All Archive Titles articles – Page 68
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Screwfix launches Electricfix
Electricfix, a new specialist wholesaler for electrical contractors, has been launched by trade retailer Screwfix
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New energy efficiency standards for electric motors
Minimum energy efficiency standards for industrial electric motors have been unanimously agreed by the European Commission
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Olympic media centre in redesign as contractors bid for athletes village
Media centre revised after Cabe slating, Olympic village bidders named, Morrison to build canoe centre
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Firms forced into tender cuts as 1,000 architects claim benefits
Contractors told to cut bids by 10% on college projects, 1,000 architects in the dole queue, survey finds 58% of construction workers expect to earn less this year
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Information Commissioner’s Office will investigate 40 firms as unions plan legal action
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Government urged to resist pressure from accreditation bodies
Industry software provider IES has urged the government to resist pressure from accreditation bodies to curtail the use of data gatherers in the creation of EPCs.
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General Election could see revisions to Part L scrapped
Next year’s general election could see the proposed 2010 revisions to Part L scrapped.
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Hilson Moran opens Paris office
Engineering consultancy firm Hilson Moran has opened a new office in Paris.
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Faber Maunsell to design Titanic shipyard project
Engineering consultancy Faber Maunsell | AECOM is to provide mechanical and electrical design services for the Titanic Signature Project, a visitor centre and exhibition space in the Titanic Quarter, Belfast.
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RMJM unveils housing scheme which requires no heating
RMJM has unveiled a new housing model which is heated by occupants and appliances alone.
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EU paves way for UK to cut home repairs VAT to 5%
EU decision gives green light for rate cut on repairs and maintenance
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Dragons Den cable tie violates patents
Entrepreneur receives £150 000 investment - but product proves a major infringement
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IET issues guidance on emergency lighting
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) publishes new book designed to assist electricians
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SummitSkills forecasts massive job losses in m&e sector
Sector skills body predicts up to 154 000 m&e contracting redundancies in 2009
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Deflation hits small business contractors
According to the latest Business Inflation Guide (BIG) from More Than Business, small business contractors experienced a 4.5% fall in costs during Q4 2008, the first entrance into negative growth territory in recent years.
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Climate change denier conference hits New York
The Czech president Vaclav Klaus was among the speakers at the opening day of the 2009 International Conference on Climate Change, the world’s largest gathering of global warming skeptics.
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Figures spark drinks firm carbon footprint debate
As reported in the Guardian, new figures have suggested that Coca Cola has a lower carbon footprint than the Innocent brand of smoothies, sparking debate over the merits of sustainability over seemingly lower emissions.
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Contractor fined £50k after worker suffers electric shock
South Eastern Electrical found guilty following supermarket lighting incident
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Contractors go back to school
SME contractors look to new £4bn academies framework, minor works funding released, Laing O’Rourke hopes that extra 1000 apprentices will open BSF doors,
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Chief construction officer role at risk
Sir Michael Latham warns that the key role could be “kicked into touch”