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NewsAcademic honours
Willmott Dixon has been selected to build two academies in Bexley, designed by Hunter Architects and worth £55m in total
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NewsLatest construction appointments - 31 July 2009
Plumbing and M&E contractor Skerritt has appointed David Jones to expand its property care business into Yorkshire
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Housing stats: New build sales and completions in June 2009
This month’s data shows that applications to build new homes have hit an 11-month high
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Leadbitter enjoys 9% profit rise and 22% boost in turnover
Leadbitter has boosted pre-tax profit by 9% from £9.2m to £10m in the year to 31 December 2008
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Citywatch: A question of honour
Chris Cole, chief executive of WSP, was careful not to be drawn on the thorny subject of bad debt in the Middle East, as he announced the engineer’s half-year results this week
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Skanska UK returns to black
Skanska UK has returned to the black a year after making a loss of £41.5m and parting ways with former chief executive David Fison
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Wolseley profit falls 60% – and there’s worse to come
Pre-tax profit at building materials giant Wolseley has plummeted 60% to £233m over the past year and it warned that its markets will “continue to deteriorate”
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NewsBalfour Beatty boss is industry’s best bargain
Ian Tyler, chief executive of Balfour Beatty, has topped a value-for-money table for construction bosses
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Sealing foam for timber frames
Foam tapes manufacturer Iso-Chemie has introduced a sealing tape aimed at the timber-frame housing market
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Insulated foundation system
SIG Insulations is introducing a new insulated foundation system. Called Insulslab SFRC (steel fibre reinforced concrete), the patented system is claimed to deliver benefits over more traditional raft and block and beam foundations
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Panellised housing systems
Kingspan Off-site has launched Vantage, a range of house solutions made using off-site fabrications. The thermally and structurally pre-configured houses have been created to enable housing associations to meet the requirements of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsBell rings the changes: Chetham's School of Music
This 100,000ft² building for Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester has been given planning permission
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NewsPrasad warns Whitehall not to accept architects’ suicide bids
The RIBA president has sent letters to every government department, warning them not to accept unrealistically low tenders from architects
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Floor and roof system
Finnforest has introduced Kerto-Ripa, an open or pre-insulated closed-panel construction system for a range of applications including schools, commercial and leisure buildings
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Timber closed-panel system
Masonite engineered timber I-Joists, used as part of the Tradis closed-panel wall and roof system, have been selected for a development of four luxury low-energy homes near Penrith by the developer Eden Frame
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NewsLong term planning
Clients need to look beyond exploiting UK plummeting tender prices if they are to remain competitive when the market recovers
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NewsWembley stadium case given July 2011 deadline
Judge in Brookfield claim against Mott MacDonald warns both sides not to waste time
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NewsHow to renegotiate contracts in the UAE
The legal adviser at HBJ Gateley Wareing's Dubai office offers tips for contractors
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NewsBurj Dubai opening date revealed
Launch date for world's tallest tower finally announced after last cladding panel is completed