All Building articles in 11 February 2011 – Page 4
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Internal insulation
Kingspan 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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NewsT&T opens in Warsaw as Polish market recovers
UK consultant expands into growing eastern Europe construction market
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CommentParallel universe
The Construction Act should have been the death of pay when paid, but here’s a wheeze that tries to get round it. It goes like this: you lend me the money I owe you until I get paid
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Sliding window system
Aluminium fenestration specialist Sapa Building Systems supplied its Dualslide sliding window system for a housing refurbishment in Fulham, west London. The £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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CommentSpurs' lost chance?
Tottentham Hotspur’s plans for the Olympic stadium may come to naught today
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NewsCarillion to buy Eaga for £306m
Contractor set to become largest player in local authority energy sector
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NewsCivils package awarded on £380m Bath regeneration scheme
Galliford Try and Morrison Construction joint venture wins £4m infrastructure contract
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NewsFormer Mabey bosses guilty of bribing Saddam’s regime
Charles Forsyth and David Mabey made illegal kickbacks to secure work on 13 Iraqi bridges
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CommentA guide to zero-tolerance in the workplace
Laing O’Rourke is not the only employer to take a tough stance on IT misuse, but how far can employers go and how can they ensure staff are treated fairly?
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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 £55bn programme was rational
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NewsShapps confirms Cabe merger with Design Council
Wait is over as government confirms Cabe’s work will move across
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NewsWest Ham confirmed preferred bidder for Olympic stadium
Hammers beats ’Spurs KSS-designed re-location plan
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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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NewsGovernment opens up contracts to small firms
PQQs abolished for government contracts worth under £100,000
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NewsLetwin to lead cabinet infrastructure committee
Cameron’s policy czar to team up with the Treasury to ensure delivery of projects
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NewsMerger will see Cabe funding halved
Government will spend “under £3m” for two years as merger with Design Council confirmed
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NewsCBI calls for government waste strategy
The CBI has urged the government to implement a waste strategy that would see up to £10bn in new facilities over the next 10 years.
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NewsBids invited for £120m Manchester Uni job
Manchester Metropolitan University asks contractors to tender for work on its new Birley Fields Campus.
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NewsSpeedy Hire Q4 sales up 8.8%
Speedy Hire had a strong end to 2010, with sales increasing 8.8% on 2009