Working with dinosaurs

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British construction industry leaders are planning how they intend to manage changes in the industry for the future . Alfred McAlpine Managing Director Graeme McCallum suggests the need to build on brownfield sites will lead to the quality and design of a newly built house becoming more important factors for buyers. Beazer Group Chief Executive John Low points factory built homes will be cheaper to build as they take less time. Countryside Properties Chief Executive Graham Cherry may employ skilled workers rather than use subcontractors to ensure a high quality of work.

United Kingdom, Planning, Real estate developers, Executives

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PFI break out

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Costain has been selected to finalise a bid for the 50 milion pounds sterling design-construct-manage-finance Bridgend prison contract, one of the most advanced PFI projects to date. Stuart Fraser, Costain UK construction director believes that 50% of the company's business will come from PFI markets in three to four years time. The returns on prison projects are easy to calculate as the revenue stream can be easily identified.

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, Prisons, Design and construction, Prison construction

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Confidence trick: More than every buyers expect perfection, but can something built in a muddy field attain it?

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Homebuyers need to be confident of housebuilder's service, according to Kevin Broughton, managing director of David McLean Homes. He believes that many companies see customer care as maintenance, and he has launched a rolling programme of customer relations, reaching up from 'the coal-face' to management. The perfect profile for a sales negotiator was defined with the help of consultancy, Thomas International.

Management

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