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    A practical example

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Osborne has completed this £7m engineering faculty building for University College London.

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    Consultants vie for place on project management framework

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Consultants are gearing up to bid for a place on a £516m Office of Government Commerce framework.

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    Agency workers

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Agency workers are to be given the same basic rights as permanent workers within 12 weeks of starting a job, under a government plan agreed with unions.

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    Nuclear in Kent

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Two sites in Kent have been named as possible locations a new nuclear power stations by E.ON.

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    British Land beats forecasts

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    British Land’s net asset value per share fell 20% to 1,344p in the year to 31 March 2008.

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    Carillion: McAlpine takeover will not lead to writedown

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    A source close to Carillion’s £574m takeover of Alfred McAlpine said there was a “snowball’s chance in hell” of writedowns as a result of the deal.

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    Sharewatch - Jarvis, the stock market darling …

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Jarvis had a good week, although it depends on how you define good.

  • Key differences and similarities between competitive dialogue and negotiation
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    Procurement: Competitive dialogue

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    If your client’s public-sector scheme needs bidder input during procurement, then competitive dialogue is likely to be the best option. Now that some projects have been let using the process, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reviews the lessons learned

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    The pearly Greengates

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Social housing contractor Durkan has won a £10m contract to design and build a regeneration scheme on behalf of Tower Homes and the London Development Agency.

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    Government seeks legal advice on supermarket fascia test

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Government officials are taking legal advice on whether the new supermarket planning test proposed by the competition regulator will require primary legislation.

  • Features

    Drinking concrete

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    When that brutalist milestone, the Hayward Gallery, demanded a bar, the architect and operations director endeavoured to make it look like it came out of the concrete. Here, they explain how they did it

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    Swimming against the tide

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Retail and leisure Preparing Manchester’s indoor arena for Celine Dion is one thing. Getting it ready for the World Swimming Championships was quite another – after all, it didn’t even have a pool.

  • Fagerhult’s range includes the Loop Light
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    Sweden's leading light

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Lighting has a critical role to play in the sustainability of our buildings. One Swedish firm, though, hasn’t forgotten the aesthetic side …

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    Washroom lockers

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Washroom Washroom’s Tempo collection has been used at the £5.8m Mark Hall sports centre in Harlow, Essex.

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    Movers and makers

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Kingspan Insulation’s Kooltherm K12 Framing Board has passed the fire test under BS 476 Part 21. The test is designed to assess the length of time building materials can maintain integrity and resistance under fire conditions. It provided the required performance for more than 50 minutes.Cladding manufacturer Kalzip has revamped ...

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    Gimbal-mounted lighting

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Sill Lighting has introduced a gimbal range of lighting.

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    Laminate panelling

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Polyrey has launched Papago, a collection of decorative laminate wall panelling for interior applications.

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    Heavy duty partitioning

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    British Gypsum has introduced a hybrid version of its GypWall Extreme partition system for applications that need one side of the wall to perform beyond the BS5234 “Severe Duty” rating.

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    Self-cleaning cladding

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    SpeedDeck Building Systems has enhanced its Vitesse steel-faced architectural wall cladding products by offering an optional self-cleaning surface.

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    Suspended ceilings

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Armstrong World Industries, a supplier of suspended ceiling systems, has extended its range of metal ceiling solutions with the introduction of the Orcal Canopy.