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Hard wearing flooring
Addagrip is launching Deco, a decorative floor finish aimed at schools, offices and retail outlets. The company says the floor, made of a mix of coloured quartz, is seamless and hardwearing.
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Light steel frame flooring
Light Steel Frame Solutions has developed Strucmet, an engineering system that includes lightweight steel infill panels for internal and external walls, steel floor joists, structural lattice systems, factory-fitted pods and cladding systems.
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A-rated carpets
Carpet manufacturer Burmatex has launched a range aimed at the education, leisure, commercial, healthcare and public sectors.
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Loop carpet tiles
Desso has introduced Freestyle, a loop pile carpet tile, which it says can be laid in a random format.
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Safety flooring
Safetred Dimension Wood PU is the latest development in safety flooring from Tarkett.
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Anti-slip decking
JB Antislip Plus decking now has coloured, resin-based aggregate inserts that are injected into the grooves of the deckboard to provide better grip and safety.
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FeaturesCMS Vibration Solutions: Quiet, please
CMS Vibration Solutions, part of the £15m-turnover CMS Group, was set up just two years ago and specialises in anti-vibration and structural isolation for all types of developments. With 16 employees across its offices in Warrington and Colchester, the company has been involved in projects ranging from the nanoscience laboratory ...
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FeaturesBison: Set to succeed
Established in 1919, Bison specialises in the design and manufacture of structural precast concrete products. Precast flooring accounts for about 80% of its products and includes hollow, core, solid and composite floors. The company has a turnover of about £100m a year and has four factories across the UK, including ...
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Building Intelligence Q3 2007: Hidden cracks
New work pushed the industry forward last year, but the modest growth figures masked significant variation across the sectors, says Experian Business Strategies
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CommentI’ll get you later
This is the story of a client that decided to sue a contractor but not its consultants. Then it changed its mind and went after them, too. The consultants claimed that this was abuse of process – but were they right?
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Know your limits
The Law Commission wants a rethink of the law on limitations and this year you are invited to comment on the proposals. So here’s what they’re about…
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CommentThe lawyers’ playground
There have been more than 300 court decisions that ‘clarify’ the meaning of the Construction Act. The result is that only our learned friends really understand what the rules are
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NewsHow bad can it get?
Sales are down. Cancellations are up. Share prices are just a third of what they were at this time last year. Few now question that housebuilders face their biggest test since the nineties slump. Joey Gardiner finds out just how big
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The tracker: Getting the jitters
The industry is still expanding but the uncertainty in the financial markets is starting to make itself felt in the civil engineering sector. Experian Business Strategies reports
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CommentWeb watch — Golden nuggets
If you want the latest environmental information in easily digestible, bite-sized chunks, you really should log on to Building’s sustainability channel. Phil Clark explains why
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CommentBuilding inaugurates a coffee machine … with HTA
“I’m not drinking until April,” boasts Riette as she sips her hot water and lemon. I feel a little guilty as I knock back a double espresso.
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CommentClose shaves
While Willmott Dixon employees escape with their jobs, Make’s staff avoid being crushed by a steel tree and Gordon Brown dodges Mandarin quantity surveying manuals
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Every cloud
I read your piece “Construction firms will take credit crunch hit in 2008” (11 January, page 20) with interest. It claimed insolvencies across all industries are set to rise 8.3% to 13,492 next year, with construction singled out as one of the biggest casualties.