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    Cyril Sweett postpones bonus scheme as targets are missed

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Cyril Sweett dropped plans to reintroduce an executive bonus scheme in 2010 after bosses failed to meet profit-related performance targets

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    O’Rourke to refight marina battle

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Laing O’Rourke’s development arm is preparing to go back into battle with Brighton council to win permission for a £450m marina scheme, despite spending millions on an unsuccessful attempt

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    Balfour retrenches despite £141m profit

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Balfour Beatty is striving for £30m in “cost savings” over the next year after recording a £141m half-year profit

  • Just not cricket
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    Kent sport centre: Super delivery

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    A £6m Centre for Sporting Excellence in Folkestone, Kent, has gained planning permission

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    Latest construction appointments: 13 August 2010

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Repair and maintenance company Morrison has appointed Andy Cornaby central region managing director, and Gordon Brockington business development director

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    This house has been designed to be highly sustainable. So why isn’t it?

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    The gap between design and built performance is seriously hampering our chances of meeting the 2016 target for zero carbon homes

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    Coloured render

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    StoRend Cote has been specified on an affordable, low-energy housing scheme developed by Fyne Initiatives, the commercial subsidiary of the Argyll-based Housing Association, Fyne Homes.The homes are said to be the UK’s first social housing development built to Passivhaus standards. Designed by Professor Gokay Deveci of Robert Gordon University, each ...

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    Blown insulation

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Rockwool, manufacturers of non-combustible stone wool insulation, has launched Rockprime, a mechanically installed blown insulation for the loft area of homes

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    Wood fibre insulation

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Natural Ӱ Technologies’ (NBT) Diffutherm and Pavatherm Plus wood fibre insulation boards have been used to insulate the external walls of a timber frame home development in Dundee

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    Bricks

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Brick manufacturer, Wienerberger, has added to its range of bricks with the Warnham Yellow Multi and the Bloomsbury Multi

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    Composite cladding panels

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Cladding manufacturer Steni UK has extended its range of composite panels with sparkling black and white variants.

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    Curtain walling

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    WHS Halo, manufacturers of architectural facades and entrance systems, has introduced an enhanced version of its System 10 curtain walling

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    High-performance windows

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Pultec has launched the 5000 Series range of windows which can provide whole window U-values of 0.7W/m2K

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    Spray-on insulation

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Walltite spray foam insulation from BASF Polyurethanes has been used to form an airtight thermal-efficient envelope at the BRE’s Victorian terrace retrofit demonstration project, in Watford

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    Aluminium windows

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Sapa Ӱ Systems has developed the Crown Window System to help specifiers meet the higher levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes

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    Timber frame tops out at Daventry's iCon

    2010-08-12T14:51:00Z

    The £8.5m project in Daventry aims to attract 60 sustainable construction and technology firms

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    Vocational training attracts 100,000 would-be electricians

    2010-08-12T14:14:00Z

    The UK workforce has turned to vocational training in the downturn with sparkies being the most popular choice.

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    £77m B&Q centre gets go-ahead

    2010-08-12T13:53:00Z

    A huge new B&Q distribution centre has been told ’you can do it’ by planning officers at Swindon council.

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    Kingston student wins pro cycling poster competition

    2010-08-12T13:52:00Z

    London Transport Museum runs student competition to promote the benefits of cycling

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    Construction redundancies drop 23%

    2010-08-12T13:46:00Z

    The number of redundancies has dropped for the fourth succcessive quarter