All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 582
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Archive TitlesLand deal controversy scuppers 800m west London PFI hospital
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust rejects key business case addendum for Paddington PFI hospital project
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Archive TitlesDavis Langdon to save government 340m on social housing contracts
Management consulting division taken on to drive revamp of procurement strategies
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LDA lines up 2012 shortlist
A shortlist is being drawn up for the firm that will oversee the construction work needed if London wins the 2012 Olympics, writes Roxane McMeeken.
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Archive TitlesOsprey to manage £10m gallery revamp
Osprey Mott MacDonald has been appointed as project manager on the £10m redevelopment of the Whitechapel Gallery, in Aldgate, east London. The grade II*-listed building was founded more than 100 years ago. Key elements of the project include uniting the two landmark buildings; creating three new exhibition spaces and developing ...
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JCT book goes for £59 on eBay
Frenzy of last minute bids ends in signed book going for £20 above normal retail price
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Archive TitlesRegional Styal variations
Wendland’s innovative Styal Select roofing design and survey software for conservatory fabricators and installers is perhaps the only system to offer regional wind speeds and snow loading data as part of its automatic calculations. All customers need do is input the initial letters of the postcode area where the conservatory ...
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Meeting Meadow’s needs
Meadow View Windows and Conservatories is predicting a 15 per cent increase in sales thanks to new presentation and pricing software from Windowlink. The Powys based company has had VectorPlus conservatory and FocusPlus window and door design-to-sell programs installed, which include bespoke pricing modules. According to proprietor Phil Davis, the ...
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Paddock purchases Millenco Hardware
Hardware manufacturer Paddock Fabrications has purchased Millenco Hardware Limited, the manufacturer and distributor of high security hardware products.
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Archive TitlesGP&T: Quality, but not quantity
Whatever the reason, visitor numbers at last month’s Glass Processing & Technology Show were considerably lower than the launch event in November 2003. The subject to audit figure is a disappointing 2,266 compared to 3,760 for 2003.
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Going thru’ the RoofWright
Sales of conservatories increased immediately according to Gemini Windows and Conservatories of Derby, when the company invested in 3D software and a laptop for a new recruit. ‘Within days he’d sold much more than usual so we knew we had to get RoofWright for the whole team’, comments Director Ann ...
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Half of the Gherkin’s windows sealed shut
The 2,000 sq. metre plaza around 30 St Mary Axe, better known as the Gherkin, is open again after a triangular piece of glazed metalwork fell to the ground from the 28th floor.
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Archive TitlesFiring and hiring
Did you watch The Apprentice? In the BBC reality show, a bunch of high fliers competed for a top job under Sir Alan Sugar. The weekly entrepreneurial tasks and inevitable firing sessions made great TV.
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Archive TitlesThe project:life house: Family to spend six months in a research project house
Built over four floors with fantastic views of the Peak District, plasma screens in nearly every room and a balcony with a hot tub, the Parnell family could become very attached to their new five-bedroom home over the next six months, but its all in the name of scientific research
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Archive TitlesEasy ordering software for doors is here
As an e-business pioneer to the doors sector, New World Developments is now providing one-to-one training of its on-line ordering programme PanelSpec, at fabricators premises.
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Network’s glass division
Plastmo customer Network uPVC Systems Ltd has added a dedicated 7,000 sq ft glass division to its Haverhill base in Somerset.
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Archive TitlesSeeing past the slowdown: Survey predicts growth despite first quarter downturn
Year on year sales were down in the first quarter, although on balance conservatory fabricators predict growth this year
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Archive TitlesSash gets up on deck: Marketing plan for PVC-U decking includes ideal home show
It was a case of all hands on deck at the launch event for Sash UK’s franchise-style operation for Fitritedecking and Fitritefencing, which is supplied cut to size by the Barnsley fabricator, writes Dominic Bentham
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Archive TitlesOpen day a total success
Total Glass threw open its doors to around 160 customers and suppliers in May to mark the company’s move to new 100,000 sq. ft premises. The event was hailed as a ‘great success’ by MD Frank Deary.
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There’s snow customer like a satisfied one
Total Conservatory Roof Systems has received a customer testimonial from Massachusetts, USA, by one very impressed homeowner.