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Comment
Wolseley turnover drops 15%
Building materials giant Wolseley has reported a 15% drop in turnover to £6.3bn for the six months to 31 January
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Comment
Croudace profit hits £16m as it plans for 22% rise in output
South-east housebuilder Croudace Homes has announced a pre-tax profit of £15.7m for 2009 and expects to raise production for 2010 by 22%
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CommentThe Romans and the Spartans: A mixed Mipim 2010
Building blogs Amid the usual orgy of champagne quaffing and scallop scoffing, Mipim 2010 was a serious affair
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CommentBridge on track
This week’s Building stated that “the completion of Blackfriars station … has been put back four months until spring 2012” (12 March, page 10)
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Comment
All aboard
Recent announcements by climate change secretary Ed Miliband are indeed good news (12 March, leader, page 3)
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Comment
Helping the aged
Strengthening the Building Regulations to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings and to help meet this country’s ambitious zero-carbon targets is admirable, and I’m wholeheartedly in support (“Part L changes announced,” 12 March, building.co.uk)
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A Morrell crusade
A green building strategy with a focus on new work and skills is the only way the UK construction industry will be able to compete and survive in a changing world with its emphasis on low carbon (“Mandelson and Morrell reveal green building strategy”, 17 March, building.co.uk
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Comment
The many aspects of risk
I refer to your recent articles on timber-framed construction which contain several inaccuracies as to the insurance industry’s stance regarding this topic
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Features
What it costs: Flooring
Level access showers can improve quality of life for disabled users. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance looks at the design options and lifecycle costs for retrofitting them into existing floors
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FeaturesThe hard stuff
The world of flooring is coming up with cheaper, cleaner alternatives to traditional stone tiles
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FeaturesTiled floors
The £3.7m renovation of the Marianne North Gallery at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew has included the recreation of a Victorian geometric tiled floor, complete with intricate border, by Craven Dunnill Jackfield
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Features
Movers and makers: 26 March 2010
Weber, the manfacturer of industrial mortar, has brought out a flooring systems brochure. The 16-page guide introduces the main product categories of commercial, industrial, decorative, calcium sulphate and marine screeds as well as innovative products such as Leca insulation fill, which allows for quick and easy foundation preparation
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FeaturesCarpet tiles
Burmatex has created a high impact floor for the Shoreditch showroom of interior designer Forster Inc
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FeaturesHeated floor module
Underfloor heating specialist Timoleon has launched the Toron flooring system, which combines a floor deck with an underfloor heating system in a single, structural unit
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Features
Modular PVC flooring
Gerflor has launched Saga, a modular PVC floor tile that is an alternative to carpet tiles
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NewsJean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar revealed
Building will provide gallery space, an auditorium, studio, cafes, a restaurant and a museum shop
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NewsBrickonomics: Life after the Budget
The chancellor's big plans amount to little of substance for the construction industry
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NewsJarvis collapses as administrators move in
Banks pull plug on infrastructure firm despite recent railway contract win
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NewsInvestigation launched into civils 'overpricing'
High Speed 2 rail link costed at double price of equivalent projects on continent, Infrastructure UK claims