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Contractors get the jitters over Procure21 programme
Pearce may leave NHS Estates programme as framework contractors complain about not getting enough work.
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NewsShanks sells landfill to build on waste
Profit at waste management firm Shanks grows 24% as it eyes up massive council waste treatment contracts.
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone reports 148m profit in cooling market
McCarthy & Stone warns of sluggish Autumn housing market after year-end profit increases by 27%
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Lords oppose home seller's pack
Housing minister Keith Hill vows to overturn the Lord's decision in the Commons next week.
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Jarvis fined £200,000 after railway death
Jarvis woes continue after it is fined £200,000 after failing to maintain secure fencing at the side of a railway track in Liverpool.
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NewsChinese mission to build Newcastle arch
Eight Shanghai workers start work on arch to mark entrance of Newcastle's Chinatown.
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Features
Section through a blast resistant window
Section through a blast resistant window This drawing shows an example of a fixed perimeter blast resistant window manufactured by Frontline GB, a specialist blastproof doors and windows manufacturer. It has a double-glazed unit with a laminated pane used on the inner leaf. The plastic interlayer holds the glass ...
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Costs: Crime prevention
Want to reduce crime and improve whole-life performance of components? Secured by Design standards can offer a win–win option
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FeaturesSecurity
Designing buildings to resist the worst effects of a terrorist bomb blast is becoming a key part of the specification process. Arup Security Consulting specialises in this type of work and has just won Security Consultant of the Year at the Security Excellence Awards 2004. It was also one of ...
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NewsRedrow warns of housing slowdown
Housebuilder's AGM statement says that house buyers are taking longer to buy properties.
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NewsLeading industry bodies to merge
Constructing Excellence and Collaborating for the Built Environment could form new body by April 2005.
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Exorcising the ghost town
Blitzed by the Luftwaffe, scarred by 1960s tower blocks, and abandoned by industry under Thatcher – Coventry has had its share of suffering. But now £4bn of regeneration is giving the city back its lifeblood
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FeaturesConstruction gets cuddly
Buster the Bear is the latest soft toy to wear a hard hat while Janet the Joiner connects with the Under 5s.
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FeaturesKing of the caption
Martin King's witty entry scooped top prize in Hansom's steam train caption competition.