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Multi-functional fans
Elta Fans has supplied 159 of its ventilation units for a mixed-use development on the east coast of Qatar.
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Ventilation while you work
Nuaire has supplied its Xboxer air-handling units as part of Manchester council’s BSF programme
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Emergency lighting test system
Cooper Lighting and Safety has brought out a new version of its Easicheck automatic test system for emergency lighting systems.
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Fabulous fenestration
Sapa Building Systems supplied the fenestration on Bideford Community College in Devon
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Naylor Drainage open new factory in Scotland
Naylor Drainage has opened a factory in Scotland which will make the company’s Band Seal flexible coupling. The product is suitable for connecting new and old pipework made from a variety of materials.
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Kingspan receives Eurocode accreditation
Kingspan has received structural Eurocode accreditation for its purlins and rails, meaning it can now offer CE marked products. The CE marked range makes Kingspan the first UK manufacturer to receive accreditiaion for this type of product.
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H+H receives BSEN 16001 accreditation for reducing energy use
Aircrete manufacturer H+H has received BSEN 16001 accreditation for reducing energy use. The company had to demonstrate year on year reductions of at least 2.5% but it achieved a 7.5% reduction for 2009-10 compared to the preceding two years.
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Kingspan publishes Part L guides
Kingspan Insulation has published four guides to meeting the four sections of Part L of the Building Regulations. The guides detail the effect the new energy regulations will have on the methods of insulating walls, floor and roofs and the thicknesses needed to meet the new requirements.
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Flexicon publishes conduit specification guide
Flexible conduit maker, Flexicon, has published a conduit specification and selection guide. The 100-page publication helps specifiers choose the appropriate conduit for specific applications and includes technical advice on ingress protection, low fire hazard performance, assembly and resistance to different chemicals.
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British Land reveals London plans as rent market soars 20%
UK firm taking advantage of thriving London office sector
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FeaturesHigh velocity: The Olympic velodrome
Hopkins’ Olympic velodrome is the first 2012 venue to reach the finish line and the result is a dynamic statement of simplicity and elegance
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Maude aims for OJEU change
Cabinet Office minister tries to increase threshold by “at least double”
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FeaturesDifficult jurisdictions: Kazakhstan
Continuing our series on difficult jurisdictions, Chris Hill explains how doing business in booming Kazakhstan has become much easier. That’s not to say it’s a walkover
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NewsDefence Estates savings to result in 2,500 job losses
New streamlined organisation to oversee management of military estates
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NewsLend Lease profits up as revenue falls
Lend Lease said its profits increased 17% as its revenue dropped a fifth in the first half of its financial year.
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NewsMorgan Sindall seals £500m Bournemouth PPP
Morgan Sindall has reached financial close on a Bournemouth town centre PPP project will run over 20 years
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NewsWestminster council paves way for Cucumber tower
Designs for controversial Paddington skyscraper approved
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NewsDesign for London may survive government cuts
Speculation mounts that GLA will absorb DfL into their structure
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CommentEngland sees 102,830 new homes built in 2010 – we built more in 1875
In some parts of the country rates of housebuilding has fallen by more than half
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NewsHousebuilding at lowest level for 88 years
Government figures reveal completions at lowest level since 1923