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Floor board fixing system
Norbord has launched a fixing system for use with its Caberdek tongue-and-groove flooring boards
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NewsNewport transporter: It's a big Usk
The Newport transporter bridge in south Wales reopened last week after a 拢1.2m refurbishment project
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NewsBidders prepare to pounce on stricken Connaught
Social housing contractor in crisis talks with banks as suppliers report tenfold rise in late payments
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Jamie Cullum to headline industry charity bash
Singer Jamie Cullum, supported by Diversity, the group that won Britain鈥檚 Got Talent last year, will headline this year鈥檚 Alliance Ball.
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Atkins to shed hundreds of staff from transport division
Atkins is in talks with 鈥渟everal hundred鈥� staff over redundancies as consultants adjust to a tightening of public sector spending.
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NewsNewcastle apartments: Blyth spirits
Developer Blyth House Development has gained planning permission for a 133-bed student residence on Newcastle鈥檚 quayside
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East Anglia鈥檚 green energy centre falls three months behind
An 鈥渆xemplar鈥� biomass energy centre at the University of East Anglia, built by Morgan Sindall, is three months late in becoming operational
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Crest Nicholson owners to refinance after rejecting Horizon
Crest Nicholson鈥檚 banks have begun work on a refinancing deal after effectively ditching plans to sell the housebuilder to Horizon, the listed bid vehicle of the former Pizza Express owner Hugh Osmond
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NewsWSP: UK firms must go abroad for bulk of work
Chris Cole, the chief executive of consulting engineer WSP, has warned that UK consultants will do more business overseas than in the UK within two years owing to the shrinking domestic market
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Officials covered up 拢705m Part L saving
Civil servants covered up potential savings of 拢705m in order to help former housing minister John Healey justify scrapping proposed changes to 星空传媒 Regulations that were designed to make existing homes more energy efficient
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6.6% hike in building output boosts GDP
Construction output grew 6.6% in the second quarter of 2010, helping to raise GDP to higher than expected levels
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NewsPFI deal signed for 拢50m Central Library in Liverpool: Library fine
A 拢50m PFI deal to renovate the Central Library in Liverpool was signed this week, following four years of planning. The 150-year-old building has now closed while the work is carried out by contractor Shepherd along with Amber Infrastructure.The architect on the scheme is Austin-Smith:Lord. The library is scheduled to ...
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NewsIndian tycoon swoops to save McCabe with 拢300m
Irish contractor behind 拢110m London skyscraper will give investment company a 50% stake
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Latest construction appointments: 30 July 2010
Fran Button has joined the law firm Michelmores as a partner. She was previously head of non-contentious business at Pinsent Masons鈥� construction and engineering team
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Movers and makers: 30 July 2010
Jones of Oswestry, part of Technogroup, has introduced a colour swatch that shows technical data of slip-resistant finishes, as an option on its Suprasteel and Suprabloc access covers. The finishes provide enhanced surface slip resistance and a choice of visual effects on all sizes and duties of the firm鈥檚 solid ...
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Aldar loses 拢136m in first half of 2010
Abu Dhabi鈥檚 biggest developer reports loss for the third consecutive quarter
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NewsVinci to replace Kier on 拢10m Heathrow T3 refurb
Contractor is replaced 鈥檅y mutual consent鈥� with BAA after project 鈥檔ot delivered as hoped鈥�
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Scrapped turbine for Olympic park cost almost 拢1m
The Olympic Delivery Authority spent almost 拢1m working up plans for a wind turbine on the Olympic park only for it to be scrapped last month, the organisation has admitted.In accounts published last week, the ODA said the proposal for a 130m-high turbine had incurred 鈥渁bortive鈥� costs of 拢842,000 for ...
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House prices dip 0.5%
Annual house price inflation falls by 2% as Nationwide reports a cooling housing market in July
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NewsPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 3: 星空传媒 services
Prewett Bizley consider the design and installation of the building services in the eco-makeover of an Edwardian home