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17-Jul-2008
Building the Competitive Edge
The asset portfolio – which is an organisation’s infrastructure, facilities and property – represents a substantial cost base for any business. Players in both the commercial and public sectors risk locking themselves into a long-term cycle of overpaying for underperformance if they fail to adopt leading edge innovations in whole life asset management.
27-Nov-2007
The Renaissance of Nuclear
Back in the 1980s there was a fashionable bumper stick and badge, which bore the catch slogan: Nuclear Energy, No Thanks.
Today however, fashionable opinion has changed with no less a luminary that James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia theory of ecology, proclaiming the nuclear power offers the most certain and environmentally safe option to meet our future energy needs.
08-Nov-2007
PPP: The global appeal of an idea whose time has come
In this issue we explore PPP: three letters bound to cause controversy in the UK.
01-Dec-2005
Glasgow - River city of the future
In this issue we examine the theme of partnership in some depth. Through overuse and misuse, the term partnership is in danger of becoming an empty cliché to which few pay more than lip service. But our articles reveal that the construction industry is entering a new era in which genuine partnership between client and service provider is rapidly replacing the adversarial culture as the industry standard.
01-Mar-2005
Power and Glory: Celebrating client success
Welcome to Issue 5, which looks at building successful client relationships.
Guest columnist Martin Sykes, Head of Office of Government Commerce, comments on effective 'value added' public procurement which is at the heart of the supply chain for all Government contracts.
01-Oct-2004
Joined Up Thinking: Best practice in project management
The Autumn edition focuses on best practice, project management and maximising the value chain.
As one of the UK's largest cost and property management companies, Currie & Brown has carried out Gateway Reviews and Risk Assessments on major projects across the country. This service, along with our strategic involvement in projects, has resulted in effective project close-out across every sector.
01-Apr-2004
Schools of the Future: PFI passes test but must do better
The Spring edition of the C&B Bulletin focuses on education and regeneration. Currie & Brown is at the forefront of a number of dynamic projects in this field across the UK, advising business, local government and academia on cost solutions for small and large scale developments at both strategic and delivery levels.
01-Nov-2003
Healthcare: Partnership is the right prescription
Issue 2 focuses on Currie & Brown's specialist work in the health sector across the UK.
Other key developments are the merger of the Edinburgh and Falkirk offices to new premises in Edinburgh enabling them to expand their services to provide both cost and project management services to the building sector in Edinburgh.
Currie & Brown also welcomes Shonagh Hay, Group Business Relations Director, who is well respected for her expertise in construction management as well as PFI, health, education, facilities consultancy, IT and has an extensive track record across central and local government.
01-Jun-2003
PFI Problems: Has demand finally outstripped supply?
Welcome to the first edition of the Currie & Brown Bulletin with news, views and features on a range of our core services and specialist sectors.