Technology gives Taywood the edge, says Peach

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After stepping into the driving seat at Taylor Woodrow Construction in May 2005, managing director Tim Peach is keen to use the latest technology to help the contractor overtake its competitors. Joanna Booth reports. The steel hangars of the Taylor Woodrow technology centre at Leighton Buzzard are set back from the road, giving the impression that top-secret activities take place here. The presence of a full-scale jet engine and a fire testing facility in which you could torch a fully-fuelled Range Rover only compound the feeling that James Bond is just around the corner.