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Airtight pipe sleeves
New company ATK has brought out a range of kits that are designed to improve airtightness where pipes pass through a building’s fabric. Called Airtightkit, the product is a sleeve that fits around the pipe where it interfaces with the cladding and provides an airtight seal. It consists of a ...
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Showervalves
Shower product maker Roman has brought out a range of shower valves offering 17 different options. These include concealed, semi-concealed and exposed designs, hand showers and a choice of shower heads. The company said the valves were designed to be easily installed with a safety stop at 38°C and an ...
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High efficiency boiler
An Ariston boiler and unvented water cylinder have been installed in a flat in Brighton
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Tall toilets
Impulse Bathrooms has launched a range of WC pans and washbasins for taller people.
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Multifit drainage
Brett Martin;s multifit drainage fittings work with other manufacturers’ products
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NewsNorthern star: development at One Peter's Square
Three firms have been shortlisted to build a mixed-use office, retail and cultural space in Manchester
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Sir Simon Milton dies aged 49
London’s former deputy mayor for policy and planning has died after an illness
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Inbox: What a waste
Readers bemoan a perceived lack of ambition on Oxford Street’s revamp, unsuccessful attempts to cut costs on education projects and QSs who fail to tackle underbidding and uphold ethical practices
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CommentFour go roofing
Thanks to Colin Govier for this photo in Sibiu, Romania - it looks like he was taking quite a risk just standing underneath these workmen.
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NewsCITB seeks cash to train workers for the Green Deal
CITB submitted an application for over £1m of funding to help prepare workers for the Green Deal
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NewsWillmott Dixon Homes grows following new strategy
The group decided to become a hybrid contractor and housebuilder in early 2010
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NewsTurner & Townsend expands in Poland
Firm opens another office in Krakow in addition to the office opened in Warsaw in February
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FeaturesThe tracker: negative territory
February was a bleak month, with activity down due to insufficient demand and finance, which was not good news for tender prices or employment. Experian Marketing Information Services reports
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FeaturesWhich domestic renewables incentive is best?
Adam Mactavish of Cyril Sweett provides a brief review of the incentive schemes for domestic renewables
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FeaturesBuilding Intelligence Q4 2010
Experian Marketing Information Services’ analysis predicts last year’s strong growth will not be matched in 2011 as demand in the private sector is unlikely to outweigh public sector cuts
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NewsCapita Symonds pay stays still
Pay freeze at the consultant continues for the third year running
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NewsEastern promise: Foster + Partners' Kai Tak Cruise Terminal
The terminal will open in 2013 and have the capacity to disembark 8,400 passengers
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NewsGovernment abandons 'local standards framework'
Plans for councils to issue developers with an approved menu of development standards have been abandoned
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NewsThe Olympic Lea Valley White Water Centre opens
The Olympic venue in Hertfordshire containing a canoe and kayak slalom course opens later this month