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  • Features

    Roofing

    2005-06-02T16:41:00Z

    Innovations for your housing project and all the latest products and suppliers feature in our guide to the materials that stop the rain getting in. But first, how one contractor recreated a Victorian timber roof destroyed by fire

  • Features

    Costs: Single-ply membranes for flat roofs

    2005-06-02T16:33:00Z

    Choosing the right single-ply membrane is not simple, especially as the options are often difficult to compare. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at some of the more common choices

  • News

    Speedy Hire pushes profit to £23.8m

    2005-06-01T15:34:00Z

    Speedy Hire says diversity of markets puts it in a good position to withstand a cooling economy.

  • Breaking news
    News

    Laing plans £95m rights issue

    2005-06-01T09:05:00Z

    Money will be used to support Laing’s activities in the PFI/PPP sector.

  • News

    DLR extension to Woolwich Arsenal reaches financial close

    2005-06-01T11:09:00Z

    AMEC will extend DLR from City Airport to Woolwich Arsenal in £240m PPP joint venture

  • News

    Vanda Murray joins Carillion

    2005-06-01T07:27:00Z

    Ultraframe director appointed non-executive director of Carillion.

  • Alan Lovell
    News

    Jarvis secures Deutsche Bank loan

    2005-05-31T13:07:00Z

    £31.3m loan will allow Jarvis to operate until a debt for equity swap is secured in August.

  • News

    Paddington Hospital plans abandoned

    2005-05-31T15:18:00Z

    Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust’s refusal to approve business case puts plans for £800m hospital in jeopardy.

  • News

    Orostream wins monster job at Loch Ness

    2005-05-31T10:37:00Z

    Firm has been appointed main contractor on £4.5m project to convert Fort Augustus Abbey into luxury apartments.

  • wembley
    News

    Multiplex admits big loss at Wembley

    2005-05-27T13:59:00Z

    Australian contractor predicts it will lose £45m on Wembley but says stadium will be ready for 2006 FA Cup FInal.

  • Ritz
    News

    After 99 years, Ritz finally buys house next door

    2005-05-27T09:21:00Z

    The Ritz hotel in central London is set for expansion after buying one of the capital’s most famous townhouses next door.

  • Comment

    A retail tale

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s wished to expand one of their stores. The local planning authority approved the necessary application but the secretary of state called it in. His inspector, following a full inquiry, supported the proposal. However, after considering the inspector’s report and obtaining supplementary information, the secretary of state decided that planning ...

  • Wembley
    News

    Wembley subcontractor hits back at malicious rumours'

    2005-05-27T09:13:00Z

    Electrical company Phoenix says it knows the source of some of the false claims and may take action.

  • News

    Clients and consultants go to war over project liability

    2005-05-27T09:18:00Z

    Gulf between two has been exposed by publication of contract drawn up by the British Property Federation .

  • Comment

    Foreword

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    RE and SmartLIFE are delighted to host OFFSITE2005. The event comes at a crucial time in the construction industry when demand for housing is at an all-time high and the provision of energy-efficient and sustainable buildings is more challenging than ever before.

  • The Innovation Park will feature large-scale homes demonstrating off-site technologies
    News

    BRE launches innovation park to showcase MMC

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    A new centre of excellence for Housing has been opened by BRE at its Watford campus.

  • News

    Seminars tackle barriers to MMC

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Leading experts from the Barker 33 Steering Group set up by the government to examining barriers to modern methods of construction will discuss some of their latest findings in a series of seminars at OFFSITE 2005.

  • News

    Innovative Housing team will promote MMC

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    BRE has established an Innovative Housing team that will provide a range of services relating to modern methods of construction.

  • Trevor Beattie
    Features

    The £60,000 challenge

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    It is possible to build well-designed homes for this amount, says English Partnerships, and it’s running a competition to prove it. EP’s corporate strategy director, Trevor Beattie, explains why

  • Features

    20:20 vision

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    A lack of standards has been holding back take-up of modern construction methods. The Loss Prevention Standard for Innovative Dwellings – LPS2020 – should change all that