More news – Page 3562
-
Features
Natural look for rainscreen
The Stancliffe Stone Company has launched a rainscreen cladding system featuring natural sandstone panels.
-
Features
Colourful panelling options
Fibreglass Grating has launched a range of composite, colour-tinted translucent screening and cladding panels.
-
Features
Apartment blocks
Marley Eternit's fibre-cement rainscreen cladding panels were selected by Heat Architects for the conversion of two 1950s light industrial buildings into apartments.
-
Features
Steel sheet finishes
Stainless steel maker Ugine & Alz has introduced a range of finishes to the UK.
-
FeaturesMetallic finishes
Shackerley has added a range of metallic finishes to the ceramic granite panels of its rainscreen cladding system.
-
FeaturesThe Cube route
ETFE specialist Vector Foiltec’s involvement in building an iconic aquatic centre for the 2008 Beijing Olympics has called for the relocation of its fabrication operation to China, as managing director Ben Morris explains.
-
FeaturesWe’ve got it covered ...
As pressure mounts for suppliers to improve energy efficiency, Italian cladding maker Permasteelisa explains how it’s doing its bit for the environment.
-
FeaturesThey love me. they love me not. they love me ...
The RIBA went all out in Valentine’s week to give fledgling architecture practices a chance to seduce Olympic decision-makers. Katie Puckett went along to the speed-dating spectacular and found that romance isn’t dead
-
News
McInerney Homes buys Tyneside housebuilder
Irish housebuilder McInerney Homes has continued its UK acquisition drive by buying Lancing Homes of Newcastle upon Tyne.
-
News
2006: a vintage year for PFI
Fifty-five PFI contracts worth a total of £8.6bn were signed last year, making it the busiest for four years.
-
News
Lafarge sales rise 17% in ‘year of transformation’
French materials group Lafarge posted a 17% rise in turnover to *14.5bn (£9.8bn) for the year to 31 December.
-
CommentSex and subbies
There’s nothing more annoying than builders and subbies who just don’t turn up. Especially when they get distracted by a sex shop on the way to your house.
-
-
News
WYG considers acquisition after 28% rise in profit
White Young Green (WYG) is likely to make another acquisition this year following its report of a 28% rise in interim pre-tax profit.
-
NewsLivingstone wins Acton tug of war
Mayor Ken Livingstone has won a battle to increase the number of social rented units on a scheme in west London that had become a test of his affordable housing policy.
-
NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in January 2007
Sales, registrations and completions were up from last year, while the South-east completed the most projects
-
NewsNice outfit
SMC Alsop has revealed this design for a 43-storey tower block on the edge of the City.
-
News
Multiplex hospital to go ahead
Multiplex’s long-delayed Peterborough PFI hospital development has been given the go-ahead, but with a budget cut of almost £60m.
-
News
Hoxton architect to work on £1.5bn Victoria scheme
Lynch Architects has been appointed by Land Securities to work on its controversial £1.5bn scheme in Victoria, London.