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CommentThe Games people play
I very much enjoyed reading your article on the 1908 Olympics (5 September, page 42), but noticed a couple of historical errors.
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Insulation for the nation
Regarding plans to insulate all UK homes by 2020, the level of energy efficiency necessary to achieve carbon emissions reductions is four times higher than that which cavity wall and loft insulation can provide.
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Let’s get one thing straight
With reference to “Movers and makers” (5 September, page 74): the article announced that PVCu window maker Duraflex had received approval from Birmingham council for its A-class system for doors and windows.
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FeaturesInterview: Tessa Jowell
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell may be catching much of the flak being fired at the preparations for the 2012 London Games, but it’ll take a lot more than that to faze her. Dan Stewart reports
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NewsUK architects will visit China on sustainability market mission
The government is to take a group of architects to China in November in an attempt to snatch a share of the country’s sustainability market.
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FeaturesLast word in trainers: APC assessment guide
The people who brought you the APC Trainer have gone one better … Jon Lever is the man who trains the APC assessors and over the next two years he will guide you through each step in the process that leads up to the final assessment on building.co.uk. This week, ...
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AIM-listed Qatari steel specialist quadruples turnover
Structural steel specialist Panceltica has quadrupled turnover in the six months to 30 June 2008 and said it will become a billion-pound company in three years.
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Pochin hit in pocket
Construction and property group Pochin has been hit by the global downturn, with pre-tax profit sinking to £1.7m – a fall of more than 80% from last year’s £9.1m.
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Osborne's £1.8m loss
Construction and property group Osborne has posted a pre-tax loss of £1.76m in the year to 31 March 2008.
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Ennstone approach
Ennstone approach Ennstone, the materials group, has reportedly begun takeover talks with Marwyn Materials, a cash shell.
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Barratts bank talks
Sources close to the talks between Barratt and its banks have dismissed claims that the group is in danger of breaching its recently negotiated banking covenants as “wide of the mark”.
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Building buys a pint … for Elementa Consulting
Chosen venue: The George, Borough High Street Ambience: Olde Worlde pub crowded with not so olde worlde afterwork drinkers Topics: sustainable pubs, softball and water divining Drinks: 7 pints of Guinness, 4.5 pints of bitter, 1 pint of Fosters, a half of Becks, 2 white wines
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CommentTopsy-turvy
Architects get mistaken for moneylenders, engineers try to be journalists and there’s snow on the horizon in Saudi Arabia. All in all, it’s been a rather bizarre week …
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in August 2008
Private residential schemes remain in the doldrums, but the public sector is holding up
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CommentMy digital life: Chris Lynn
Engineer and sports addict Chris Lynn is happy to admit he uses his computer to play games, watch the Olympics and visit football websites, but is a bit more secretive about the present he’s bought his wife
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FeaturesOkay, so there’s a downturn, but it’s never a bad time to bolt on a few extra skills …
Despite the cloud hanging over the industry, students are continuing to pile into construction-related postgraduate courses. And, as Debika Ray discovers, it may not be as mad as it sounds
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Profit at Wolseley plunges 77% despite 7,700 job cuts
The credit crunch has pushed pre-tax profit down 77% at building materials group Wolseley.