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Cladding panels
Steni cladding panels have been used to give a new lease of life to St Mary鈥檚 Catholic Primary School in Falmouth, Cornwall
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NewsCivic service
English Cities and Cartwright Pickard Architects鈥� Wakefield civic offices development has started on site. The 123,000ft2 scheme will provide accommodation for more than 1,200 council employees and has achieved BREEAM 鈥渆xcellent鈥� status. It is being built by Morgan Sindall.
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NewsCITB hatches post-privatisation survival plan
CITB-ConstructionSkills is drafting survival plans after a leaked government list revealed that the industry training body might be privatised, writes David Matthews.
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NewsFibre cement
Natura Pro fibre cement cladding from Marley Eternit has been used on the 拢23m Sir Thomas Wharton Community College in Doncaster
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NewsConstruction gives cautious welcome to Miliband鈥檚 first speech
Labour leader raises concerns over spending cuts, migrant labour and nuclear power - but steers clear of policy announcements
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NewsBalfour Beatty names five divisional chief executives
Balfour Beatty has created five new divisional chief executives following the restructuring of its business in the summer.The five will all report to chief operating officer Andrew McNaughton (pictured). They are:Mike Peasland, chief executive of Construction Services UK, responsible for civil engineering, ground engineering and MansellGeorge Pierson, chief executive of ...
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NewsTwo arms tied behind our back
Open mike聽It is in the interests of both landlords and tenants to improve a property鈥檚 energy efficiency - but they won鈥檛 until we change the law that constrains them
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Government spending cuts 鈥榟ad an impact鈥� on Archial collapse
The cancellation of government building programmes had a direct impact on the collapse of top-10 UK architect Archial, the rescued firm鈥檚 chief executive said this week.Chris Littlemore said the firm had a number of schools, academies and custodial projects cut or frozen in the past six months which 鈥渃ertainly had ...
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Ground to air heat exchanger
Rehau鈥檚 Awadukt Thermo ground-air heat exchanger has been specified for the Carclaze Community primary school in St Austell, Cornwall
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NewsWYG runs the rule over acquisitions in SE Asia
Engineer looks at deals in emerging markets as part of six-year recovery plan
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HCA about to reveal new boss
The government is poised to announce a new chief executive for housing quango the Homes and Communities Agency as early as today.
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Coalition abandons academies framework renewal
The government has scrapped a retendering process for its academies project management framework amid continuing uncertainty over the future of schools procurement
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Bad debt in Middle East pushes Make into 拢900k loss
UK revenue plummets in 2009 as private sector dries up but growth in China boosts future prospects
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Morgan Sindall secures 42 of Connaught social housing jobs
Morgan Sindall has said 42 of Connaught鈥檚 estimated 100 social housing deals have been transferred to the company since it bought it for 拢28m this month.
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MJ Gleeson reveals 拢400k profit after last year鈥檚 slump
MJ Gleeson has posted a pre-tax profit of 拢400,000 for the 12 months to 30 June 2010
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NewsKillby boss upbeat despite 40% profit fall
Profits at Killby & Gayford plunged 40% last year but Chris Chivers, its chief executive, insisted that the construction market was 鈥渇inally starting to turn鈥�, writes Michael Glackin
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NewsRoyal green: 2010 Sustainability Awards
Shortlist for the awards include Arup鈥檚 Harlequin 1 and the Miller Zero development by Frazer Brown Mackenna
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Wolseley to save 拢20m in tax by moving to Switzerland
Wolseley has said it will save more than 拢20m in tax by relocating to Switzerland
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Movers and makers - 01 October 2010
Latest news from the world of construction product manufacture