Sat.Dec 01, 2018 - Fri.Dec 07, 2018

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6 Reasons Why Engineering and Design Firms Make Good Construction Managers

CTM Design

The municipality has approved the facility and site design for your gas station, convenience store, restaurant or retail space. Construction can begin! The next step is to hire a Construction Manager to act as your eyes, ears and a quality control person. A Construction Manager performs a similar role to a general contractor. However, Construction Managers tend to have a more direct and collaborative relationship with the project owner than a general contractor.

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Black Friday 2018 – how did retailers fare with our new shopping tradition this year?

Barber Design

Latest figures reveal that Brits might still not be on board with the American shopping tradition of ‘Black Friday. Despite turning out in force, a survey by Barclaycard revealed that they were buying more items but spending less over all. By 3pm on Black Friday Barclaycard had seen 10% more transactions than the previous year but the value of spending was down by 12% – suggesting that Brits are being more thrifty and focusing more on bargains.

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SVG Summit 2018

Design Republic

Design Republic’s own Neil Tucker will be a panelist for the upcoming SVG Summit, Monday December 10th. His panel will be discussing the importance of upfront coordination in control room design. “As video-control rooms expand in both size and scope, the amount of coordination and coordinated effort required increases in both importance and complexity.

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