New Schools Will Lift Construction Sector
A £7bn primary school building programme led by the government will get under way in April, providing further public sector work to boost the flagging construction industry. The news comes as the government has announced it is doubling the size of its academies framework to £4bn of projects.
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Beaufort Helps Fabricator Fast Track to Quality Awards
Frame Fast (UK) Ltd has scooped two of the industry's most prestigious quality accreditations. The Derby-based trade fabricator can now display the BSI Kitemark and Secured by Design (SBD) logo on its aluminium windows fabricated from Beaufort's Advanced range.
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Fenestration Industry Recognition for Beaufort at G08 Awards
Beaufort's Advanced Plus aluminium window system has won the prestigious G08 Energy Efficiency Initiative Award. As the first aluminium system in the UK market to achieve an ‘A’ WER (Window Energy Rating) with a double-glazed sealed unit, the Advanced Plus is a worthy winner of this prestigious prize, says Beaufort's Head of Sales, Patrick Burke.
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Alumet Wins G08 Glass Project of the Year Award
At the Glazing Industry's recent G08 Awards, Alumet collected the Glass Project of the Year Award for the facade at Carnival's magnificent new headquarters at West Quay, Southampton.
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TuffX Launches New Spandrel Panel for Curtain Walling Projects
TuffX has launched a new spandrel panel for the architectural market which is the first of its kind in the UK. The panel, which the company says is unique, has an insulating foam core hidden between two glass panes and provides u-values as low as 0.14 and an overall thickness starting from just 28mm that will fit directly into existing glazing systems.
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Balfour Beatty/SFO Settlement
Russell Jones & Walker represented Balfour Beatty in the ground breaking agreement reached with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) this month.
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Comar Launches Its 'Comar Partner' Cad Download Facility
Comar says that its delivery of aluminium curtain walling, windows, doors and ground floor framing systems is industry renowned; 99% of Comar's customer orders are fulfilled on their next weekly delivery.
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CIPS / Markit Report on Construction
The UK construction economy contracted again in September, and at a faster pace than in August. Sharper falls in housing activity, commercial activity, new orders, employment, sub-contractor usage, and purchasing activity were all recorded during the latest survey period.
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Time Cost Conscious Comar
As a leading British firm with systems designed for the British commercial fenestration market, Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems has been in business for thirty years.
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EYG Announces Further Expansion in Lincoln
Glazing and conservatory specialist, the EYG Group, is extending its UK retail network with the opening of a new showroom south of Lincoln.
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Solaglas Contracting Breaks the £5m per Month Sales Barrier
Solaglas Contracting delivered a record breaking £5-million of invoiced sales last month, making it the most successful month in the division's history.
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Construction Specialist Thriving through Public Sector Success
A dedicated move into public sector contracts has paid dividends for a South Yorkshire based national construction specialist.
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The Winners of the Downland Prize for Architects 2008
Six architect winners of the Downland Prize 2008. Two new sponsors, for Individual House and Sustainability awards. The six winners of the Downland Prize for Architects 2008 were honoured at a reception held at the RIBA on Monday 13th October.
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Top Property Accolade for St Pancras
The refurbishment and extension of St Pancras International station as part of an £800 million transformation has scooped the RICS Project of the Year Award at a gala event held at The Millennium Mayfair in London on 17th October.
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Innovative Building Design Essential but Include Health and Safety Too
To mark World Architecture Day 2008, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding building designers in Scotland to plan in health and safety, as well as creativity and innovation, when working on new projects.
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Government May Ditch its Own Green Standard for Eco-towns
The government is considering abandoning the use of the Code for Sustainable Homes for its flagship eco-towns programme.
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Government Announces Support for New Construction Officer
The Government has announced its intention to consult on a potential new 'champion' role for the construction industry. The Chief Construction Officer, a civil service position, would serve as the main point of engagement between industry and Government.
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Alcoa to Reduce Production at Point Comfort, Texas Refinery by 25%
Alcoa has announced it will reduce production at its Point Comfort, Texas alumina refinery by approximately 25 percent, or a reduction of approximately 550,000 metric tons per year, by the end of November.
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Alcoa to Curtail Remainder of Rockdale Smelter
Alcoa has announced it will curtail the remaining production at its Rockdale, Texas aluminium smelter - comprising approximately 150,000 metric tons of production a year (mtpy) - beginning immediately as a result of uncompetitive power supply to that smelter and overall market conditions.
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INTERBUILD PREVIEW

CAB Aluminium Village - Interbuild 2008
The Council for Aluminium in Building is once again be heading up the Aluminium Zone at Interbuild. Over the last few years the Zone has become popular as one of the main focal points for anyone involved in, or interested in, commercial aluminium specification and fabrication.
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Adams Rite
Adams Rite Europe is one of the UK's leading security solutions providers. The product range includes main locking, door controls, exit hardware, access control locking products and door sealing systems.
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Alumet Exhibits at Interbuild 2008
Award-winning façade company Alumet will be exhibiting on two different stands at this year's Interbuild at the NEC, Birmingham. Visitors will be able to view Alumet's Avon Solar Control range of brise soleil as well as their unique ABLE bomb-blast resistant façade system.
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Alpro Hardware
Alpro Hardware are suppliers of door hardware and access control systems, offering security and reliability for all forms of access solutions.
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Aluminium Machinery Specialist at Interbuild
One of the industry's leading aluminium machinery specialists, David and Roger Franklin Ltd, has confirmed its presence at this year's Interbuild.
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GUTMANN at Interbuild 08
Gutmann announces its attendance at this year's Interbuild. With several project now underway and month on month growth on sales and enquiries, the company feels that now is the right time to exhibit its products, and by doing so demonstrate its commitment to the UK market.
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Groupco Links Up With CAB At Interbuild
Independent hardware distributor, Groupco, is exhibiting the innovative PN UNI System of window fittings in the CAB Aluminium Village.
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VBH-Wagner at Interbuild
VBH-Wagner, supplier of hardware to the aluminium window and door market, will be showcasing the Esco hardware line at this year's Interbuild.
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Taylor Woodrow
At Interbuild Taylor Woodrow will focus on three areas: Testing Services (launching a unique acoustic testing facility) Environment & Sustainability and Building Pathology.
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Sunfold Systems
Sunfold Systems are your specialist for aluminium and timber folding sliding doors, sliding doors, windows, roofs and bespoke glazing solutions.
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Select-Schuco Team up for Interbuild
Select combine 28 years of ‘building façade’experience with Schuco’s ‘whole envelope’solutions to deliver industry leading solar energy systems for generating electricity.
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Reynaers Ltd
With over 40 years experience in the building industry, Reynaers Aluminium is one of Europe’s market leaders in the development, commercialisation and distribution of high quality aluminium systems for windows, doors, sliding elements and curtain walling.
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Promac Machinery
Promac is the UK and Ireland’s leading supplier of pvc, aluminium and glass machinery and consumables with a reputation for product innovation and technical support.
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Hunter Douglas
Hunter Douglas, the global manufacturer of high quality façades and sun control systems, is showcasing its latest range of sun control shutters.
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Duco
Duco 'Ventilation & Sun Control'is a leading manufacturer in Europe of 'natural' ventilation and sun control systems. Health, comfort and energy efficiency are the basic ingredients in Duco's 'Green Building Solution'.
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UK Launch for Centor at Interbuild ‘08
Centor, a manufacturer of hardware systems for connecting interior and exterior space will be holding the UK launch of the award-winning S1 Screening System at this year’s show.
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3M Establishes Dedicated Construction Division
A company that has brought savings of hundreds of millions of pounds to industries from aerospace to IT is launching a new division to bring world-class innovations to the construction industry.
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More Companies at Interbuild
We also provide details of the following exhibitotrs: Alumitran S.A, Centor Europe, CEP Claddings, LJ Pratley, Solarcentury, SPV Special Projects, Sunflex, Technocover, Telling Architectural, BuilderScrap, 3M Structural Glazing Tape, KNEER-Suedfenster, Novia Membranes.
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