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Innovate to accumulate

George Wimpey boss Peter Johnson will be giving “the chief executive’s view” to the Housing Market Intelligence conference next week. Here he gives Steve Menary a taste of the issues that he sees as important for the industry

Fortunes fluctuate

Brian Green looks at market conditions, the regions and the performance of the top housebuilders and explains why despite unpredictable market fluctuations during the past year, the top firms are in as healthy shape as ever

Ben Roskrow

[MMC-IMG=1004-A=Left] WELCOME to the second annual edition of Britain’s biggest housebuilders, our yearly look at the industry’s biggest players.

Technology

Windows and doors

Closing time

Automatic garage doors are becoming the norm rather than the exception. Andrew Leech finds that most manufacturers are already geared up

In the frame

Andrew Leech discovers that door beauty is only skin deep; the remainder is tough, sturdy and burglar-proof

The sash is back

Sliding sash windows are back in style – new models are free from warping and sticking and meet all regulation requirements. Tim Palmer reports

Tech spec

Allison Heller reports on the latest software and tech tools for running a housebuilding business, from back office accounting and project viability assessment systems, to on-site mobile communications

All systems go

<MMC-CAPTION 200 align=right> [MMC-IMG=914-A=Right] High tech home systems – increasingly essential (pictured: St George’s Paddington Central penthouse, London) </MMC-CAPTION>Home networking systems are becoming an essential component of new developments.