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Housebuilders call for clarity on eco-targets

Posted: 15 May 2008

Confused housebuilders want a moratorium on changes to sustainability regulations after research revealed up to 80% of new homes will fail to meet zero-carbon targets.
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Task force tells government: Zero carbon definition must change

Posted: 12 May 2008

The government must change the definition of zero carbon to allow off-site renewable energy if it is to meet its own housing targets, new research has found.
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Marks and Spencer appoints BRE to become carbon neutral

Posted: 07 May 2008

Marks and Spencer has appointed the BRE to help with its ambitious plans to become carbon neutral. The retailer has entered into a five-year partnership...
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Rising steel prices to stabilise by year-end

Posted: 07 May 2008

Soaring steel prices could soften by the end of the year according to analysts.
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Building up the case for brickwork

Posted: 30 April 2008

Brick Development Association director Michael Driver says it's time to set the record straight on brickwork as a choice of cladding.
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Gateshead Housing refurbishes Tyne & Wear homes with brick-cladding

Posted: 30 April 2008

Gateshead Housing is using Novabrik, a dry-built, brick-cladding system to refurbish and upgrade more than 400 homes across the Tyne & Wear area. Contract Journal reports.
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Conder Structures: record profit of £2.1m

Posted: 23 April 2008

Conder Structures’ business has been realigned towards more complicated beam-and-column work, says Jason Henman, who recently took over as managing director.
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Green groups fear backlash from economic downturn

Posted: 23 April 2008

Fears that sustainable initiatives will be sacrificed as contractors tighten their belts.
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Oregon Timber records £19.5m turnover

Posted: 21 April 2008

Borders-based house frame manufacturer Oregon Timber has predicted 2008 will be a “big test” despite booking a record annual turnover of £19.5m.
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Cemex given OK to use green fuel at cement plant

Posted: 18 April 2008

Cemex has been granted permission by cement industry regulator, the Environment Agency (EA), to use a waste-derived fuel, Climafuel, to part-replace fossil fuels at its Barrington cement plant in Cambridgeshire.
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Modular specialists set to cash in on credit crunch

Posted: 16 April 2008

Difficult trading conditions may force housebuilders to re-examine their cost bases.
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Cemex unveils scheme to recycle pallets

Posted: 15 April 2008

Materials giant Cemex will now collect and re-use thousands of cement bag pallets, which are currently dumped by builders merchants.
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Amco Corporation sells half operations to £9m mbo

Posted: 14 April 2008

Amco Corporation, the £140m-a-year turnover conglomerate, has waved cheerio to half of its operations in order to become a focused structural steel business.
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Wienerberger fined after employee hospitalised

Posted: 11 April 2008

Brick and tile manufacturer Wienerberger has been fined for two breaches of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations following an incident that left one of its workers hospitalised.
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Jobs losses at Hanson as brick demand hits 20-year low

Posted: 09 April 2008

Hanson blames credit crunch and housebuilding slump as Caernarfon plant shuts.
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Price of steel to soar as coking costs rise

Posted: 08 April 2008

The price of steel is set to soar for consumers and constructors after an agreement was made yesterday that will triple the price of coking coal, the fuel used to make the metal.
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Government urged to rethink zero-carbon homes agenda

Posted: 26 March 2008

Uneconomic schemes could pose a threat to long-term housebuilding targets.
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Focus on Cladding and Curtain Walling: Stone Cladding

Posted: 19 March 2008

Alan Gayle of Szerelmey discusses the outlook for the stone cladding market.
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Focus on Cladding and Curtain Walling: Unitised Systems

Posted: 19 March 2008

As the industry increasingly looks towards off-site methods of construction to speed installation time and cut costs, curtain walling installers are beginning to realise the benefits of unitised systems. CJ reports.
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Redland puts its faith in new products

Posted: 27 February 2008

Redland, the rebranded roofing firm recently divested from the Lafarge Group, is looking to regain its strong position in the UK market with an emphasis...
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