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NewsPochin reports slow start to financial year
Construction group has been hit by delayed projects and falling demand for houses
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NewsPascall + Watson and HOK on shortlist for Florence Airport
The two architects are the only British-based firms to have made shortlist for the revamp of Florence Airport
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NewsBarratt boss to lobby on zero carbon definition
Clare to lead the UK Green Building Council housing group to recommend including off-site renewable in Code
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NewsGovernment considers feed-in tariffs
Environmental Secretary Hilary Benn considers incentives for microgeneration such as feed-in tariffs to encourage homeowners to use renewable energy.
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NewsSustainability champions revealed
The National Trust building, David Strong and Bovis Lend Lease were among the big winners at last night's Building Sustainability Awards
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NewsSpecialist Contractor Awards 2007
The fifth Specialist Contractor Awards saw Keltbray and Concrete Repairs each collect two awards each for excellence
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Essential Site Services Specialist of the Year
WinnerKeltbrayDemolition professionalism has been taken to new heights by Keltbray this year, and its reward was selection to prepare the way for four major new towers going up in London currently. Technical innovation in top-down construction was to the fore at 20 Fenchurch Street. And in the demolition of Arsenal’s ...
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Structural Specialist of the Year
WinnerSH StructuresComplex steel structures are meat and drink to SH Structures, as clients found to their great satisfaction on some very striking looking projects, including Heathrow T5 and the Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford. The company forged an edge over competitors by developing close and ongoing relationships with specialist ...
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Fit Out Specialist of the Year
WinnerIBEX InteriorsIBEX Interiors further enhanced its credentials this year by achieving ISO 14001 and BREAM assessor status. And that level of professionalism certainly paid off in its £2.3m Caxton House project, where it helped Land Securities refurbish the Department of Work and Pensions’ new offices. The building was occupied throughout, ...
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Foundation/Groundwork Specialist of the Year
WinnerCementation Foundations SkanskaCementation Foundations Skanska is pioneering the use of geothermal energy piles in the UK, and to date has installed CFS Energy Piles which will save 750 tonnes of CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere annually. It was re-accredited as an Investor In People last year, and maintains an ...
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Training Award
WinnerConcrete RepairsTo counter the industry’s skill shortages, Concrete Repairs has established its own in-house training “school of excellence”. It invests, on average, £650 each year in every employee. An Investor In People for five years now, the training culture at Concrete Repairs ensures very low staff turnover. One employee has ...
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Specialists’ Personality of the Year
WinnerBrendan Kerr, KeltbrayThe winner of the 2007 Specialists' Personality of the Year is Brendan Kerr, group managing director of Keltbray. Despite recent technological advances, construction is still a "people industry". One in which individual personalities can, and often do, make a difference to the success of a company or project. ...
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Best of the Best
WinnerConcrete Repairs Ltd (CRL) This category is selected from the winners of all the other categories. The judges were unanimous in selecting Concrete Repairs winners in the training category. They said that its commitment to training, was outstanding, particularly for a company of its size and said that it represents ...
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Cladding Specialist of the Year
WinnerPraterExcellence in off-site manufacture of innovative cladding systems has won Prater the confidence of key clients such as Bovis Lend Lease and Stanhope. In tight environments, where speed of installation is crucial, its pre-assembled wall-solutions have allowed other trades more time to perform their work – small wonder it’s won ...
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Roofing Specialist of the Year
WinnerRock AsphalteLandmark schemes are a speciality for this leader in manufacturing and installing flat roof waterproofing, structural waterproofing and elevated vehicular deck waterproofing schemes. Among its blue-chip projects this year have been Drake Circus, the Emirates Stadium and Liverpool’s Paradise Street. Significantly, the company chose to focus on offering more ...
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M&E Specialist of the Year
WinnerCrown House TechnologiesCrown House Technologies (CHt) sets the pace in the increasingly complex and challenging M&E world. Its mantra is the word “Inside” – because, CHt says, it makes the inside of a building work. To do that, the1500-strong staff designs, manufactures, engineers and services the insides of buildings throughout ...
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NewsMiller family puts business up for sale
Group does not include Miller chief executive Keith Miller fueling speculation of a family feud
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NewsBarratt Homes sees fall in private sales
Housebuilder feels effects of liquidity squeeze as it reports rising cancellation rartes
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NewsWood takes the LEED
Through renewable materials and energy, the Legacy Center in Wisconsin America is the first US project to be judged carbon neutral building by the LEED certification. With full building performance data