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    LandSecs and CWG in Walkie-Talkie talks

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Land Securities is in exclusive negotiations with Canary Wharf Group to build the Rafael Vinõly-designed Walkie-Talkie tower for £350m, it has emerged

  • Making music
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    Making music

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    The £16.8m O2 Academy in Leicester is nearing completion

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    Latest construction appointments - 11 June 2010

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Galliford Try has appointed Mark Wilson regeneration director for Galliford Try Partnerships in the north-east of England

  • Redundancies set to follow Morgan Sindall restructure
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    Redundancies set to follow Morgan Sindall restructure

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Managing director says back office staff will be cut down after two divisions merge

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    Ex-Barratt man heads up £100m London residential venture

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    An ex-Barratt boss has been handed £100m to set up a new London housebuilder

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    Costain merges two divisions

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Costain is to merge its environment and communities divisions to focus on new business in highways, rail, airports, water and waste treatment

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    Wernick transforms company into trust for employees

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Structural engineer Jane Wernick has turned her eponymous company into a John Lewis-style trust run for the benefit of the employees

  • Lean machine
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    Lean machine

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    A 160m-high tower in Abu Dhabi has recently been certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s “furthest leaning man-made tower”

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    Cover pricing 'as common now as it was two years ago'

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    But OFT survey finds that two-thirds of firms now have systems in place to detect malpractice

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    Movers and makers - 11 June 2010

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Latest news from the world of construction product manufacture

  • Glazed vision panels for doors
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    Glazed vision panels for doors

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Sunray, in conjunction with Vistamatic, has developed a doorset with high security glazed vision panels that is suitable for hospital, schools, universities, banks and high value retail outlets

  • Changing benches
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    Changing benches

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Pressalit Care has extended its range of height adjustable nursing benches with the Nursing Bench 150

  • Anti-bacterial trunking
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    Anti-bacterial trunking

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    MK Electric has launched an anti-bacterial cable management solution for power and data distribution in environments where hygiene is a priority

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    Integrated service panels

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    HCP, the specialist heating division of SAS International, has launched an integrated service panel that can incorporate radiant heating to provide a hygienic, space-saving and energy efficient heating solution

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    Hygienic flooring

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    About 1,800m2 of Gerflor’s Taralay Premium Metallica flooring has been used on the refurbishment of the outpatients department of the Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey. The flooring was specified to provide a practical and aesthetically pleasing replacement for carpet

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    Doorsets

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    About 220 Leaderflush Shapland Designer doorsets have been specified for the £33m development of the south wing of the Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry

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    Thermostatic mixing valves

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Douglas Delabie, supplier of thermostatic control solutions, has introduced the ES L Pattern thermostatic mixing valve. The device is designed for use with washhand basins, showers and bidets in higher risk and healthcare applications, where it can be used to prevent scalding

  • Eric Pickles
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    Pickles confirms £146m planning cuts

    2010-06-10T15:09:00Z

    The local authority subsidy was intended to speed up planning decisions

  • Commercial building
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    Commercial development keeps rising despite slump in public work

    2010-06-10T08:43:00Z

    Savills index shows public activity down 13% and private up 14%

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    CPA launches guide for greening existing housing

    2010-06-10T13:57:00Z

    Guide to low carbon refurbishment includes case studies and advice on improving floors, walls and roofs