More Focus – Page 306
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Lens for recessed luminaire
Zumtobel has launched a lens for its semi-recessed luminaire, Mellowlight IV.
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Waterproof tubular light
Pracht Lichttechnik and Sill Lighting UK have joined forces to launch a waterproof tubular light fitting called Tubis.
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Fire protection fan and vent sleeves
Firecap CFS100 is a new range of recessed fan and vent sleeves designed to restore the fire ratings of ceilings penetrated by fans and ventilation ducts.
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Stone wool ceiling tiles
Rockfon has supplied its Pacific stone wool semi-concealed (E15) ceiling system to a Mercedes-Benz showroom in Blackpool.
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Smaller security cameras
Premier Electronics has reduced the size of its AV1300 high-definition IP security camera from 127 to 64mm long, enabling it to fit into smaller dome formats.
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Aluminium high-capacity gutter
Serpentine 175 is the latest addition to Guttermaster’s range of aluminium gutters.
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North London fashions
Various Kingspan insulated panels have been used at the Harringay shopping park, an £8m retail development in north London.
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Through the looking glass
Mirona, launched by Schott, is a decorative glass that switches from transparent to reflective according to the lighting conditions.
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Spinning lights
Lighting designer iGuzzini has launched two products: Tecnica and Deep Surface.
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Turf’s up
TigerTurf has made artificial turf for sports, leisure and landscaping in the UK since 2001.
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And now, the end is near ...
On 1 July, England becomes officially smoke free, joining Wales and Scotland. From that date, smoking will be illegal in all public buildings and places of work and in vehicles used for business. The ban is set to have a big effect on the design, use and management of retail ...
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Where did it all go?
One of the things Blair’s tenure is certain to be remembered for is the surge of public spending that began in his third year in office. Here, Angela Monaghan, Mark Leftly and Sarah Richardson explain what it was spent on
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The class of 1997
Tony isn’t the only one who had an eventful decade. These industry professionals all graduated in 1997 and have been climbing the career ladder ever since. Katie Puckett asks them if things really did get better, for them and for construction
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Decline and fall of the construction minister
The construction industry has never been one of the most glamorous portfolios in government, but there was a time when it carried some clout. Under Tony Blair it has been shunted between departments and given less and less ministerial time. Mark Leftly looks at the politicians who’ve taken it on
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Aylesbury and after
When Blair made his first speech as prime minister on south London’s Aylesbury estate, it was an illustration of the immense task Labour faced in regenerating Britain’s inner cities, and a symbol of its determination to tackle it. Overleaf, we look at what it did. But first, Mark Leftly returned ...
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Four big ideas
David Blackman looks back on the multibillion-pound initiatives that defined the era
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The Blair years
It’s always been said that construction does well under Labour, but when Tony Blair came to power in 1997 nobody would have dreamed just how well.
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Blair on Blair
Margaret Ford, our guest editor and a woman who was close to the business end of New Labour’s policies, quizzed the prime minister on his record on the built environment