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FeaturesThe testing of Kenneth Shuttleworth
How they made it聽It wasn鈥檛 easy, but a combination of 21-hour days and a decent helping of luck combined to make the man we know today.
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FeaturesSaving St George
Purcell Miller Tritton鈥檚 lavish 拢22m restoration has returned Liverpool鈥檚 grade I-listed St George鈥檚 Hall to its glorious past 鈥� just with fewer prisoners and hopefully more tourists.
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FeaturesCountry focus: France
With President Sarkozy newly instated, Patrick Leniston, country manager for EC Harris in France, reports on the construction issues that may affect the country鈥檚 future leader
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Pootling along
Activity in March may have been less buoyant than a month earlier but it鈥檚 still running along quite nicely. Civil engineering continued to dominate, putting the residential and non-residential sectors in the shade. And, according to Experian Business Strategies, order books were healthy
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FeaturesShould RICS withdraw its threat of legal action against the government over HIPs?
Ruth Kelly鈥檚 embarrassing climbdown over HIPs hasn鈥檛 stopped RICS from threatening to take the government to court.
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Blaironomics
We鈥檝e seen where the money went. Now Peter Rumble of the 星空传媒 Costs Information Service explores how Labour鈥檚 stewardship of the economy affected construction tender prices and output
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FeaturesSplash out
Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley recently completed the 拢6m Formby pool in Lancashire. Part-funded by the Land Trust, the building had to reflect its woody surroundings, so sustainably sourced timber was used for large parts of the structure, including its roof and supporting columns.
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FeaturesShop lighting: A LED balloon?
They鈥檙e easy to maintain, last ages and don鈥檛 cook the food. So will LEDs knock fluorescent tubes off their pedestal in shop design? 鈥楾hat鈥檚 a laugh,鈥� detractors tell Alistair King
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FeaturesThe must-have ceiling for Redditch shoppers
A Luxalon aluminium open cell ceiling from Hunter Douglas has been fitted at the refurbished Kingfisher shopping centre in Redditch.
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30dB acoustic seal
Intumescent technology specialist Mann McGowan has unveiled the DD1 acoustic threshold seal, which has a rating of 30dB.
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Twist-and-lock light
Ansell Lighting has launched Twistlock, a range of luminaires designed to ease lamp replacement and to cater for halogen lamps and LEDs.
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Lens for recessed luminaire
Zumtobel has launched a lens for its semi-recessed luminaire, Mellowlight IV.
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Waterproof tubular light
Pracht Lichttechnik and Sill Lighting UK have joined forces to launch a waterproof tubular light fitting called Tubis.
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Fire protection fan and vent sleeves
Firecap CFS100 is a new range of recessed fan and vent sleeves designed to restore the fire ratings of ceilings penetrated by fans and ventilation ducts.
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Stone wool ceiling tiles
Rockfon has supplied its Pacific stone wool semi-concealed (E15) ceiling system to a Mercedes-Benz showroom in Blackpool.
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Smaller security cameras
Premier Electronics has reduced the size of its AV1300 high-definition IP security camera from 127 to 64mm long, enabling it to fit into smaller dome formats.
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Aluminium high-capacity gutter
Serpentine 175 is the latest addition to Guttermaster鈥檚 range of aluminium gutters.
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FeaturesNorth London fashions
Various Kingspan insulated panels have been used at the Harringay shopping park, an 拢8m retail development in north London.
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Through the looking glass
Mirona, launched by Schott, is a decorative glass that switches from transparent to reflective according to the lighting conditions.