Flexible thinkingBy Nigel Leaver of LegrandPublished: 20 November, 2009The recession has hit commercial property owners and developers hard, with the plethora of ‘To Let' signs adorning office buildings the length and breadth of the country attesting to that fact.
At present the commercial property market is awash with vacant and available premises, meaning developers and owners need to be able to offer something extra in order to grab the attention of would-be tenants.
The hidden gem of cable managementBy Chris Scott, product manager for Marshall-TufflexPublished: 29 October, 2009Developers and refurbishment specialists working within the commercial building sector have their work cut out when it comes to delivering projects to tight deadlines and even tighter budgets.
Cutting edge operationDespite the £billions ploughed into improving public services over the past 10 years, managing the budget continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing NHS Trusts up and down the country. There can be no compromise in standards of patient care, so looking more holistically at ways in which they can manage their assets more effectively to achieve greater efficiency has become an important route to better financial health for many Trusts.Published: 04 June, 2009In west Hertfordshire, a history of financial deficit going back to the early 1990s led to a reported deficit of £26.8m in 2005/6 with a total accumulated deficit at just over £41m. One of the main contributing factors to this deficit was inefficiencies caused by duplicating services across a number of hospital sites. This financial situation and a drive to improve patient services led to a decision to centralise some services onto a single site. Meanwhile, an ambitious NHS rebuilding programme means a new hospital will be completed at Watford General Hospital in 2014/2015.
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