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FeaturesGraduates: What you can do in the recession
Now is not the best time to be a construction graduate, but if you make the most of what opportunities there are, you can still stand out from the crowd. Michael Willoughby has some suggestions
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The Tracker: Hitting an all-time low
The news is pretty bad for January, with activity lower than it’s ever been before – as are tender price inflation, workload in the south of England and employment, says Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesBathroom solutions
The problem of designing and providing a cost-efficient, accessible toileting or bathing facility in hospitals, nursing homes and elderly persons homes is simplified with a new approach from Manchester company Total Hygiene.
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FeaturesLED panels
Lighting designer and supplier Havells Sylvania has added a range of slim modular LED panels to its Concord portfolio.
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Wayfinding systems
The Triline wayfinding sign system is now available in the UK and has been adapted to accept braille signs to meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
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Wiring accessories
MK Electric has developed a collection of products dedicated to healthcare environments.
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Wall impact protection
Construction Specialties has introduced a customising service which enables its CS Acrovyn wall impact protection sheets to be cut into eye-catching shapes and patterns
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Doorset with minimum door swing
Doorset maker Leaderflush Shapland has designed a doorset solution for the single-room pilot ward project at Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge, Middlesex.
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FeaturesReason to celebrate: a Building Awards preview
It’s easy amid all the gloom to forget what we’ve achieved as an industry over the past few years. The Building Awards are here to remind you and although you’ll have to wait until April to know who the winners are, we think you’ll enjoy this preview
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NewsThe quiet life: Was mini-Mipim worth the trip?
The suited, brogued and shaded of the property industry arrived in Cannes this week to a very different Mipim
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Thames sustainable power station
Regeneration bosses in the Thames Gateway have signed up energy company Cyclamax to create energy from commercial waste in its sustainable industries park
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Aedas’ £125m Regal appointment
Architect Aedas has unveiled the plan for a £125m skyscraper in Birmingham
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Mayfair redevelopment plan
The Crown Estate has announced a 10-year plan to redevelop the St James area of Mayfair in central London, which includes Jermyn Street and Piccadilly
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House heated by body warmth
Architect RMJM has unveiled a new model for green affordable housing that requires no artificial heating
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US regeneration model proposed
The British Property Federation has launched proposals for funding regeneration projects based on a US model
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CIOB attacks ‘short-sighted’ move to cut funding for its courses
A row has erupted between construction professionals and the industry’s training body after grants for courses run by the Chartered Institute of Building were axed
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NewsCitywatch: It’s not all bad news, you know
ISG posted a decent set of results on Tuesday, proving that it is increasingly less reliant on the fit-out market