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Wood pellet boilers
Windhager’s VarioWIN wood pellet boiler is now available with a compact 45 litre balance tank which brings the output down to 1kW to suit low energy demand buildings such as homes.
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Biomass boiler
Woodpecker is this month launching a 150kW biomass boiler suitable for public and commercial buildings as well as housing associations.
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Ucatt cries ‘bias’ in election ballot probe
Union complains about investigation into election of general secretary Alan Ritchie
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Speedy Hire hit by bad debt
Plant hire group Speedy Hire is set to lose £1.7m because the collapse of Connaught has left it with debts that are unlikely to be paid and equipment that will not be recovered
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Credit crunch returns as lenders turn away buyers
Redrow’s Steve Morgan warns of ’nosedive’ as lending falls and tighter mortgage rules loom
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McClay Library wins RICS award
Shepley Bulfinch-designed library at Queen’s University in Belfast wins sustainability award
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Aukett to end year debt-free
Listed architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has announced that it expects to have eliminated its debt of £1.4m when it reveals its end-of-year results
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Shepherd plans London assault
Richard Vining, the new chief executive of Shepherd Construction, has announced that the company will open a central London office to boost its position as a national contractor
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DJ Deloitte sets up QS arm
The former head of Davis Langdon’s commercial sector surveying team will head a new cost consultancy division at Drivers Jonas Deloitte (DJD)
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Hill wins APWA award for Californian project
Consultant’s work for South Bonnyview Road Widening project named 2010 Project of the Year
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Academy award
Willmott Dixon has signed a £25.7m contract with Northamptonshire council for the 1,100-place Kettering Science Academy.
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Government to enforce 30-day payment period
The government is to make 30-day payment periods compulsory in order to enforce prompt payment to subcontractors.
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Barratt boss pockets £568k bonus despite firm’s £163m loss
The total pay package of Mark Clare, Barratt’s chief executive, shot up by more than two-thirds this year, despite the firm making a £163m loss.
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Galliard reports £16m loss despite 50% rise in turnover
Galliard Homes’ pre-tax loss fell to £16.8m in 2009, on turnover up more than 50%, according to accounts posted this week
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Latest construction appointments: 15 October 2010
Balfour Beatty Engineering Services has appointed John Sharp as the company’s business services director.
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Grosvenor framework saves 10% on £250m pipeline
Four-strong team will handle all construction work across 120ha Mayfair and Belgravia portfolio
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Two London development corporations culled
Quango cull hits regeneration organisations as functions pass to local government and London mayor
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Cabe merger with English Heritage ruled out
Letter from Cabe boss to staff suggests option of a merger has been dismissed although future is still unclear
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Crossrail 'to open in stages'
Crossrail construction could be “phased” and this is likely to mean that the project opens in stages to the public
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Cabe's future hangs in the balance and 192 quangos are axed
Francis Maude announced today that 192 quangos will go and a further 289 will be restructured