All Building articles in 20 February 2009 – Page 5
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NewsHome repossessions rose 54% last year
Council of Mortage Lenders reveals that 40,000 properties were taken into possession in 2008 and predicts a further 75,000 in 2009
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NewsPersimmon: 'No bonuses for 2008'
Housebuilder has revealed that top executives will not get bonuses after targets were not hit
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NewsBuilding to host energy infrastructure conference
Next week's event features top industry speakers on the future of the nuclear, coal and renewable sectors
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NewsSaint-Gobain and Lafarge plan €1.5bn rights issues
French materials giants both turn to investors for cash boost following sharp downturn in markets
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NewsTim Byles video interview
Partnerships for Schools chief executive Tim Byles spoke about the state of education sector at last week's BSEC event
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £10m of healthcare work in Yorkshire
Balfour Beatty ProCure21, Space Group and Mansell hired for ward refurbishment and minor works programme
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NewsThe missing link
In honour of Charles Darwin’s 200th anniversary, we print this photograph of a painting subcontractor demonstrating chimpanzee-like grace and slightly lower intelligence
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NewsZaha’s taps
Triflow Concepts has launched a futuristic-looking tap designed by architect Zaha Hadid
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Timer switches
Hager has launched a yearly time switch that can be retrofitted and offers a simple way of saving energy through the electricity distribution board.
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CommentWhat remains
The housebuilding industry that emerges from this recession will bear little resemblance to the one that grew out of the nineties slump
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NewsMandelson skills review ‘misses the point’
Unions have accused business secretary Peter Mandelson of “missing the point” following his promise to review skills shortages in engineering and construction
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Pipe insulation
Groundbreaker Systems has launched the Shalloduct, a pipe insulation system which can be used to protect water pipes from freezing in situations where a minimum trench depth of 750mm cannot be achieved.
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Housing starts to plummet more
Housing starts could fall to levels Britain hasn’t seen since the Second World War, a report claims
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High-pressure laminates
Polyrey’s has launched the Wooden Spirit range of high-pressure laminates which can be used for applications such as wall panelling, shelving and counter tops
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CommentOne hell of a job
So are we all agreed, then? What the government needs is a construction industry that is able to turn public investment into buildings and jobs
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Golden opportunities
I have lived and worked in the Middle East, especially in Saudi Arabia, over the past 25 years and never regretted a minute of it. Some of my friends have been there for more than 30 years.
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Gloss paint
Crown Trade has launched Next Generation Gloss, a gloss paint system developed to comply with phase two of the European Paint Directive 2004/42/EC regarding Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions.
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NewsSecondary glazing
Knightstone Housing Association has converted a grade II-listed primary school in Long Ashton on the outskirts of Bristol into five apartments
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NewsMoor Foster
This is an image of the first project by Foster + Partners to break ground in Morocco
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