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Clean floors
Addagrip is supplying flooring systems that incorporate Biocote silver ion antimicrobial technology, which gives its epoxy floor coatings, decorative finishes and self-smoothing screeds protection against the growth of bacteria, fungi and mould.
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Carpets for schools
Heckmondwike FB has supplied carpets to the new All Saints Church of England primary school in Bradford.
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FeaturesGain and pain: the sting in the tail of Darling's Budget
Public spending on construction is about the only thing keeping the industry going, but the Budget made it clear that this will slow down, and another 拢1.5bn a year will have to be made in 鈥榚fficiency savings鈥�. The question is: how?
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FeaturesBoris Johnson assessed: one year on
After his election last May, many people had difficulty seeing Boris Johnson as a credible mayor. Now he鈥檚 had a chance to do his stuff, has anyone changed their mind?
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FeaturesHe's back: Lord Falconer returns to the Thames Gateway
Lord Falconer has unfinished business at the Thames Gateway 鈥� but given the recession, axed transport projects and scant progress since he worked on the scheme six years ago, can even this 鈥榟eavy hitter鈥� get things rolling?
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FeaturesGotta get through it: Halcrow builds the UAE's longest tunnel
This mountain range stands between Dubai and one of the UAE鈥檚 most important ports. Which is why a team from Halcrow is holed up there right now, enduring the heat and hard rock on the country鈥檚 longest ever tunnel project
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Market forecast: Where are we now?
The plunge in tender prices has ended and costs are falling, but the outlook is still gloomy, thanks in part to the decline in the value of the pound. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon crunches the numbers
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FeaturesBanking, but not as we know it: 3XN's Saxo Bank
3XN鈥檚 Saxo Bank shows a softer side of a beleaguered industry, says Dan Stewart 鈥� just stand clear of the lightning bolts鈥�
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FeaturesThe 2009 Consultants' Salary Guide
As you must have suspected, this year鈥檚 results are pretty grim, but many people are still making the best of a bad job 鈥� after all, forging designer labels and distilling your own turnip vodka can be fun... Roxane McMeeken does the commentary, Hays Construction & Property handles the data
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FeaturesAcoustic doors
SAS International has provided over 500 doors to the recently renovated O2 arena in Dublin. They include both walnut-veneered and fully finished painted doors as well as frames
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FeaturesSteel security
Steelway Brickhouse has enhanced its range of access covers and security products with the Bridor range of double-skinned steel security doors
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FeaturesGareth Darbyshire: the 拢20m 20-year-old
While most students rough it, Gareth Darbyshire prefers to swank it up at Claridge鈥檚. But then, between lectures, he does run his own 拢20m-turnover contracting company. Not bad for someone who just turned 20
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Mini cost model update: Small projects
Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon revisits industrial units, primary schools and primary healthcare centres to investigate how recent dramatic falls in tender prices have affected building costs
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FeaturesOn air: BSkyB's naturally ventilated studios
Bent on building Europe鈥檚 most sustainable broadcasting facility, BSkyB opted for natural ventilation for its new television studios. But how to stop outside noise from ruining the latest episode of Gladiators?
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FeaturesFrom Grey to Green
Poor old concrete: too dull and not sustainable. Well, the dullness charge never did stack up, but now a report from the Concrete Industry Sustainable Construction Forum intends to deal with the second one by telling the industry how it can transform its environmental image
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FeaturesSomething for the panes: vacuum glazing
Double glazing isn鈥檛 always a suitable prescription for thermally inefficient older buildings, particularly in conservation areas where the original style has to be maintained. Could a slimline Japanese system be a better remedy?
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FeaturesCode standard windows
Jeld-Wen has developed a window that is designed to help architects and developers meet the requirements of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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Revolving doors
Royal Boon Edam Group has come up with a design for a revolving door that also generates energy