Fast friends
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Tarmac Building and LG Engineering have successfully worked together on the construction of a 80 million pounds sterling factory, for the South Korean manufacturing company LG, in Gwent, Wales. The project faced many difficulties which were overcome, such as language and cultural differences and protecting the local community from noisy construction work. Tarmac Building Project Director Tony Coyle introduced frequent site meetings to solve organisational differences between the two companies. Tarmac had just over one year to complete the project.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1998
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Fast talking: high-speed communications between computers are simultaneously creating opportunities for and throwing new challenges at construction companies
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Potential applications for modern communications include the ability to form a project team of engineers distributed around the world. Messages can be sent from computer screen to computer screen via the Internet, the network of high speed communication lines, in less time than sending a fax or letter and at less cost. However in the construction industry much business is undertaken in accordance with a letter of contracts and trust between project partners needed to share computer data is often lacking.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1995
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Aqua fresh
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Building service engineers are struggling to fit in all the necessary services for the London Aquarium at County Hall in London, UK. They are working to tough deadlines to supply air-conditioning, ventilation ducts and power supply services for 41 fish tanks in a pre-defined, limited space. The aquarium was built for sixty million pounds sterling in 1992. It contains a number of tanks with a range of climatic conditions for different fish populations.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1996
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