On the noticeboard of meeting room two in the Costain/Skanska jv project office at Exeter Business Park in Devon, on 25 January 2003, staff had access to the legend: "Wind 15-18m/s; rain until 10am; 2-3mm drizzle; 8-9° centigrade." What is unusual in that? Why should a weather forecast, albeit useful and accurate information, have particular relevance on this site? Because the client of the ￡160m design and build head office and operations centre in Exeter is none other than the Meteorological Office (MO). The significance of accurate weather forecasting should not be played down.
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