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FeaturesLafarge’s African mercy run
Charity ship bound for Africa will carry 48-tonnes of cement donated by Lafarge and builders merchant Ridgeons.
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NewsNew MK body approves £100m project
Abbeygate plan for mixed-use scheme of 400 apartments is given blessing of newly formed Central Milton Keynes Partnership Committee.
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NewsLatham proposes improvements to Construction Act
Latham's review recommends limiting the right of cross contract set-off and the reinforcement of the requirement for impartiality.
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NewsNew HQ for BAE boffins
Luton headquarters has been designed by Scott Brownrigg to adapt to the future requirements of R&D.
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FeaturesKew for a song
Ted Cullinan celebrated a hat trick of gardening jobs by visiting Kew and writing a ditty in honour of partner Robin Nicholson.
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NewsPolice to probe Holyrood contract
Scottish MSP Fergus Ewing has asked police to investigate why highest bidder was selected at Scottish Parliament.
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NewsNorth boosted by extra 100m
New fund is aimed at kickstarting £7bn of investment in eight major conurbations in the North as new report recommends faster demolition of blighted homes.
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NewsBarnet says yes to £450m estate masterplan
Return to traditional streets key to architects’ vision of regenerating Grahame Park estate in North London.
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NewsFraser report: Bovis stands its ground
Firm rejects criticism of its ‘unrealistic’ programming of Scottish parliament.
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Shareholders approve of Berkeley’s £100m bonus plan
22% vote against incentive plan but it’s not enough to scupper Berkeley’s plans to become an urban regeneration specialist.
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NewsMultiplex hires ex-Sun editor
Multiplex has given David Yelland, the former Sun editor, the job of looking after its media relations in an attempt to improve its image in the UK.
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NewsConstruction leaders call for a cull of the institutions
Industry opinion-formers urge professional bodies to merge – or face loss of royal charter and charitable status.
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Features
Specifier Products
The latest ideas for adding the final flourish to a building, from sun-shading aluminium louvres to spectacular coloured glass interlayers. Plus, the connectors, cramps and beams that hold it all together
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FeaturesSeven steps to curtain walling heaven
Malcolm Dobson, technical director of Technal, gives his tips on what to look out for on site to ensure the perfect curtain walling installation
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Comment
Demanding satisfaction
Brighton. Buxton. Broadway. Bradford. Britain’s most lively townscapes gained their individual character because development was in the hands of local specialists. Today most of the country’s output comes from volume housebuilders, and they work wherever there is a local market.
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FeaturesCement: Mixmasters
Those fighting construction’s never ending war against cock-ups on site have just been handed a powerful new weapon: cements that have been precisely blended to do the job that they’re supposed to
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FeaturesConcrete: Freeflow
The architect for this museum in Lincoln wanted a concrete that would be quick and easy to pour, yet have a finish sensitive enough to record the texture of a leaf. Here’s how he found it
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FeaturesGyvlon: Crackdown
Any firms interested in finding a flooring material that is faster and greener than traditional screeds, doesn’t need reinforcement and won’t shrink may be interested in Gyvlon …