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Wates boss sets out plan to double turnover to £2bn
Exclusive: Contractor is aiming to double turnover to £2bn, as chief executive says firm is considering moves into “adjacent markets”
Government gives green light to £4bn Thames 'super-sewer'
Government gives development consent for 25km Thames Tideway Tunnel, with construction due to start in 2016
Construction growth slows in July
Year-on-year growth at its lowest rate since November 2013, while output remained flat month-on-month
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PROFESSIONAL
CPD 22 2014: Introduction to acetylated engineered wood panel products
Acetylated wood panels can offer improved durability and moisture resistance compared to traditional MDF. This module, sponsored by Medite Tricoya Extreme, outlines their key advantages and uses
DATA
Tracker: July 2014
Construction activity remains consistent as the index picks up five points for the month, while the orders index sees a small incline and residential experiences a significant uptick
PROJECTS
Broadwater Farm Inclusive Campus: Down on the farm
The Broadwater Farm Inclusive Campus accommodates on one site both special educational needs and mainstream schooling and is the culmination of a radical programme of inner-city renewal
PIC OF THE DAY
Fosters to design new Mexico City airport
Foster + Partners appointed to design world’s largest airport
LATEST PRODUCTS
What to specify: Regulations
This week’s regulations products include the installation of Taraflex flooring in a Stockport gym to match sports surface regulations, and ensuring that the Library of Birmingham meets watertight requirements
Sketch of the week
Sketch of the week: Almaty
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by architect Mike Oades at Atomik Architecture.
ANALYSIS
Interview: Andrew Davies
When Andrew Davies, Wates’ chief executive, goes to the board next month it will be to tell them how he intends to double turnover at the £1bn family firm. But don’t expect a revolution
BACK TO SCHOOL
Time to go back to school?
When it comes to school building work, the construction industry has been tasked with doing ‘more for less’, but as the economy picks up is it time for a rethink?
Student digs
Despite rising tuition fees, university applications in the UK have risen to an all-time high. How is the industry is coping with the demand for student accommodation?
MARKET REVIEW
Barbour ABI's August market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic & Construction Market Review for August is now available to download
Hansom
Hansom: Plaudits and brickbats
There’s a lot to celebrate this week - both at the Holcim Awards in Moscow and at HLM’s 50th. Elsewhere, though, the industry is in the dock and a hideous building gets planning approval in Brum
COMMUNITY OPINION
Creating the 'third space' for student accommodation
As demand for quality student living increases the design of communal spaces is becoming more inventive and flexible
Get with the social media programme
Property and construction professionals can ill-afford to ignore social media products - they’re fun and have business benefits too
Payment abuse: Won’t pay, must pay
Don’t underestimate the challenge. It’s time to beef up the Payment Charter
Enough excuses
We set up false barriers to adopting energy conservation measures in our houses. It’s time we stopped kidding ourselves
The sharing age?
Collaboration to drive down costs on schools needs a change in attitude, not just technology
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