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FeaturesOffice lighting
More than 5,000 lighting fittings from Zumtobel have been used on the Colmore Plaza office development in Birmingham
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NewsHealey pledges new cash and ideas to kickstart housing
New minister lines up £1.7bn for PFI homes and promises thoroughgoing rethink of housebuilders’ business model
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FeaturesCeiling panels
TechStyle is a new large format suspended ceiling from Hunter Douglas Architectural Projects that is designed to meet the demand for high-performance acoustic absorption in applications such as open-plan offices while at the same time offering improved appearance
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NewsTower cranes register delayed until January
HSE voices data protection concerns as consultation reveals £3m administration cost
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NewsPlanning permission to depend on training
New government scheme threatens developers with planning refusal unless they commit to using apprentices
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NewsDavis Langdon turnover up 6% as it eyes public Gulf jobs
Consultant prepares for Tory spending cuts with Middle East public work push as revenue hits £208m
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FeaturesWinners revealed at 61st Housing Design Awards
Top prize goes to Totnes scheme built by Galliford Try subsidiary in collaboration with the council and a community group
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News‘Boring’ sector brings in the cash for Kier in June
Business barometer Social housing shores up balance sheets as the commercial sector struggles
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Can public sector capital projects really stimulate the economy?
With all the talk not on 'if' there will be public spending cuts, but 'where' - what are the choices and pressures facing this Government, and whichever Government picks up the reigns following the next election?At the very top level, total government receipts this year are expected to be circa ...
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NewsMenta withdraws Cherry orchard application
Developer puts Croydon project on hold after council recommends it be refused permission
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NewsPlanning sought for £24m BMX centre in east Manchester
Ellis Williams Architects' design for a new 110,000 sq ft building at Sportcity will include a 2,000-seater cycling arena
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Turning navvies into staff
In parts, the industry still resembles the one depicted in McAlpine’s Fusiliers. Can it be turned into one that is truly professional – where workers all pay tax and where it’s no more acceptable for someone to be killed than it is in a well-run factory?One reason for thinking it ...
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NewsCheap labour
They’re organised, industrious and immensely strong. But did the developers of the Birmingham Rotunda really resort to employing insects?
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FeaturesIcon do that: architects redesign London landmarks
Quinlan Terry’s sketch of Chelsea Barracks proved that even a doodle can make waves. It inspired us to ask four architects to imagine how some traditional London landmarks might look with a twist
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FeaturesThe law won: QSs join the legal profession
The legal profession is one of the few still prospering, which is why so many QSs are clamouring to enter it. But how easy is it to make the switch?
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Building intelligence Q1 2009: Rosy only for public work
The future’s looking rosy for infrastructure and public sector but for everyone else, it’s shades of dismal grey to black. Experian’s Business Strategies division goes through the figures
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NewsVerry contracts will provide 25% of McLaren turnover
The acquisition of two Verry Construction contracts will add £40m to McLaren Construction’s top line next year
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Currie & Brown buys surveyor
Currie & Brown has bought Jersey-based building surveyor Hill Associates for an undisclosed sum
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Redrow and Barratt hopeful
Redrow and Barratt both pointed to signs of stabilisation in the housing market at trading updates last week