All Building articles in 28 January 2011
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NewsCapita safety consultant on Qatar oil and gas event
Firm health and safety consultant on two events held at Ras Laffan near Doha
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NewsHCA awards engineering framework
New list of firms is part of drive to consolidate 21 specialist frameworks into just four
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NewsGalliford Try home completions jump 28%
Contractor says housing turnover rose 11% despite “uncertain” economic outlook
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NewsMears wins damages after losing out on £400m job
Contractor wins compensation after questioning transparency of Leeds council’s tender process
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NewsAKT wins role on £400m ski-slope incinerator
Copenhagan design by BIG architects combines leisure and waste energy plant
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News30,000 firms end 2010 in financial distress
Construction and property are worst hit sectors as government spending cuts take toll on finances
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NewsGovernment plans to cut size of new schools by 15%
Officials review minimum space standards for primary and secondary schools to reduce cost
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NewsApollo undercutting rivals by 20%
Documents show firm has won contracts from competitors with offers that are ’suspiciously low’
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NewsConstruction recession could last until 2014
Latest figures suggest another three years before construction returns to growth
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NewsBritish Land reveals extra £3bn to invest in development
British Land announcement of significant funds opens up opportunity for work
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NewsFour dead in Norfolk accident
Health and safety procedures must be adhered to, say unions after site deaths
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Sika Simple panel adhesive
Construction chemicals specialist Sika’s tack panel adhesive was used to bond four different types of cladding panel to a residential building in London
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Alcoa multicolour panels
Alcoa Architectural Products has extended the range of finishes available for its range of Reynobond composite cladding panels. The panels, which consist of an insulated core faced with aluminium, are now are available in a choice of 22 wood designs and 21 natural finishes including granite, sandstone, zinc, copper and ...
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Kalzip bronze and gold aluminium sheets
Kalzip has added a choice of bronze and gold hues to its range of profiled aluminium roof and wall cladding sheets. The new colours are available as the AluPlusPatina surface treatment, an electrolytic process where the colour forms part of the surface of the metal. Kalzip says the matt finish ...
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NewsOlympic aquatic centre to spend ‘millions’ on gyms
High price to pay for gyms to be added to Olympic aquatic centre after they were removed from the original design
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Features
Architects in film
Lights, camera, architect … What does cinema tells us about a profession that for many remains shrouded in mystery? On the day a film about Norman Foster is released, Ike Ijeh takes a look at some fictional architects from the silver screen to see if they have any basis in ...
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NewsAtkins and F+G form green consultancy division
’Single unit of environmental excellence’ for consultant Atkins and subsidiary Faithful + Gould
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NewsMouchel’s debt refinancing will not attract new bids
Costain’s £170m bid is likely to remain the only offer and will not increase, say analysts
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Features
Changing the rules: Make's straw bale cladding at University of Nottingham
Architect Make decided a new university biosciences building deserved the UK’s first straw curtain walling system. So how did they do it?
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FeaturesThe beautiful game: World Cups in Qatar and Russia
England’s loss of its World Cup bid could be the UK construction industry’s gain. Qatar and Russia have billions of dollars to build stadiums and infrastructure from scratch but, says Roxane McMeeken, it’s us Brits that have the relevant talents and experience. So how easy will it be to win ...