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NewsWhat it costs: timber internal doors
There are so many timber internal doors on the market, it can be hard to see the wood for the trees. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans helps specifers pick the right product
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FeaturesIf you go down to the woods today …
WHO MAKES IT — Coed Derwen was set up last year to make doors and windows from local Welsh hardwood. And its green credentials have already attracted the attention of Prince Charles.
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FeaturesBirmingham does the double
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER — The £34m refurbishment of Birmingham Town Hall needed secondary glazing to block noise. Enter manufacturer Selectaglaze, which teamed up with main contractor Wates to design a solution.
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NewsMetronet slammed by report
Tube maintenance firm's performance is criticised by independent arbiter
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NewsCost of Olympics could exceed £5bn
Officials admit the original budget could more than double, as London mayor plans to target developers to tackle cost overruns
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NewsBarking Riverside scheme gets green light
Council grants planning permission for biggest housing scheme in the Thames Gateway
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NewsJohn Laing recommends £1bn takeover offer
Company drops support for Allianz offer and backs revised bid from Henderson
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Crest Nicholson predicts 15% rise in completions
Developer in confident mood, having achieved a record £400m in forward sales
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NewsMouchel Parkman spends £50m on three firms
Support services group makes acquisitions in highways, water and management consultancy
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NewsBond girl turns property developer
Jennifer Shah, the Bond girl in the 1967 version of Casino Royale, starts new career developing a country club
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NewsA bridge too far
And here's a demonstration of a bold painting technique especially adapted for high bridges ...
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NewsGovernment announces climate change bill
Queen's speech confirms a climate change bill will be introduced along with changes to the planning system and a bill to tackle road congestion
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NewsBAA hands Wolstenholme new role
Andrew Wolstenholme is appointed director of BAA's capital projects but will continue to manage T5 programme
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NewsFirst images: Green light for Squire and Partner's Liverpool scheme
Architect gets planning permission for hotel and residential development
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Land Secs posts strong interims
Developer reports confident results as it prepares for REIT status in 2007
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Halliburton forced to delay £1.3bn flotation of KBR
Ministry of Defence is not convinced the American engineering group will be financially stable once it leaves parent
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Strong results at AYH's parent
Dutch consultant increases margin target 10% after strong growth in first nine months of the year
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NewsHalcrow's flights of fancy
Building's senior reporter celebrated Halcrow's reburbishment of Kelvingrove museum in Glasgow and then got into a dogfight with the engineers
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NewsEnergy and rail boost Babcock profit by 40%
Support services announces strong set of interim results and an order book of £2bn
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NewsSalaries up, tea drinking down among British builders
British builders work long hours but earn good money and suffer relatively little stress according to new research