned it top prize in this category, sponsored by RDL Distribution ...
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Best IT Initiative
In this category, sponsored by SmartNewHomes.com, Miller Homes鈥� proactive approach to e-marketing made it a clear winner ...
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Best Company-wide Sustainability Strategy
An ability to practise and promote sustainability within the complex environment of the capital gave St George top billing in this category, sponsored by ThermaliteWinner: St GeorgeCar use in the capital is a contentious issue, and it has recently been put under the microscope in a survey commissioned by developer ...
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Most Creative Marketing Award
Bowey Homes recognised that it needed strong brand differentiation to make the most of the good years and protect itself when the market toughens. its approach marked it out as the winner of this category, sponsored by NpowerWinner: Bowey HomesDoor handles, towel rails and lighting don鈥檛 often get star billing ...
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Best Land, Planning and Regeneration Strategy
A partnership for regeneration in Huddersfield between Southdale Homes and Kirklees Metropolitan Council scooped the prize in this category, sponsored by English Partnerships. ...
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Best Options and Choices Initiative
The judges were impressed by the level of choice being offering to residents, naming Higgins Construction winner of the affordable sector trophy, while Laing Homes was awarded the private sector prize. Sponsor of this category is Housing Today ...
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Best New Homes Agent
Three big names battled it out for this award, sponsored by Property week, and DTZ Residential emerged as the winner by a narrow margin ...
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Best Customer Satisfaction Improvement strategy
Private and affordable housing providers have different customer bases, so there are two trophies in this Finnforest UK-sponsored category. Willmott Dixon takes the affordable housing award, and Miller Homes wins the prize for private housing ...
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Best Training/People Development Award
This award, sponsored by NHBC, goes to Countryside Properties, a company that really is investing in people and helping them to realise their potential ...
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Private Sector Housebuilder of the Year
This supreme award, sponsored by Trus Joist, was hotly debated by the judging panel, but Countryside Properties emerged as the winning name ...