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Raising the bar
Using bar codes to track equipment on site can give massive savings on wasted time and lost tools.
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Labour forces
What does the term "foreign" labour mean today and why is the issue so important? In the first of two articles we aim to explain this age-old practice.
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Time to accelerate change
The Strategic Forum for Construction has published its Accelerating change report.
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McAlpine buys Eastern Contracting
Alfred McAlpine has acquired Eastern Contracting Limited (ECL) for £13.3 million.
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Industry issues debated at HVCA Summit
The forthcoming HVCA conference will broach problems within the industry including the lack of young entrants and the fight to abolish cash retentions.
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Endurance tested
A Chalmor control system has cut electrical use by two-thirds in a forecourt lighting system.
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Hotting up in Hove
21st Century heating has been installed in a 1930s apartment block in Hove, Sussex, bringing space and energy savings.
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Plant bills driven down by water ring change
The installation of an ABB drive in a semiconductor firm's water mains pumping system has reduced the pump duty by 60%.
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High-rise homes
A 14-storey luxury residential development in Manchester's Deansgate is causing passers-by to take a second glance due to its unusual design. The brickless structure has fully-glazed exterior walls and rises from a two-storey block with a reception and shops.Electrical contractor NG Bailey chose MEM equipment for the flats; this includes specially-made stainless steel wiring accessories. Each flat is served by a Memera 2000 consumer unit; 16-way units have been used in the penthouses and 12-way units in the other flats.
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A drop of the light stuff
Relamping the new lighting scheme in the Waterloo pub in Dublin’s Baggott Street is as easy as having a drink, thanks to the installation of Luxlifts. Challenged with ensuring that maintenance was possible for four new 1 m3 light fittings set 10 m above ground level, electrical contractor Liam Holland of Lima Electrical, Monaghan selected the Matsushita Electric Works product. The luxlift includes an electric motor to lower the fittings on two stainless steel belts.
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Panel-free protection
Is there an alternative to installing panel-based fire alarm systems in dwellings with multiple occupants?
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The Egan project
Accelerating change is the son of Egan's Rethinking construction report. We report on the latest targets for the industry to adopt.
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Early risers
Haden Young retained the Major m&e contractor title at the 2002 Building Services Awards. We find out why at Paddington Central.
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Web sight
Companies that contract out large swathes of operations are increasingly turning to the Internet to monitor their contractors' performance.
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Circuit faker
The problem of counterfeit electrical equipment has spread beyond basic accessories to safety gear such as circuit-breakers.
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Panel beater
Protecting electrical circuits over 63 A traditionally called for a mccb. EMC investigates an alternative solution new to the market.
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Garden of Egan
Are you ready for a new set of targets?
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Contractors warned over certification bodies
Contractors should ensure that quality certification bodies hold approved accreditation provided by UKAS. If not, their documentation could be worthless.
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ECA funds lighting industry prize
The ECA is working with the Worshipful Company of Lightmongers to fund a new award for the lighting industry.
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Farebrother has completed it's £2.7 million contract at The Triangle
Farebrother, winner of the EMC M&E Contractor of the Year Award 2002, has completed a £2.7 million contract at The Triangle, Manchester's newest shopping and leisure mall. The work is part of the redevelopment programme on the Grade II-listed Corn Exchange building after damage caused by the 1996 terrorist bomb in Manchester city centre. Farebrother's contract included power, lighting and security systems in the building.
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Presidential view
This issue of EMC sees a full-colour, double page advertisement for the ECA.
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Advertising campaign
The ECA has launched an advertising campaign aimed at promoting to key specifiers and clients the benefits of using ECA members.
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Rotary Liverpool John Lennon Airport contract completed
Rotary has recently completed a £6.3 million contract on the newly renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport. The new terminal is triple the size of the previous building. The contract included lighting, power, fire alarm systems, cctv and security equipment, heating and ventilation. The services plantrooms were assembled off-site and then craned to the roof on delivery.
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Running hot and cold
A new product claims to transform a conventional heating installation into an air conditioning system.
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Scale of the problem
How can poor water quality pose a danger? We explain the need to reduce the build-up of scale in hot water systems.
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Making the grade
Major construction sites will soon demand that workers hold a skills card, but how do you get one? We describe his first-hand experience of the CSCS test.
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Cover up
Employers' liability insurance premiums have gone through the roof. We report on an industry in crisis.
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People power
The strength of the Joint Industry Board comes from its people and the ability to work as a team at all levels. We give an update on recent changes.
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Working to contract
With the contract won, how can you be sure that everything goes to plan and you are paid as agreed?
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Suppliers feel the pinch…
Delta's interim report records reduced sales and profits in its electrical division while Novar reports difficult market for its Intelligent Building Systems companies.
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…while Interserve warns of lower demand in some industry sectors
Mike Bottjer, chairman of installation and maintenance group Interserve, has warned of lower demand in parts of the private sector.
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Southern Electric completed work at Lundbeck Pharm
Southern Electric Contracting has just completed a £4 million electrical and instrumentation contract for Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals in Middlesbrough.Pictured is operative David Seaman inspecting condenser fans at the new £40 million manufacturing facility.
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T Clarke shows growth
T Clarke has hit the ground running in 2002. The company's interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2002 show profits before tax up by 27% from £3.4 million in 2001 to £4.4 million.
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New £12 million centre opened in Magna Park
Rexel Senate Electrical Supplies has opened a National Logistics Centre at Magna Park, Leicestershire. The £12 million centre will provide a next day electrical products distribution service. Customers can order any of over 35 000 product lines to be delivered to their local branch or site throughout the UK. Nigel Power, marketing director, says: "This investment has enabled Rexel to offer customers from Cornwall to the north of Scotland complete product ranges from all the premier manufacturers."
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Jersey gets competency bye-law for electrical work
A major change in Jersey's building bye-laws came into effect from 1 September.
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Industry supports Part P proposals
The industry is generally in favour of the proposed introduction of electrical safety to the Building Regulations.
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