All Supplements articles – Page 8

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    The BAD employer guide

    2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

    Sarah Richardson’s guide to recognising six types of nightmare boss

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    How lions and lambs can live happily ever after…

    2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

    … after a takeover, that is, when two groups of staff, and two cultures have to be integrated. And as an economic uplift will trigger a round of corporate activity, it’s a problem that employers may be facing soon

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    The Good Employers Guide 2009

    2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

    The industry's top 50 employers

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    Movers and makers

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Latest news from the world of construction product manufacture

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    Triple-glazing: Make mine a triple

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    There are notable precedents when it come to adding a third layer to things. But should the principle be applied to windows?

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    School doors

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Schüco has launched the ADS 50.NI pivot door and framing system, which has been designed as a cost-effective, non-thermally insulated solution for schools, hospitals, offices, retail premises and other commercial buildings

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    Folding doors

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Jeld-Wen, the makers of timber doors and windows, has launched Room Fold, a new internal sliding and folding door.

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    Door graphics

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Doorset maker Leaderflush Shapland has launched Envision, a patented door-facing material that allows high definition photographic images to be incorporated onto factory-assembled doorsets

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    Plastic stable door

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Hurst Plastics has added to its composite door range with a composite stable door

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    Door handles

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Dorma has launched a range of door furniture offered in three distinct categories: Premium, Plus and Pure.

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    Curtain walling

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Aluminium glazing specialist Technal has supplied facade systems for the latest project in the second phase of the Chelsea Football Club Training Academy campus in Surrey

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    Concealed closers

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Perko Powermatic controlled, concealed door closers from Samuel Heath have been used on the Redland music school in west London, designed by the Manser Practice

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    Aluminium windows

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Curtain walling, windows and doors from Kawneer have been used to add colour to the Stonebridge Hillside Club in east London

  • News

    Specifier 04 September 2009

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Specifier 04 September 2009

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    Super-insulated facades

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Two of Schüco’s most popular facade systems, the FW50+ and FW60+, are now available in super-insulated (SI) versions with lower U-values for the frames, enabling architects and specifiers to exceed existing insulation regulations

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    What it costs: curtain wall glazing

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Curtain wall glazing can do many things: control temperature and light levels, and even clean itself. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance looks through the available options

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    Timber-effect cladding

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Rockpanel has introduced a collection of board materials for external cladding that are claimed to have the appearance of wood but the durability of stone

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    Coloured glass cladding panels

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    The Glass Wall Company has launched Chromatics, which it claims to be the world’s first cuttable, totally opaque, coloured glass cladding panel

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    Rainscreen cladding

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Ibstock has extended its Elementix rainscreen cladding system with the Express and Freedom ranges

  • Good example: York St John University’s quadrangle building
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    Knotty problem: when cladding goes bad

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Every man and his dog seem to be using timber for cladding. Well, it does look great. But without proper installation and maintenance, you could be in for a nasty surprise