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Features
Movers and makers: 26 March 2010
Weber, the manfacturer of industrial mortar, has brought out a flooring systems brochure. The 16-page guide introduces the main product categories of commercial, industrial, decorative, calcium sulphate and marine screeds as well as innovative products such as Leca insulation fill, which allows for quick and easy foundation preparation
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FeaturesCarpet tiles
Burmatex has created a high impact floor for the Shoreditch showroom of interior designer Forster Inc
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FeaturesHeated floor module
Underfloor heating specialist Timoleon has launched the Toron flooring system, which combines a floor deck with an underfloor heating system in a single, structural unit
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Features
Modular PVC flooring
Gerflor has launched Saga, a modular PVC floor tile that is an alternative to carpet tiles
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NewsJean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar revealed
Building will provide gallery space, an auditorium, studio, cafes, a restaurant and a museum shop
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NewsBrickonomics: Life after the Budget
The chancellor's big plans amount to little of substance for the construction industry
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NewsJarvis collapses as administrators move in
Banks pull plug on infrastructure firm despite recent railway contract win
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NewsInvestigation launched into civils 'overpricing'
High Speed 2 rail link costed at double price of equivalent projects on continent, Infrastructure UK claims
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NewsDubai promises to pay back Dubai World creditors
Five to eight-year timetable set for repayment as government offers to back firm with own money
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NewsDarling offers pre-election 'new deal' to housebuilders
Chancellor commits to slashing regulatory costs of housebuilding, but remains quiet on spending cuts
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NewsTaylor Wimpey boss bags £800k bonus for rescue deal
Redfern rewarded despite £604m pre-tax loss; Persimmon’s Mike Farley takes home extra £400,000
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News2012 polyclinic gets green light
Healthcare facility in athletes' village will provide services for community after the Games
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NewsGreenwich gives go-ahead for Olympic horses on royal park
Park will host equestrian events but gees up opposition
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NewsScottish universities get 1.2% funding increase
£15.3m rise stands in contrast to budget cuts in England
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NewsBalfour Beatty Hong Kong firm wins £407m rail contract
Gammon Construction to build 2.2km tunnel on West Island Line
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Comment
Budget figures confirm the urgent need for new sources of investment in construction
As if in compensation for all the anticipation before and excitement during the Budget announcement, we are left with the dull thud back to reality afterwards.Certainly, for construction the Budget itself changed little of substance.Alright the first-time buyer stamp duty holiday was an eye-catching cheeky move. But we all know ...
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NewsBudget 2010: Chancellor vows to continue spending and help SMEs
Budget speech: £2bn of equity for government infrastructure investment bank; tax allowance for SMEs; stamp duty holiday
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NewsStamp duty: how the £250,000 threshold affects housing
What it means for first time buyers, housebuilders and government coffers