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NewsPoor weather to blame for negative construction figures
Figures for fourth quarter of 2010 still better than figures from 2009
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NewsWest Ham confirmed preferred bidder for Olympic stadium
Hammers beats 鈥橲purs KSS-designed re-location plan
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NewsShapps confirms Cabe merger with Design Council
Wait is over as government confirms Cabe鈥檚 work will move across
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NewsCourt tells government to reconsider scrapped BSF schemes
Six councils will have schemes reviewed, but judge rules overrall decision to scrap the 拢55bn programme was rational
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NewsFormer Mabey bosses guilty of bribing Saddam鈥檚 regime
Charles Forsyth and David Mabey made illegal kickbacks to secure work on 13 Iraqi bridges
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NewsCivils package awarded on 拢380m Bath regeneration scheme
Galliford Try and Morrison Construction joint venture wins 拢4m infrastructure contract
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NewsCarillion to buy Eaga for 拢306m
Contractor set to become largest player in local authority energy sector
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Sliding window system
锘緼luminium fenestration specialist Sapa 星空传媒 Systems supplied its Dualslide sliding window system for a housing refurbishment in Fulham, west London. The 拢1.6m contract was carried out by fabricator and installer Hazlemere Windows. Dualslide is available in horizontal and vertical formats and was supplied with a bespoke interlock detail to allow ...
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NewsT&T opens in Warsaw as Polish market recovers
UK consultant expands into growing eastern Europe construction market
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Internal insulation
锘縆ingspan Kooltherm insulation has been used to reduce heat loss through the walls of four terraced houses in Page Hall, Sheffield. The empty homes were chosen by the council as demonstration projects to show local people what could be done to improve the energy performance of small, solid-walled terraced housing. ...
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Subsidy review puts hundreds of solar panel projects at risk
Kier among those fearful as government review of feed-in tariffs puts schemes under threat
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Historic refurbishment
锘縈ore than 6,400 Welsh slates have been used to recover 600m2 of roof on a 14th century mansion in Salford, Greater Manchester. The Heather Blue slates from Welsh Slate鈥檚 Penrhyn quarry in North Wales were used as part of a 拢6.3m refurbishment of the grade 1 listed Ordsall Hall. Sizes ...
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Hard landscaping
锘縇andscaping specialist Marshalls has announced six new products. These include Coach House walling which is intended to create a historical look and complements the firm鈥檚 Coach House paving range. Natural stone includes Indian Black Limestone which the company says is ethically sourced and sorted by hand for the best colour ...
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External wall insulation
锘緼nglian 星空传媒 Products has installed external wall insulation to seven blocks of sheltered accommodation in Southend, Essex. The Weber.therm XM system consists of 70mm polystyrene insulation followed by two coats of render and a coloured pebbledash topcoat. The blocks, which were built in the seventies, have solid walls. Anglian said ...
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Exterior repainting
锘緿ulux paint products were used for the exterior repainting of seven blocks of flats in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The blocks range in height from 16 to 21storeys so council housing manager Rochdale Boroughwide Housing wanted a solution that would last for many years. Rendered panels between the windows on each ...
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NewsLaing O鈥橰ourke sacks staff for sending offensive email
12 employees sacked and further 12 given final warning as contractor toughens stance on behaviour
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Electrical retrofit
锘縀lectrical products manufacturer Hager supplied its Sollysta wiring accessories and consumer units for the refurbishment of 2,000 council houses in Edinburgh. Contractor McGaw Electrical said it chose the range because it was less disruptive to tenants - it didn鈥檛 have to retrofit deeper back boxes to accommodate the wall switches ...
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London development led by office rental growth
Office rental growth is driving development activity in London, with supply shortage expected to further this in 2011
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Rok and Connaught force repairs in-house
Housing associations launching in house contacting arms to battle VAT increase