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Morgan: We can live with cuts
John Morgan, the executive chairman of Morgan Sindall, has said the percentage of public sector work on its order book will fall below 50% as a result of the coalition cuts
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Curtain walling
WHS Halo, manufacturers of architectural facades and entrance systems, has introduced an enhanced version of its System 10 curtain walling
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Coloured render
StoRend Cote has been specified on an affordable, low-energy housing scheme developed by Fyne Initiatives, the commercial subsidiary of the Argyll-based Housing Association, Fyne Homes.The homes are said to be the UK’s first social housing development built to Passivhaus standards. Designed by Professor Gokay Deveci of Robert Gordon University, each ...
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Composite cladding panels
Cladding manufacturer Steni UK has extended its range of composite panels with sparkling black and white variants.
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Kent sport centre: Super delivery
A £6m Centre for Sporting Excellence in Folkestone, Kent, has gained planning permission
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Cyril Sweett postpones bonus scheme as targets are missed
Cyril Sweett dropped plans to reintroduce an executive bonus scheme in 2010 after bosses failed to meet profit-related performance targets
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Blown insulation
Rockwool, manufacturers of non-combustible stone wool insulation, has launched Rockprime, a mechanically installed blown insulation for the loft area of homes
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This house has been designed to be highly sustainable. So why isn’t it?
The gap between design and built performance is seriously hampering our chances of meeting the 2016 target for zero carbon homes
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O’Rourke to refight marina battle
Laing O’Rourke’s development arm is preparing to go back into battle with Brighton council to win permission for a £450m marina scheme, despite spending millions on an unsuccessful attempt
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House prices slip back
The RICS has reported much weaker demand among home buyers in its monthly update
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Leeds arena: Centre stage
Populous has released the first images of a £55m, 13,500-seat “theatre style” arena in Leeds city centre, designed so that spectators will never be more than 70m from the centre of the action
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Aluminium windows
Sapa ǿմý Systems has developed the Crown Window System to help specifiers meet the higher levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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Rok suspends finance chief after ‘serious failings’
Rok has suspended finance director Ashley Martin after a profit warning and revelations of “serious failings” in the financial controls of its plumbing business
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Top QSs fear drop in Aecom work after DL takeover
EC Harris, Cyril Sweett, T&T and G&T seek reassurances that they will not be frozen out of work
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Clients wary of Davis Langdon deal with Aecom
Clients have reacted with a mixture of scepticism and anger to Aecom’s £204m takeover of Davis Langdon, with one senior figure labelling the move “unfortunate” and a “pity”
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Academies on danger list ask 'what must we do to survive?'
Gove attacked for failing to tell academy schemes worth £1.8bn what cuts they have to make
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Connaught chair loses £500k
Sir Roy Gardner, chairman of Connaught, has made a paper loss of more than £500,000 since being appointed in May
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Balfour retrenches despite £141m profit
Balfour Beatty is striving for £30m in “cost savings” over the next year after recording a £141m half-year profit
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Latest construction appointments: 13 August 2010
Repair and maintenance company Morrison has appointed Andy Cornaby central region managing director, and Gordon Brockington business development director