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The train line
News that the likes of BT and Network Rail have been inundated with applicants for their apprenticeship programmes should be welcomed.
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CommentIt's just a step to the left ...
Our thanks, and the usual £25 voucher, go to Mukesh Modhvadia, a commercial manager at the King’s Cross Redevelopment Programme, for these aerobic pictures of a window cleaner living dangerously.
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NewsFire-rated doorsets
The £20m North Glasgow College campus includes more than 400 doorsets from Leaderflush Shapland’s Extended Performance and Designer ranges
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NewsAluminium frames
SAS International has launched the XP frame, a range of aluminium door and window frames which can be varied in depth and provide up to 60 minutes’ fire resistance
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Door operators
Dorma UK has launched the ED100 low-energy swing door operator which is suitable for situations where users may be hampered, for example people carrying shopping or using push chairs
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Adjustable door closer
Sapa Building Systems has developed a new concealed door closer which will help building owners comply with disabled access regulations and assist the very young and the very old in using the doors
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Fire-resistant doors
Wrightstyle has launched a range of unlatched, fully-glazed interior and exterior fire-resistant doors
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NewsComposite windows
Window manufacturer Idealcombi has launched the Futura+ range of composite doors and windows which feature a polyurethane core to enhance thermal efficiency and help designers meet the new Part L of the Building Regulations.
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NewsEmpire State Building window refurb: The empire strikes back
Manhattan’s Empire State Building is leaking air and carbon by the tonne. But a project to reduce heat loss and solar gain from its 6,514 windows has raised its green credentials - and drastically lowered its energy bill
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A guide to Queensland's construction law
Australia is one of the few places in the world experiencing something of a building boom and if you’re a UK firm keen to get involved, you might like to go to Queensland, where things are pleasantly familiar.
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UAE's Sharjah in mega regeneration scheme
Emirate follows neighbouring Dubai and Abu Dhabi with 25-year construction project
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NewsGrowth in construction activity slows for third month
Survey shows third successive month of slowdown for industry
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NewsVinci early favourite on Crossrail tunnel jobs
French builder only firm on shortlists for both Connaught Tunnel and Pudding Mill Lane job
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NewsCouncils approve Tescos despite planners recommending refusal
Planning officers’ recommendations are ignored by councillors in Hull and Consett
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CommentA double-dip in house prices isn’t really the problem
The fall in transactions is going to hit the housebuilding industry much harder
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NewsJJB Homes fined £30,000 after scaffolding accident
HSE says builder Nicholas Roberts was extremely lucky to survive 30ft fall
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NewsBouygues cuts 2400 jobs after 'brutal' recession in Europe
French contractor’s road business is particularly hard hit by European public spending cuts according to reports
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NewsHouse prices fell 0.9% in August says Nationwide
The house price index has fallen for two consecutive months for the first time since February 2009
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NewsMcInerney's troubles continue with £14m loss
No let-up for Irish housebuilder as it struggles to restructure business