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16 Homebuilders Named in Insurance Investigation

The Denver Post reported last week that several national homebuilders have been named by Santa Ana, California-based First American Title Insurance for participating in an alleged kickback arrangement. The names were mad...

13 Mar 2005

Call Centre First with Corus

The first ever new build call centre in Barrow-in-Furness has been constructed using Celestia® by Corus. The call centre has been designed and built for United Co-op Travel Group subsidiary, Barrow Travel and will ac...

11 Mar 2005

Colour Solutions by Corus Help Cut Patients’ Recovery Times in Milton Keynes

Certain colours have always been associated with specific moods and emotions and this basic principle has played a fundamental role in the design of the brand new £12 million Milton Keynes Treatment Centre. Incorpo...

11 Mar 2005

H & R Johnson Specified In Manchester Leisure Centre

The newly refurbished Forum Leisure, Wythenshawe, designed by Ellis Williams Architects on behalf of Manchester City Council and constructed by main contractors Laing O’Rourke, has made extensive use of ceramic til...

11 Mar 2005

Single Block Solution For House Builders

The recent Government revisions to Part E and Part L of the Building Regulations have proven to be an opportunity for builders using Thermalite’s popular Shield block. For this reason, Thermalite, the UK’s le...

11 Mar 2005

New standard for Innovative Dwellings

A new Loss Prevention Standard (LPS) for Innovative Dwellings*, is now ready to be trialled by housing manufacturers following extensive consultations with major stakeholders over the past year. The LPS 2020 standard was...

11 Mar 2005

City Park Welcomes Dell

Dell, the world’s leading computer systems company, has announced City Park, Glasgow as the selected location for its UK operations’ expansion into Scotland . Initially creating up to 400 jobs in Glasgow by 2...

11 Mar 2005

Output and Employment in the UK Construction Industry

The total volume of construction output in 2004 rose by four per cent compared to the previous year. Overall new work rose over the same period, despite a decrease in the infrastructure sector. Repair and maintenance was...

7 Mar 2005

Integrating Wind Turbines into Buildings

The development of small-scale wind turbines has progressed rapidly over the past few years, and the number in use has risen dramatically as they have become more efficient and cost effective. To showcase the benefit...

1 Mar 2005

Hong Kong Pushes Ahead With Better Building Care and Maintenance

The Hong Kong Housing Society, an independent organisation providing housing and related services to the people of this special administrative region of China, has in agreement with the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau...

24 Feb 2005

Ceram Offers Landfill Testing Capabilities

Experts at CERAM , the internationally renowned centre for materials and technology, based in Stoke-on-Trent , are able to assist the many companies who have to comply with PPC Regulations for Landfill, by offering their...

24 Feb 2005

FSA Targets Illegal Mortgage Brokers

The FSA has started a UK-wide crack down to protect homebuyers from unauthorised brokers who arrange and advise on mortgages illegally. The FSA's 'perimeter' project team, which includes both supervisory a...

22 Feb 2005

BP Solar Awarded Solar Power Contract in Zambia

One hundred and twenty one community-based organisations and 9 schools in rural areas of Zambia will soon be getting BP Solar panels to generate electricity for lighting, radio, television and refrigeration. The panels w...

21 Feb 2005

New Colours Now Available in Vnyl Siding from Rollex

Utilizing new developments in plastics engineering, Rollex Corporation has introduced Manchester vinyl siding, which boasts the darkest vinyl siding colors in the company's 50-year history. The Manchester series ...

20 Feb 2005

Arcelor to Enter Polish Construction Market via Key Acquisitions

Arcelor SA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lucchini Group for the acquisition of Lucchini's operations in Poland as well as Lucchini's Polish scrap companies, Silscrap and Crapex. Arcelor intends to repositi...

20 Feb 2005