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IBMG expands with the acquisition of Roofing Gear

Construction Enquirer

Jeremy Gear will remain in the business and work with Danny Spokes, managing director for IBMG’s Roofing Division, to ensure the business’ successful integration into the Group. “Roofing Gear has come a long way since it was first established in 2004, and now as an IBMG-owned merchant I am confident it will flourish even further. .

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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FAILURE FACTORS

Job Order Contracting

The real area of befuddlement is why real property owners have not changed the decades old legacy of rampant economic and environmental waste plaguing the AECCO sector (AECOO – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, Operator). International Journal of Project Management Belout, A., & Gauvreau, C. 1999). (1999).

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mostafa Saber, BIM & Design Manager at Diamond Developers

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Digital technology tools today have changed the face of what it means to be in construction by enabling cloud collaboration, improving workforce productivity and making sustainable practices easy to achieve. I started my career as an architect in my home city, Cairo, Egypt in 2004. Check out our conversation below!

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

2004; Black et al., Reduced project related cost growth per change order. management. Journal of Management in Engineering, 10(6), 26-29. management in the UK construction industry. Management, 6(3), 159-168. International Journal of Project Management, 25(4), 386-393. Management Institute.

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Public Procurement of Construction Services

Job Order Contracting

Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. How Organizational integration and alignment of cultural, professional, management, and commercial interests is also required, both internally and with construction services providers. and Dossick, C.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

Research has readily noted the causal factors for the relative lack of adoption of Lean across the construction and facilities management sectors. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 14(2), 73–78. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8 (4,), 292-303. Retrieved July 12, 2010, from [link] Alinaitwe, H.

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Wirtgen: Leading industry together

Roads Online

As Jason Parrish, National Plant Manager – SPA explains. Brett Ferris, Product Support Manager – Wirtgen says his earliest memories of working with SPA extend back to 2011. Before elevating themselves to be among the leaders in their given industries, a fortuitous encounter gave birth to a lasting partnership.