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FeaturesWhen cheap and cheerful turns nasty
Beware your duty of care when recommending the cheapest contractor, warns Tony Bingham
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AIS Contractors Awards 2008
At this years awards ceremony, held at the AIS Presidents Lunch at Londons Dorchester hotel on 10 June, former RIBA president Jack Pringle helped pay tribute to fit-outs finest
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FeaturesSurvival of the fittest
Despite all the publicity surrounding the economic downturn, the construction industry is managing to stay afloat – if only just. But long-term survival will depend on the economy’s health. Victoria Madine explains
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Alco Beldan completes walls project in Liverpool city centre
The installation cost L1.1m, comprising 340 panels for full acoustic sound
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FeaturesOptima provides acoustic privacy for law firm
Optima has provided glass and drywall partitions for law practice Halliwells’ new office in Spinningfields, Manchester.
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FeaturesPlanet puts finishing touches to Foster-designed academy
Planet Partitioning has completed an interior fit-out for the Foster + Partners-designed Folkestone Academy.
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Lindner installs panels at T5
Lindner and Lindner Schmidlin have supplied and installed a range of products at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 for client BAA.
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Rockfon tiles for Cardiff optometry site
Over 7,000m2 of Rockfon Koral ceiling tiles have been installed within the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences at Cardiff University as part of a L20m scheme to create a sustainable building.
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FeaturesParagon completes £2.8m University of Manchester project
Commercial design and fit-out firm Paragon Interiors has completed a £2.8m contract with biotechnology company Renovo, a University of Manchester spin-off.
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Phoenix installs Armstrong ceiling system at Virgin centre
Interior fit-out firm Phoenix Interiors has installed a range of ceiling systems at Virgin Atlantic’s newly refurbished training centre, The Base, in Crawley, near Gatwick Airport.
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FeaturesSitec Interiors completes fit-out of Maguire Jackson
Sitec Interiors has completed a full turnkey fit-out from a shell and core construction at estate and property agent Maguire Jackson in Birmingham.
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Troax’s art deco storage
Troax UK has supplied wire mesh storage enclosures at a new art deco development of studio flats in North Harrow.
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Duvale wall system for execs
Having won the project to refurbish six floors of the Wesleyan Assurance Society’s Birmingham base, City Office Interiors chose Duvale’s GS100 movable wall for the executive 7th floor.
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FeaturesSAS provides ceiling for Eurostar station
The Grade I listed structure presented design challenges
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FeaturesBritish Gypsum high-performance acoustic boards grace Winchester University ceilings
High-performance acoustic ceiling boards from British Gypsum are helping to maintain a calm environment in various areas adjoining the Student Union facilities at Winchester University’s new £9.5m university centre – a regional award winner in the 2008 RIBA Awards.
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CommentShe’s so out of here!
Wow! What a legacy! Just before crazy, wacky housing minister Caroline Flint got reshuffled, Chris Addison was passed another of her memos. And it makes one thing clear: Margaret Beckett has a tough act to follow …
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Open for business
Office design is increasingly turning to the idea of collaboration – open spaces, with glass partitions and soft seating. Dean Gurden looks at a growing trend
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FeaturesTishman Speyers designer HQ
As a high-profile owner, developer and fund manager, you would expect Tishman Speyer to provide its employees with a premier working environment.