More news – Page 1996
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NewsBillington admits underbidding as it posts loss
Firm posts £400k loss and admits taking work at ‘very low or negative margins’
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NewsApollo’s cash profit up despite pre-tax losses
Firm saw Ebitda figure hit £23.9m but made overall loss before tax of £7.2m
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NewsMixed fortunes in latest results
Galliford Try and Redrow posted healthy results while Barratt reported a loss
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Changes to legislation for sewers and drains
New legislation will transfer responsibility for most private sewers and drains to water companies. Here’s how the latest developments will affect contractors and developers
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CommentThe retrofit market part 1: A stalled market
In the first of two articles looking at the retrofit market in the UK, Chris Hill explores the reasons why the market is stalling and points out some examples to follow
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CommentInfrastructure: The art of travel
Good infrastructure is not only important for those who want to travel, it’s vital if the UK wants to be globally competitive, says Mark Loader
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CommentPFI: Going private
PFI has had a bad press, but with its combination of risk put on the private sector, predictable cashflow and growing demand, you could be seeing a lot more of it around
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CommentWonders & blunders with Richard Piggott
Richard Piggott is inspired by the curving stone facade of Unilever House, but stony-faced when it comes to the Park Plaza Hotel with its unusual choice of materials
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NewsFury over RIBA's 'anti-housing' report
Two resign from institute’s housing group as planning row escalates
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Inbox: Six of one
Readers are juggling pros and cons this week, looking at planning reforms, mortgage guarantees and the long- and short-term impact of BIM
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CommentQuite a stretch
It’s handy when someone has a camera and there’s a sight like this outside …
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CommentSimon Rawlinson on project finance
The commercial sector is recovering slower than anticipated, with the availability of finance being one cause
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Off-site manufacture
Off-site manufacture is proving cost effective, sustainable and ticks building regulations boxes
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NewsOpen House London
St Mungo’s Spring Gardens hostel for the homeless is one of more than 700 buildings opening its doors to the public this weekend for Open House London.
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CommentShow some backbone
With the party conference season just starting, what’s in store for the industry?
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NewsSafety vinyl flooring
Polyflor has launched Polysafe Hydro Evolve, a decorative, raised embossed floor covering designed to limit slip risk in wet and barefoot areas such as walk-in showers, changing rooms and hydrotherapy areas.
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NewsThin leading edge slate
Redland has updated its range of thin leading edge interlocking concrete slates.
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Carbon monoxide alarms
Following new regulations for carbon monoxide alarms set out in Document J, Specflue, a UK provider of stove and flue products, has worked with the manufacturer FireAngel to launch the CO-9X carbon monoxide alarm
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Exterior insulation
Kingspan’s Kooltherm K5 External Wall Board was used as external insulation for the Indescon Court development at the Isle of Dogs in London
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Thermoplan plus system
Natural Building Technologies’ (NBT) ThermoPlan Plus system has been used for Alexander House, a luxury eight-bedroom holiday home in Perthshire, Scotland.