In this article, Robert Snook, Director and General Manager of Portakabin Hire, offers some practical advice to help healthcare providers rapidly expand hospital facilities to reduce patient waiting times with no compromise on the quality of the accommodation.
HOW TO RAPIDLY EXPAND HOSPITAL FACILITIES TO REDUCE PATIENT WAITING TIMES
December 2012 in News by Publisher
Committed to making a difference
December 2012 in Healthcare Focus, News by PublisherFounded in 1992 by CEO Mike Parsons, Barchester Healthcare is now one of the biggest independent care providers in the UK and the most innovative in its approach to improving the energy performance of their care homes
Lessons Learned from Lap dancers
December 2012 in News, UK Solicitors Focus by PublisherAugust’s issue of Construction Magazine featured a short article advising companies to think carefully about their contracts with individuals, to ensure that they are only entering into an employer/employee relationship where they intend to do so.
Fast Track
December 2012 in News by PublisherName: Steve McGuckin
Position: UK Managing Director
Company: Turner & Townsend
Type of Business: Global construction consultancy and programme managers
Waste not, want not
December 2012 in News by PublisherWith landfill space running out, what measures can be taken by the construction industry to minimise waste and re-use rubbish? And how realistic are zero waste to landfill policies for the construction industry?
The West Should Embrace China and India
December 2012 in News, Worldwide News by PublisherThe West risks squandering a spectacular $10tri market opportunity if countries and companies fail to develop enduring commercial ties with these nations’ newly affluent consumers, according to a new book by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Frankfurt Airport Opens Pier A-Plus as Scheduled
December 2012 in News, Worldwide News by PublisherFrankfurt Airport’s (FRA) new Pier A-Plus, the 800 meter-long westward expansion of Terminal 1, has opened on schedule after about four years of construction. Flight operations began on 10 October at the new pier, allowing Germany’s biggest hub to serve up to six million additional passengers per year, thus a total of approximately 65 million passengers per year. This €700m terminal complex will be exclusively used by Deutsche Lufthansa AG and its Star Alliance partners, including flights coming from Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In particular, Pier A-Plus provides more docking positions for serving wide body aircraft like the Airbus A380 superjumbo and the Boeing B747 family.
NEW ANTARCTIC RESEARCH STATION IS COMPLETED FEATURING WICONA GLAZING SYSTEMS
December 2012 in News, UK & Ireland News by PublisherHigh performance aluminium glazing systems from Wicona are set to withstand some of the most extreme climatic conditions on earth, following the completion of a new research station in the Antarctic.
Designed by Hamburg-based architects, bof Architekten, the new Indian research station Bharati on the Antarctic coast comprises 134 prefabricated units wrapped in an aluminium envelope, which will withstand powerful winds of up to 270km/h, abnormally high thermal and mechanical loads caused by blizzards, huge quantities of snow, and temperatures of minus 40°C and below.
Which? guide to damp solutions
December 2012 in News, UK & Ireland News by PublisherWith the return of the cold winter weather Which? Magazine’s damp expert David Prince (founder of dampexpert.com) highlights single-room ventilation solutions for controlling condensation and mould problems.
Fibrelite is now RIBA CPD Providers Network Accredited
December 2012 in News, UK & Ireland News by PublisherFibrelite, who specialise in the design and manufacture of lightweight, composite, watertight access covers is delighted to announce the following RIBA CPD Providers Network material is now available to book as a CPD seminar:
