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Archive TitlesGlassex 2007 dates announced after a passable 26th show
Along with a good balance of exhibiting companies came a good spread of new products and services. Most notable was the number conservatory roof glass suppliers. Also notable were several conservatory manufacturers debuting their own aluminium superstructure systems. Glassex 2007 will take place from 4th to 7th March 2007, at ...
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Archive TitlesInterbuild 2006
Interbuild says its 2006 show will reflect all that is good about the UK building industry; a place to share best practice, inform on new product development and review technological advancements. It will take place at the NEC from 23rd-27th April
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Archive TitlesBullish Fabricators forecast Stronger Market for 2006
While sales continue to fall, Fabricators remain positive, with a net 37% anticipating sales growth over the next three months compared with the same period last year.
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Part L 2006 ushers in energy ratings but not conservatories
Part L 2006, the new energy performance requirements, come into force on 6 April 2006. Small conservatories remain outside the Building Regulations, although Window Energy Ratings are now included.
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Archive TitlesSafestyle scores 100 per cent
For the second successive year Safestyle UK, the key retail subsidiary of Style Group UK Limited, one of the country's largest independent replacement window and door companies, has been awarded a 100 per cent Building Regulations pass record by the Government approved Fenestration Self- Assessment Scheme (FENSA) for its installations.
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RICS to restructure
The governing council of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has voted unanimously to shake up the body's structure
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Archive TitlesSector shake-up predicted as Tweeds and Precept sell up
US firms Navigant and White Young Green strike deals worth £39m in a sign of things to come
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Surprises in the poll of shame
Half of you blame everyone, including the client, the contractor and the design team, for the Wembley stadium disaster.
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Archive TitlesPole position
Construction in Poland is booming, spurred on by the country's accession to the EU. Danusia Osiowy visits Warsaw to see how British QSs and project managers are contributing to a more mature market and how the demand for infrastructure and PPP skills is set to soar
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Archive TitlesPlanning misses the scrutiny of neutral observers
As a local newspaper reporter, I spent more hours in Camden council planning committee meetings than was good for me.
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Archive TitlesLatest thinking on... measuring quality of life
If we are developing and regenerating to create high-quality, sustainable communities, then people who live in them should have a higher quality of life, but how would we know that?
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Archive TitlesGordon's kitchen nightmare
In last week's Budget, chancellor Gordon Brown announced plans for a public debate on next year's comprehensive spending review. Everyone acknowledges that Brown faces a tough challenge in making the CSR 07 cake big enough for everyone to have a decent share. Behind the scenes in the Treasury kitchen the ...
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Archive TitlesOnce we were giants
Fulfilment, excitement and getting closer to the project - just a few reasons why some decide to quit the big players for smaller firms
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Get sexy
In response to Matt Elmes letter (It's the drink talking, QS News, 24 March), I would like to add my own ‘moans' to his, however, in the building services sector it is even worse.
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Archive TitlesFinding the time
Measurement and training, says Steve Barker, are some 'old-fashioned' ideas that we want back in the industry