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    Anyone for bridge?

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Powell-Williams Architects and engineering consultant Buro Happold have won a European design competition for a new pedestrian bridge in the northern Portuguese town of Aveiro

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    VT Mouchel deal ‘dead in the water’

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    City analysts say VT Group’s takeover bid for Mouchel looks dead in the water after support services firm Babcock tabled a surprise offer for VT on Monday

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    Aldar lost £87m in last quarter of 2009

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Abu Dhabi’s biggest developer, Aldar Properties, has announced its first ever quarterly loss, totalling more than 500m dirhams (£87m) for the last three months of 2009

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    Latest construction appointments - 19 February 2010

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Skanska UK has promoted Paul Chandler to executive vice president. Paul Heather has been made managing director of Skanska Construction, and Gary Clifford and Simon Caron have become operations directors

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    Coming soon

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Temple Circus, a new office scheme in central Bristol for Circus Developments, has just received planning consent

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    Citywatch: Back home

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Steve Morgan, the returning chairman of Redrow, kept journalists, analysts and investors entertained last week with his take on the planning system, Tory housing policy and the reasons he bought his firm back last year

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    Unobtrusive lighting

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Modular Lighting Instruments has provided the recessed downlighters for this residential renovation project in east London

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    Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Xpelair has added to its Carbonlite range of mechanical ventilation systems with the Xcell 300, a mechanical ventilation unit with heat recovery

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    Oil boilers

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Firebird has added to its Enviromax range of boilers with the Slimline Combi

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    Heating controls

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Honeywell has launched the Sundial RF2 wireless heating control packs

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    Wooden decking

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Timber specialist Pircher has launched Lyptus in the UK, a sustainable eucalyptus hardwood for decking applications

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    Underfloor heating

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Timoleon has supplied an underfloor heating system as part of a major refurbishment programme for Queen Anne’s Gate in London, a four-storey private house, built in around 1700

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    Shower trays

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    The latest collection of Duravit flush fitting shower trays are designed to provide a minimal and seamless look and have been developed with renovation projects in mind

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    Natural insulation

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Natural Building Technologies has launched Pavaflex, a natural insulation manufactured from sustainable wood fibre

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    It’s what’s on the outside that counts

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    External insulation may not be pretty but it’s easier to install and less intrusive than internal solutions. Now a nationwide trial aims to find out just how effective it can be

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    Housing - 19 February 2010

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

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    Supablast vs Story Rail: How many contracts?

    2010-02-18T14:08:00Z

    Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a dispute over a Merseyside railway bridge

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    Make or break?

    2010-02-18T10:49:00Z

    Despite the nearby drainpipe handy to shin down, this is not a prison break-out but some kind of maintenance operation

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    VT rejects increased Babcock offer

    2010-02-18T08:35:00Z

    VT group says offer was 'only a small improvement' on Monday's offer

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    Lancsville staff suspected as equipment goes missing

    2010-02-18T08:16:00Z

    1,000 creditors, owed £23m, are unlikely to get anything if failed contractor’s plant is not found